Trader Tom's Carvings - Tiki Carving

TT Trader Tom Tiki Socialite West Hills, CA Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 980	TT Trader Tom Posted posted on Fri, Nov 5, 2010 11:08 PM Well, we had that rainy spell in LA and the log got covered in mold. I sprayed it down with bleach solution a few times and once I got rid of most of the mold I saw that it was cracking pretty badly all the way around. At this point, I declared it a bad log and threw it in the dumpster. On to the next project... I went to my local lumber yard and picked up an eight foot long poplar board that I'm going to carve and will eventually go on the front and sides of an old bar that I have. The bar was a gothic themed wine bar with a trim piece of repeating gothic arches, but I hope to give it a bit more of a Tiki flair. Here are my sketches on the board, based on the Tiki Farm Logo Tiki Mug. More progress to follow. At least I won't have cracks and mold to contend with.

Well, we had that rainy spell in LA and the log got covered in mold. I sprayed it down with bleach solution a few times and once I got rid of most of the mold I saw that it was cracking pretty badly all the way around. At this point, I declared it a bad log and threw it in the dumpster.

On to the next project...

I went to my local lumber yard and picked up an eight foot long poplar board that I'm going to carve and will eventually go on the front and sides of an old bar that I have.

The bar was a gothic themed wine bar with a trim piece of repeating gothic arches, but I hope to give it a bit more of a Tiki flair.

Here are my sketches on the board, based on the Tiki Farm Logo Tiki Mug. More progress to follow. At least I won't have cracks and mold to contend with.

Post #563752 by Trader Tom on Fri, Nov 5, 2010 11:08 PM