Post #141733 by McTiki on Thu, Feb 17, 2005 4:24 AM

Chucko! Having a little experience under my belt with palmwoods, I usually start cutting the outer wood even if it is seemingly wet. as long as you have sharp tools, you will be fine. when I hit a wet peice, I cut some to expose the inner wood, and then let it dry out over the night and it seems it gets drier as the carving progresses. More importantly, the faster you cut into a wet peice, the more freying occurs thus making finishing a chore ie; sanding, burning all the hairy stuff off etc. Hope this helps. Welcome to the board. Mahalo