Post #602757 by tikicoma on Tue, Aug 16, 2011 6:26 PM

Hi all. I have access to a ten foot douglas fir trunk about 12 inches thick at the small end and maybe 18 inches at the base. Is it worth carving if I place it outside? I want a natural wood finish, can it be stained or treated so the rain (I'm in western washington) and bugs don't destroy it to fast, I would like it to last. Bugs turned a 14 inch thick by 12 high bolt of doug fir to dust in about 6 years in my garden a while ago. I want to try my hand at reproducing the Seattle Canlis tiki.

And any hints about what tools to use for this design would help as I haven't carved anything (except cattle) in 30 years. This tiki doesn't look to complex or am I being naive? thanks for any help. aloha, tikicoma