Oh, but the lower figures on the totem pole are the biggest ones, the most important! That's consistent with woodcarvers down low, the totem pole artist knows he and his fellows are the key players...
Your snipping made it look like I wrote the above, which I did not. You should have also snipped out my name. But no harm done.
Balsam poplar is actually the name of one of the lightest and softest woods.
Skip balsa. It's great for models but rought to carve.
Easy woods are basswood, butternut, jelutong, or cottonwood. You can carve pine but it gets rough. Maple, walnut and cherry are good but harder. Basswood is recommended for beginners. Tight grain, usually blemish free, and very easy to carve by hand.
7 years later, I wonder if the OP is still sitting there, knife in hand, waiting for an answer. ;-)
+2 on the basswood
DerbyDad03 was heard to mutter:
If so, it explains a lot. "Train your mind to test every thought, ideology, train of reasoning, and claim to truth."
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