Post #65169 by Basement Kahuna on Tue, Dec 16, 2003 10:09 AM

I think (though I admit I'm stabbing in the dark here) that you can carve palm green...Jaksin or Gecko could tell you better...I carve my pine logs semi-green (because the soft layers are firmer and cut cleaner). You can cut a relief groove up the back with a chainsaw or circular saw and that will reduce cracking to minimal. If you're like me (allowing for the nature of wood) you like a few cracks in a tiki; makes them look ancient and weathered.