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Post #369476 by ganthis on Wed, Mar 26, 2008 4:26 PM

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Hi, couple questions:

  1. What's the proper way to air dry logs (i.e. mango wood)? Strip the bark? Wax the ends?

  2. If I decide to carve into a freshly cut log, should I worry about it cracking later? How long should I wait to apply finish?

Thanks

[ Edited by: ganthis 2008-03-27 23:40 ]