Post #604028 by Swanky on Thu, Aug 25, 2011 1:30 PM

I know, I need to finish the small projects I have started...

But I want to one day do some big stuff. Get a 2.5 foot diamter or more log and carve a Ku of proportions that small children will fear it.

Getting the log, not a problem.

Getting the log to the garage to dry and start... hmm.

So, if we assume this project may take a long time, like all my others...

A) Is it best to put the log in its place and carve it in place or to carve it on the ground (in the garage) and then move it into its final place?
B) The guys around here who carve bears and stuff gave me good advice on how to install it to last, i.e. not rot too fast. I got that part. They say put the piece on plumbing pipes. That gives space for air to get under it and dry it out. Water is not your problem. Water that does not get dried up ever is your problem.

So, if we look at that frst question, that's my issue. If I put it on its base first and carve in place, okay. Rolling it there is easy. Standing it up, not so sure.

If I carve it in the garage, I figure we do the island way and get a bunch of guys and ropes or straps and we all pick it up by way of the straps under it and carry it to its place. Then hopefully we all right it together.

What's the thoughts here on this? On righting a very heavy piece without a crane or some such?