Post #245285 by Howland on Thu, Jul 27, 2006 9:42 AM

Ch-ch-ch-checkin' back in- a fews day late and a few dolla's short. Been hotter'n a dozen hells here and I just had to take a break for a few days.

Mahalo's to all:

Mctiki---- no speed metal for me, makes me jittery. Carving part did go by pretty quick, maybe 4-4n'a half hours total carve time on gable. (quick for me)

Benzart----your genius is not only revealed in your work but also in your methodology. I gotta get me one of them 'lectric recip carvin' machines. If you happen back across here, shoot me the name of a good one or two to consider.

Thanatos---your set-up looks like a cool place to hang--loved your party pics-you guys know how yo have fun! Bikinis and beer--woohoo!

QueenK---your house 'ROCKS'!!!!

This phase of the project is slowing down a bit but here's what I've got.
Here's the gable 'unit' --both sides carved, stained with ebony stain then sanded most of the stain off the surface. The horizontal board across the midsection is a brace I screwed to the back to keep it in one peice.

here's a closeup of the top. You can see where I royally 'effed-up' the joint between the 2 halves--I cut a little right of center. Also goofed up my notch a little at the very top. Surf-n-turfism: when one becomes a master of mistakes, he also becomes a master of disguising his mistakes. We'll see.

Here's a shot of the gable clamped into place with the '2 by Teko' clamped into place as well.

Here's a close up.

I've got some work to do--I've got to come up with some kind of idea to make his feet meet the gable instead of having the gap between his feet and the gable. I'm thinking of some kind of carved, decorative trim that will meet his feet and also cover up my boo-boos on the gable top. Thinkin' cap on--check back soon. Got any ideas--shootem' to me, I'm open for suggestions. Thanks for looking!