I have a couple questions about wood. Tupelo, what is a source for good tupelo and why would someone recommend that you only power carve it and not take a knife to it? Basswood, I have to order it and don't have room to stockpile it. My experience in ordering from a few places is they send me the hard stuff. I really think I get the hard basswood because they know it's too costly to return. I live in the Carolinas with no local resource. Any suggestions on an honest supplier of softer wood?