Bosko patio project- 07-07-10 update - Tiki Carving

T TikiTres Member Forney, TX Joined: May 28, 2008 Posts: 263	T TikiTres Posted posted on Tue, Jul 29, 2008 9:43 AM A quick update.... I'm still in the testing stages and have been playing with different techniques on scrap cedar. I discovered that simply brushing the wood by hand (with a nylon brush) after flaming it does a decent job of exposing the hard grain while keeping the soft wood between unscratched. I recently scored that old book that Westenhaver wrote ("Fun and Profitable Chainsaw Carving") and in it he discusses the burning technique... sure enough that's all Witco did was brush the wood off by hand. More pics to follow.

A quick update.... I'm still in the testing stages and have been playing with different techniques on scrap cedar. I discovered that simply brushing the wood by hand (with a nylon brush) after flaming it does a decent job of exposing the hard grain while keeping the soft wood between unscratched. I recently scored that old book that Westenhaver wrote ("Fun and Profitable Chainsaw Carving") and in it he discusses the burning technique... sure enough that's all Witco did was brush the wood off by hand. More pics to follow.

Post #397330 by TikiTres on Tue, Jul 29, 2008 9:43 AM