Post #334413 by surfintiki on Sun, Sep 23, 2007 2:21 PM

OK now I got my system down pat. Wear this adjustable band around my forearm to relieve pressure on my muscles...and take breaks to put some ice on my right arm! MAN you gotta be popeye to carve around the clock. Worked 9 hours on Saturday with one mini break, probably 7 or 8 today. Beautiful day, man all the other things I could of done. Ohhhhh wellll.
As usual, this wood is weird all over the place. Wet in some areas, dry and cracked in others, black rotted parts, stuff that looks like bark on the INSIDE! These logs came from Maine, and my guess is these trees had rough lives! Lots of Nor'easters, storms, weather, disasters, all which make a stressful career of being a tree. I have had a couple of goodies, but every now and again (the last 2) it's scary.
I really need to get some of Gman's red cedar!
Anyway, here take a look...I did a good job hiding the trouble spots!