Post #534030 by Tiki V on Thu, Jun 3, 2010 6:33 PM

The easiest way to get started is to mix the stuff up and pour it into one of those cardboard tubes that they use as concrete forms (see it laying on the ground in the first pic). Coat the inside of the form with some spray cooking oil. I let it sit for at least 24 hrs. but usually 2 days is best. I've actually waited 5 days before carving. Draw up a design then when you cut the tube open use chalk or a shape tool to draw the your design on the tufa log. After that it's just trial and error. It's pretty inexpensive so if you mess up, you can start a new one and you haven't screwed up a nice wood log. I'm interested in seeing what y'all come up with.