Post #119321 by DawnTiki on Tue, Oct 12, 2004 8:34 PM

Theres this garden shop in my neighborhood, that has had some plam logs I've had my eye on. They've just been sitting there for the longest time so I decided yesterday to stop and see what their plans were for them. Before I can park my car, I see some fella outside hammering chunks out of one with a chisel. I start to get excited...
His name is Miles Bradley, he learned to carve from a guy in San Pedro Ca. named Trader Luke in the 60's. He talked about how much he loved to carve but since he has moved to Colorado he doesn't get to carve much anymore. He also talked about learning to carve out of nessecity to help supplement his income (a butcher) during the early 60's. He said he has never had any problems getting rid of his carvings, all his tikis have always sold. It was kinda cool, watching him get jazzed about his carvings. You could tell it was something he really enjoyed doing. His nephew, who owns the garden shop had been bugging him to come to town and carve for him. Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone from the area has ever heard of or knows any history on this Trader Luke?

[ Edited by: DawnTiki on 2004-10-12 20:42 ]