The analysis is as follows:
1. If wood must be used, it is suggested that pear wood is the best, and the rest of the wood such as camphor wood, mahogany, peach wood, sour wood, silk wood and sandalwood is compact and dense. However, wood carving is difficult, and stones are generally used. Never use blisters. Once soaked, dry wood rots easily. Only wet wood can be boiled in water, which is easy to carve and dry.
2, in fact, ordinary wood can be carved, the key problem lies in the knife, cork is not affected by the knife, it is a greasy knife. Different from seal cutting, carving wood with a thin and fast knife requires a blunt knife with a large angle.
3. Boxwood in the south and wild pear trees in ebony in the north are moderately priced, especially the pear trees in the north are simply waste. (It's not Huang Huali, it's an edible pear) The carving is also good, and the stamping effect is also good. Other pine willows ... can actually be carved. Now many companies still use the financial seal, but it is not easy to engrave and needs some skills.
Extended data
About the method of carving:
1, divided into single knife and double knife according to engraving method. Single knife strokes in the middle, mostly used to carve fine Zhu Wen; Double knives are cut on both sides of strokes, which are mostly used to carve thick white and Zhu Wen.
2. According to the different knife potential, it can be divided into three categories: punching, cutting and punching.
3. According to the different methods of holding the knife, the different knife carrying potential and the different knife marks caused by the thickness and bluntness of the knife, various seal cutting schools have been formed.
(Reference:
Baidu Encyclopedia: lettering)