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Post #608857 by furball on Mon, Oct 3, 2011 10:19 AM

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I carved my first tiki out of Doug fir and I will not do it again. It is very hard, especially when dry... wants to chip easily and dulls your tools quickly. Cedar and Redwood are much softer and easier to deal with, for those of us who can't get palm trees.