Post #399802 by drtiki on Fri, Aug 8, 2008 12:04 AM

I know that I need to clean up the log a bit more and I have seen some videos of someone using a planer to do it... but the idea was to do this cheap and to take up some of my free time. So a planer is out of the question right now unless one my friends has one that I can borrow.

On a plus note, or is it, a friend just called to say that he has to cut down a tree in his front yard and that he is willing to sacrifice the trunk to my new hobby. He claims that he will give me a piece of wood that is about 2 feet in diameter and at least 5 feet in length.

I will be gracious though and will drag this trunk home somehow but for now, i will focus my work on the smaller piece of palm.

The Tiki gods must love me. Just a few days ago I had the idea to try this and now I have more wood than I know what to do with. Now to do it.... I really have no idea where to start except to just pick up the chisel and have at it.

.... what have I done?