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Old 02-06-2009, 11:58 AM
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Default carving wet wood
I am carving a cedar log and trying to put small characters on it. So cracks are a big deal since they might take heads/arms/legs... off. This weekend I am going to rough out all the figures . then go thru the next month putting details on the figures. How do I keep it from cracking after I get it roughed out and before I get it detailed? lacquer, poly, danish oil,...the entire piece?

And then after I finish each figure, how do I reduce the cracking in that figure?

Its about 5 ft long log and there are 5 horses and 4 riders. so there is a lot of little detail.

I will send pixs after this weekend.
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