Post #531151 by BigAndyB on Wed, May 19, 2010 9:09 AM

I finished carving tiki number 2 over the last couple of days, so i thought I would share some photos before I apply a finish.. here's Smokey the tiki lantern! :D he will no doubt be watching over my summer bbqs, and making sure i don't burn the sausages while i crack open a cold one :P

had great fun carving this little chap, and the chainsaw came in very useful with hollowing him out..

burning off the loose wood strands inside, and giving him a nice authentic scorched look

anyway, i'm guessing the next stage after sanding off the insides would be to apply the stain and then some kind of flame retardant stuff on him, so he can house a candle or oil lamp without going up in flames.. so I better go see if i can find some :D