Post #45044 by Lake Surfer on Mon, Jul 28, 2003 10:23 PM

I'm feeling ambitious this week so while I work on my new project I'll share the "in progress" photos with everyone. My mind seems to think that I can get this done this week... we'll see if that happens... I have use of the digital cam until next Monday so here it goes...

I'm doing a tiki mailbox as a gift for a friend... you've probably seen them on the web... Today I picked up a white pine log from my arborist friend at the country club he works at... it measures in about 8 feet so it was real fun trying to get it in my 4 door Honda Accord, even with the back seat down... I drove the 12 miles home with 3 1/2 feet hanging out, but it stayed in the whole way...

It was a bear getting it out of the car... I'm guessing it weighs about 350 lbs right now...

(No, that's not blood, just red paint on the sweatshirt...)

So, tonight I started work the old fashioned way... with the drawknife, taking the rest of the bark off... the outer stuff had fallen off earlier...

Wrapped up for the night when it got dark... half the log is now shaved... making the effort to get the rest done by noon tomorrow...

Update tomorrow, and maybe a look at the tiki...