cracks-what do i do wrong? - Tiki Carving

T tikiboy Member Brentwood CA Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 77	T tikiboy Posted posted on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 10:45 PM I was reading a book about Carousel carving once and those carvers prefered white pine for the horse bodies and poplar wood for the heads and legs. I saw a totem pole carving demo once at the San Francisco Museum of Natural History and the carvers wrapped a large redwood log with a garden hose and let it mist for several weeks before they started carving. The ancient Hawaiian carvers used fresh wood and when they carved into a certain type of log the sap ran red like blood. The wood itself contained "Mana" or a spirit and carving it required a special ritual, etc. But that's a different story. Tikiboy

I was reading a book about Carousel carving once and those carvers prefered white pine for the horse bodies and poplar wood for the heads and legs. I saw a totem pole carving demo once at the San Francisco Museum of Natural History and the carvers wrapped a large redwood log with a garden hose and let it mist for several weeks before they started carving. The ancient Hawaiian carvers used fresh wood and when they carved into a certain type of log the sap ran red like blood. The wood itself contained "Mana" or a spirit and carving it required a special ritual, etc. But that's a different story.
Tikiboy

Post #243998 by tikiboy on Wed, Jul 19, 2006 10:45 PM