May 11, 2019 9:14 PM
KrikkitJelly
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ZeroVektor
Did you soak you logs in wood first?
In water, to prevent splintering? No, just carved with extremely sharp tools; Meranti is unforgiving to carve any other way.
I had to hone the edges on my tools 2-3 times more frequently than I would normally to get decent results.
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ZeroVektor
Did you soak you logs in wood first?
KrikkitJelly
In water, to prevent splintering? No, just carved with extremely sharp tools; Meranti is unforgiving to carve any other way.
KrikkitJelly
I had to hone the edges on my tools 2-3 times more frequently than I would normally to get decent results.