Post #398885 by TikiTres on Mon, Aug 4, 2008 6:53 PM

These are the latest in my continuing efforts to try not to ruin too much wood in an attempt to create something moderately painless to look at:

The larger of the two is 22" x 7". I was perusing some photos I've saved to my hard drive from various TC posts and ran across one of a trio of fish that I believe are Witco. They may not be "hardcore tiki", but I liked how they looked (except for the garish paint) and decided they'd be a good next step in my very green carving skills. I did take some artistic liberties with them and added some extra detail because I didn't want to paint the bright colors on them that the Witco versions have. They're not finished yet, I'm leaving them out in the sun a few days to lighten the color and will then either bee wax them or hit them with some matte poly. These were carved from 1x cedar and are therefore single-sided. Next up I'm going to see if I can get some 2x cedar or redwood so I can carve some in the round to suspend free-hanging from the ceiling of the gazebo.