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Butternut Carving Blocks

Butternut Carving Wood
Quality kiln dried butternut for the woodcarver.  

Butternut is the most commonly used wood by woodcarvers for carvings that will be given a natural finish - not painted. Butternut is related to walnut - it has a very nice grain  structure and is much lighter in color and weight.  Butternut is not as hard as walnut - butternut is soft enough to cut easily with a knife or gouge, but hard enough to hold detail that has been carved.   Butternut works well with hand as well as power tools.  Our butternut is Northern grown for quality.  Butternut is very susceptible to having worm holes.  Most of our butternut is almost clear of worm holes, but you may find some smaller ones.  If you are looking for very wormy butternut, give us a call and we will special order some for you at no additional charge. We only sell butternut carving blocks that we would be willing to carve ourselves.     We have a good selection in 2", 3", and 4" thick stock (rough cut dimensions - surfacing will reduce the thickness by about 1/4" or less) --- other dimensions are very close to exact.  

We stock 12 and 16 inch long butternut blocks - Other sizes are available on a special order basis - call and check on availability and prices.

Due to the limited availability of butternut wood, all wood widths greater than 8 inches may be glued up. 

To Order -- Phone 1-800-809-4286

Other sizes are available on a special order basis - call or e-mail to check on availability and prices.   Wood over 4 inches  thickness is only available in glued-up blocks. 

Contact Information:

Email Address: carvers@fandfwoodcarving.com