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Eastern White Pine

Eastern White Pine for carving: how hard it is, how the grain behaves under the knife and what carvers use it for.

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Janka hardness (lbf)Side hardness as published by The Wood Database
380 lbf
Grain
straight, soft, resinous late wood
Used for
whittling, figures, signs
Ease of carving
easy
In the woodworking database
Eastern White Pine
Notes
Soft and easy in the earlywood; the harder growth rings can deflect the knife. Choose clear, tight-grained blanks.
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