Post #30731 by Chongolio on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 5:14 PM

Great job on the shelves Tikitony. Those came out looking very sharp. Mad-Tiki, your carvin' is too bad ass for birds, you should make it an alligator feeder! Just watch the fingers!
BK, Mahlo for the draw blade and planer tip. I have been using a 1" chisel up to now to get the bark off and have never thought to use a planer.
Here is my new garden tiki named appropriately enough Kupukupu hulu (Fern hair.)

Kupukupu is made from the tree that smashed my buddies truck.

I made a bowl in the top of his head using charcoal embers.

It was very tribal and interesting technique to use, but It took awhile to do and I smelled like smoke for three days. It also caused a few cracks. After the hole was burned out, I sanded it and sealed it with pruning seal then gave the whole log the tung (oil that is.) After that I drilled a drainage hole and filled it up with soil and a fern. And there you have it.
A few things had me....stumped, but overall I am happy with the way it came out and I had a lot of fun making this one.

Thanks for peepin'
Chongolio