Post #51840 by Basement Kahuna on Thu, Sep 18, 2003 11:00 PM

Ditto on pine. It's the inland Palmwood-cheap or free, carves beautifully in the right hands, finishes great in urethane, tung oil, or acrylic or torches nice and grainy, and dries at an acceptable rate. It will crack a little, but who likes a new looking tiki? I like mine to look like Goughin once stared at them and sipped absinthe while getting his daily massage from his Tahitian girlfriend.