I carve leaves,that i use as a 'signature element' on my turned vessels. The leaves are not attached at all, but are separate .I have used Calif.Nutmeg,very nice to carve.I carve these so thin, and especially with the leaf stem, the nutmeg is too weak so it limits me on how thin i can go.Any ideas of a wood that can be carved thin and still resist breaking.? Oh.. and it would be nice if it was easy on the tools[gouges]..thanks Rob