[Woodcarver] Re: Log carving.

[Clive Goss]

Your right again Joe, it is still in the ground by it's roots and will
remain that way. Which would make the sap continue up the tree I thought, or
will it now that the bark is gone. But a month sounds good as I am dying to
sink my tools into that puppy, (tree that is). My first big project, and
glad it is the mother in laws, as if I mess up I can just chop it down.
Thanks again for your help.
Take care,
Clive.

>
> How long to wait before carving that log? I assume that it'll be still
> sticking in the ground by the roots and the top is exposed to the weather.
> That log would not be dry forever, minus one day, so I would only wait
until
> it felt day on the surface and was pleasurable to carve without getting
> sticky from the sap. That may only take a month or two.
>
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