I have worked with redwood once before even though I live on the east coast.

 The story is here:
https://hiscarpentryblog.wordpress.com/2016/05/07/fun-work/

Here is another link for the scientific statistics.
https://www.wood-database.com/redwood/

To me it seemed incredibly soft, I looked at it wrong and had to plane out
the damage.



On Saturday, May 26, 2018, curt seeliger  wrote:

> Good morning folks,
> Do any of you have experience carving inland redwood (Sequoiadendron
> giganteum)? I've stumbled into some freshly cut rounds recently and am
> trying to carve some bowls from the wet wood, but it seems to crack easily
> as I do so. I've lost a few hours on segments that seem to be solid until
> worked. I'm surprised the wood as so little structural integrity, given the
> size these trees can reach.
> Is it a mistake to work it green, or assume I can get something from
> branches of young (<30 yo) trees?
>
> Thanks for your input
>
> cur, in Oregon
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