roughing out w/ router - Tiki Carving

A amate Member Joined: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 989	A amate Posted posted on Sun, Dec 19, 2010 2:18 PM Hello Greenjeans and welcome. I live in San Marcos and have carved most of the common hill country species. All have disadvantages as well as virtues. Seasoning the wood is still a mystery to me but I am convinced the time of year it's cut has a lot to do with how bad the wood checks and I've learned to only carve seasoned wood. I never turn down a sound, straight-grained sycamore, cottonwood, cedar elm or hackberry. I've only done a couple of pine but don't have a problem with it so far. Happy carving.

Hello Greenjeans and welcome. I live in San Marcos and have carved most of the common hill country species. All have disadvantages as well as virtues. Seasoning the wood is still a mystery to me but I am convinced the time of year it's cut has a lot to do with how bad the wood checks and I've learned to only carve seasoned wood. I never turn down a sound, straight-grained sycamore, cottonwood, cedar elm or hackberry. I've only done a couple of pine but don't have a problem with it so far. Happy carving.

Post #569418 by amate on Sun, Dec 19, 2010 2:18 PM