My First Carving or What I spent my night doing. - Tiki Carving

C Customkiis Member Joined: Nov 04, 2009 Posts: 18	C Customkiis Posted posted on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 9:06 AM That is too funny about the Ash. Yes, it is going to be horrors on your arms and tools, but it might out live you. :). You might want to cut it in half and just finish the bottom that you started. Let the top portion cure somewhere out of the weather. I would peel the log, unless you are trying to incorporate the bark into the carving. What I have found to be the easiest way to peel a log is to use a 1" flat chisel and remove a strip of bark running the length of the log. Then, start peeling the log around it's circumference. Once you get the chisel under the bark it usually comes off pretty easy. Sometimes you can luck out and it will come off in large pieces. It works for me

That is too funny about the Ash. Yes, it is going to be horrors on your arms and tools, but it might out live you. :). You might want to cut it in half and just finish the bottom that you started. Let the top portion cure somewhere out of the weather.

I would peel the log, unless you are trying to incorporate the bark into the carving. What I have found to be the easiest way to peel a log is to use a 1" flat chisel and remove a strip of bark running the length of the log. Then, start peeling the log around it's circumference. Once you get the chisel under the bark it usually comes off pretty easy. Sometimes you can luck out and it will come off in large pieces.

It works for me

Post #494654 by Customkiis on Thu, Nov 19, 2009 9:06 AM