I have always used the Easy Liner Adhesive Shelf Paper on raw wood. I have never had any residue stay behind. I do use a J Roller when I adhere the shelf paper. You need to peel back an edge and apply across the project because you get air bubbles trapped. I use the J Roller to make sure the paper is well stuck. The shelf paper does not always work for every carving. Some complicated items the paper gets shredded edges and even on some simple carving that are at 90 degrees to the direction of the grain you get a lot of frayed edges. Overall I like it and it is very cheap and if it is shredded you can always just peel it off before painting. I ordered some Oramask 813 and received it today and will be trying that on my next vcarving project.