Lake Tiki - 8/23/2013 - Red Cedar - Tiki Carving

LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Mon, May 15, 2006 11:46 PM On 2006-05-13 14:30, surfintiki wrote: I love the biggies..woooo yeah. Do you get a sap problem when you dig into your pine? Our pines out here on Cape Cod are WAY sappy. They sat all winter indoors, I cut into 'em 2 weeks ago, and they're still bleeding sap non-stop. The wood still wet too. Thanks surfin! Sap problems for me depend on the pine I get. The white and yellow has been pretty sap free lately. I've gotten spruce in the past that was pretty sticky. The logs I'm carving now... especially the big one are a little wet. I like 'em that way though 'cause they are a bit easier to carve through and don't chip as much as dry wood. Problem is they are going to crack and check as they dry out... some not so much some a lot. I deal with it.

On 2006-05-13 14:30, surfintiki wrote:
I love the biggies..woooo yeah.
Do you get a sap problem when you dig into your pine? Our pines out here on Cape Cod are WAY sappy. They sat all winter indoors, I cut into 'em 2 weeks ago, and they're still bleeding sap non-stop. The wood still wet too.

Thanks surfin! Sap problems for me depend on the pine I get. The white and yellow has been pretty sap free lately. I've gotten spruce in the past that was pretty sticky.

The logs I'm carving now... especially the big one are a little wet. I like 'em that way though 'cause they are a bit easier to carve through and don't chip as much as dry wood. Problem is they are going to crack and check as they dry out... some not so much some a lot. I deal with it.

Post #232206 by Lake Surfer on Mon, May 15, 2006 11:46 PM