Post #419380 by Grapa-RuHa on Mon, Nov 17, 2008 10:17 AM

Hey mike, I am on the other side of the planet so i can't help you out but i have to admit i still have a big smile on my face from reading about your predicament. As i am a starting carver living in a place where fresh logs are very hard to find, I literally dream about this. (did i just say i dream about hardwood?)

Now this might help you.
Did you consider cutting the logs in half length wise? This helps the logs loose the water they contain a lot faster thus making them a lot lighter. And o course cutting them in half makes them half their weight and you get four pieces to practice on.

Thats my 2 cents and i hope it helps.
Goodluck.

Mahalo,
Grapa-RuHa