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Willow

Willow 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
570 lbf
Grain
fine, light, slightly fuzzy
Used for
whittling, figures, cricket bats
Ease of carving
easy
In the woodworking database
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Notes
Light and soft; cuts easily with a keen knife, fuzzes with a dull one.
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