When I read art technique books they have a tendency to treat linocut—carving in linoleum—as something to do before carving in wood. It is as though they make the assumption that relief carving should be done in wood and linoleum is somehow lesser.
I disagree. Linoleum is easier to get a hold of and less expensive than nice carving wood like pear. When carving it you do not have to contend with the grain of the wood. Its just easier to work with.
The one benefit that I see with wood is that it can hold smaller details than linoleum. So, yes, if you are doing something like a star field with small spread out points wood will do that better than linoleum. However, with my carvings I find that, as long as I'm careful, linoleum can hold more than enough detail for what I want.
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