drying time and tool info - Tiki Carving

M mieko Member San Diego Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 532	M mieko Posted posted on Fri, Nov 17, 2006 3:13 PM Hey Adam, I'm a newbie to carving myself, but it seems that palm logs can take quite a while to dry out, like 6 months to a year is not uncommon. Of course if they dry too quick, they can crack. Like Gman says, there's lots of information in old posts. Some people like to carve when they're wet, some like to wait a while. :) If the chisel worked, that's great, but most people seem to like draw knifes. Look them up. They're a little pricey for me still. There's also power tools, some people use angle grinders, and Buzzy's thread has some interesting stuff about a Ryobi Planer that I'm looking at for myself. Hopefully this'll give you a few better words to search with to find what you're looking for.

Hey Adam,
I'm a newbie to carving myself, but it seems that palm logs can take quite a while to dry out, like 6 months to a year is not uncommon. Of course if they dry too quick, they can crack. Like Gman says, there's lots of information in old posts. Some people like to carve when they're wet, some like to wait a while. :)

If the chisel worked, that's great, but most people seem to like draw knifes. Look them up. They're a little pricey for me still. There's also power tools, some people use angle grinders, and Buzzy's thread has some interesting stuff about a Ryobi Planer that I'm looking at for myself.

Hopefully this'll give you a few better words to search with to find what you're looking for.

Post #267404 by mieko on Fri, Nov 17, 2006 3:13 PM