Post #19102 by Basement Kahuna on Sat, Jan 11, 2003 11:41 PM

Had to add to this from recent discoveries...if you are carving a green log (easier to carve green and finish later) buy a can of pruning seal and seal both cut ends of the log prior to starting. Fast drying is what causes bad cracks and splits. A log displaces most of it's moisture from the cut ends and a very small fraction from the sides. By sealing it up you are really slowing the drying process...and forcing the log to wick it's moisture from the sides...a good thing...a very good thing.