Post #387361 by Traderbob on Mon, Jun 16, 2008 3:53 PM

Aloha,

time to post some stuff I made in the last week. The weather here really sucked recently so I didn't have the chance to work on the bigger one much more. I wish I was back in California...

So I made these small ones in my living room:

basswood tongaroa. Btw, is this the correct word, or is it "tangaroa" for the Cook Islands god of the sea/fishermen ?

Then I made a Ku head from a smaller piece of leftover basswood. It's almost finished, just needs some more sanding and then stain:

And tonight I started a smaller version of the full body Ku. I had to stop, after I got a nasty cut on my palm through the kevlar clove :(

I hope the hand is better tomorrow so I can finish it.

Does anyone know an alternative to stain for basswood ? When I stain it, the wood soaks it up too much in some places, would it be better to use wax or oil ? Or should I maybe be more gentle with the stain ?
Talking about wax, are there alternatives for wood which do not contain beeswax ? I am a vegan, so I don't want to use animal products.

Greetings from rainy Bavaria,

Bobo