Post #323713 by Tiki Lee's on Mon, Aug 6, 2007 10:08 PM

Aloha!

I got these Witco trim boards years ago with a bunch of other Witco stuff that came out of a New York establishment that no one seems to be able to identify, including the folks I bought them from.

I always wanted to use them to frame doorways and windows, but they are cut so short (2' to 5') that they can't be mounted without having big ol' gaps that don't match well. So they've been sitting in the garage for ever.

Now recently, since I've learned to carve, I've been itching to hack into these nice thick boards of Cedar, since you can't get wood like that in Vegas. What better way to make Witco-esque carvings than with Witco Cedar?

But, even though I really can't use these any other way, I'm having a hard time with the idea of "destroying" of them, since they are, after all, original Witco from some long lost vintage bar. Is it sacreligious to destroy Witco and carve something new out of them?

Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrgh! The dilemma! What do you all think?