I for one do a lot of carving in green wood some of the commissions I do are in live trees. I prefer to carve some woods when they are green because when they are dry they are much harder to carve. I also like to carve green wood because the bark comes off it easier when it is green. Having said that I should clarify that it comes off easier in certain months. I had this problem when I started carving until I met an old timer (not that I'm not that young) who told me this. He said that if you want the bark to come off a piece of green wood then cut it in a month that does not have an R in it. You know something it really works. I just thought that I would share that piece of info with you. The only problem with this is that the wood will check as soon as you start to carve it so when you are finished for the day it is better to put the carving in a plastic bag wrapped in a wet cloth. I not sure if this is true in the hotter states where there is no snow but it really hold true up here in the great white north.

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