Post #330279 by Bay Park Buzzy on Tue, Sep 4, 2007 8:48 PM

Yo Closettiki! Glad to see you are putting those pieces to good use. Sad to see you're just about out, though. Originally, I looked at some general carving sources on the web and came up with a list of about 7-8 recommended wood types that were able to grow around here locally. I then requested a few of those types from the tree service, along with any palms they took out. It was a good survey of wood types, and I found several I'll never mess with again. It did kill a bunch of time while I was waiting for a big log score. I've had some good luck with ficus, and one branch can hold you over for a few months until you can get some palms. After I got my first whole tree delivered, I never outpaced my supplier. You could also go small like Mieko and get some kiln dried basswood pieces on ebay. I got 8, 30" x 3" x 2.5" pieces of bassswood on ebay for about $28. That little pendant I gave you was some of that very wood.
Anyway, glad to see you catch some fire and carve, carve away. That Moai you did (#2)should even out in tone and match the darker parts over the next couple months.
If you're ever in the hood, drop by and I'll load your car up with some uncarved tikis.

Buzzy