Post #269463 by Bay Park Buzzy on Wed, Nov 29, 2006 5:32 PM

I just received a piece of ficus

I want to carve a tiki in the rounded bulge part, leaving the bark on around the carved tiki.

It was pie shaped, so I cut it down and was left with a practice piece.

Carves real well with the chisels and hookknife, but it is damp. Should I wait until it is totally dry to cut into?
On search "ficus" I saw that AA, Alohastation, and benzart tried this type of wood.

Any advice guys?