Post #317978 by Tiki Den on Wed, Jul 11, 2007 4:35 PM

Hello all TCers,

I'm fairly new to the scene and just getting into carving.
I've done a few lil carvings with basswood and cork, and now going to try a big boy!
But first, I wanted to try an experiment...

This weekend I should be getting 2 6ft palm logs, not sure what kind of palm yet, the arborist hasn't informed me yet hehe. (guessing it might be mexican fan palms)
I'm thinking I might cut them into 4 3ft logs and then try out different drying techniques and post them here.
I plan on letting one dry au natural to see how bad it cracks, and the other three well that is where I could use some ideas! :D Different sealents for the ends? bark on or off?

Any Feedback would be appreciated!

Mahalo,
Tiki Den