Post #425890 by GMAN on Fri, Dec 26, 2008 12:26 PM

Seeks - This is the most B@stard piece of cedar I have used yet. I knew it was a crapper when I started: the log was BIG and full of ants, termites, and metal wire; and, the central core of the log was rotted out with other fungus all around. I cut back that big old log to many smaller pieces. This was the largest of the pieces I could salvage. It dried OK, but I had a lot of cracking to manage and it was chippy as all Hell to carve. I really had to keep the toolz super sharp and be ready for a chip-out at any second. Heck, I even cut off his left leg and replaced it with another piece of cedar as it was too far gone to work with. Look back in my thread and you will see my tiki leg amputation/reconstruction. Anywho, the carving part is done and he has his first coat of finish. Lots more finishing work to come, as time allows. Here are some pics:

And here is a pic of the Crawler all completed:

-G$