Tiziano wrote:
Hi
I am workin on a junuperus rigida and some branches and
top will be jinned
Master JKyuzo Murata said that the season for carving
is winther , but the bark peels off away easily in may-june.
and is hotter for make juns dry before applying liquid..
It is the first time I am doing it and I am quite perplexed
the world *carving * makes me perplex it is ment in
general meaning as to peel the branch and sculture it or
can be peeld teh brench in may june and let dry 6 months and
Carve suclpure in jannuary?
thanks for informations
Tiziano

If you are carving with anything other than a knife, it's
always better to wait until the wood dries. Otherwise,
tools like rotary cutters, Dremel, etc. just make the wood
burr up. You can peel the bark any time; just be sure that
the edges of the cut are sharp, and with a juniper a very
narrow layer of vaseline (petroleum jelly) over the cut edge
won't hurt. It will keep the edge of the bark from drying
and peeling back and will last just long enough for the
healing process to work.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Nature
encourages no looseness, pardons no errors. Ralph Waldo Emerson

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