Post #526395 by Billy the Crud on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 10:22 PM

First off, where do you live and what kind of pine are you dealing with? When I first started carving, I lived closer to the beach where it was more humid. My palm logs molded up pretty good until I moved further inland. Most types of pine are very prone to mold. I used to be in the lumber industry and I remember a truck coming in, loaded with pine boards and no cover. It had rained the night before and the entire load was freakin blue. At first I thought I was looking at spray painted Doug Fir, but was informed it was "white" pine. Laughed my ass off, man. Poor bastard had to return the load.