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The varieties of wood for woodcarving or to make a sculpture are very numerous. The election of the wood depends on several factors: the type of work that is desired to make and the experience.

As much as hard wood as the soft one has very interesting gorgeous and grained tonalities.Normally, it is considered that it is easier to give form to a soft wood, although their fibers usually make difficult to the clean cuts.
In order to make any class of sculpture, it is precise to examine with attention the type of wood. It is necessary to consider specially its porosity, grained and the presence or absence of knots. The knots are those "defects" that in certain cases can grant a peculiar touch to the work.

Normally the woodcarver or sculptor learns to use certain types of wood, discovering little by little its quality, resistance of fibers and its properties; in certain way can be said that one settles down authentic relation with the material that is used.

WALNUT: It is a hard or semihard leafy wood, of homogenous structure. Its coloration is variable, of the target to the grained brown but or less. It is very appropriate for all type of stature.

OAK: Usually it is very hard, but it is carved well. The fiber little is tightened, which causes that it is little recommendable for delicate statures. It has been its time to get to dominate this material.

CHESTNUT TREE: One is a very hard wood that resists the alterations if it is left outdoors. (Formerly it was used like foundations in the construction of small villages). Of homogenous structure, it is of yellow color with I touch dark. This indicated for works of great dimensions.

CHERRY TREE: It is a semihard wood, of homogenea structure. It is used to create valuable objects. It is unalterable in contact with the humidity.

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