Carving Care
Carvings purchases at our retail outlets will already be finished with a protective coating. Here are some simple guidelines to follow once you get your carving home.

If your carving is placed outside:
#1 The sun is the enemy: Keep your carving under some type of shade, covered porches are ideal for outside display. #2 Keep your carvings feet dry: Your carving should not come in direct contact with the ground. Use bricks, pavers, stones, etc to place under the carving to promote airflow between the ground and the carving. #3 Recoat your carving with a high-end exterior deck finish: We suggest Wolman’s F&P, CWF by Flood, Behr or Cabot’s Timber oil. You will be the best judge to determine when to recoat the carving. A couple signs is when the carving no longer repels water or it starts to discolor and turns grey. 
 
If your carving is placed inside:
#1 Keep the carving away from a heat source: such as heat registers, fireplaces, etc. #2 Keep the carving elevated slightly with wood strips.  The carvings have moisture in them so they need to have airflow under them. #3 You may never have to recoat this carving since it is indoors: but if it stats to discolor then recoat with a high end exterior deck finish 

Remember you have purchased a piece of wood – not clay, plastic, or concrete. Similar to a log home your carving will dry over time and may develop drying checks or cracks. This is normal and can add character to your carving. However if the cracks are large and located in a critical spot, we can do repairs at our Saint Croix shop.