Carvings from Frog Island Tikis - Tiki Carving

C cy Tiki Socialite Gresham, Oregon Joined: Mar 10, 2011 Posts: 1666	C cy Posted posted on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 3:27 PM Two days without one update from anyone is embarrassing dudes so here goes. Very good Watango, I would not have thought of "oarsome." The technical name for this chest high piece of Japanese hemlock is "Tsuga" so that's his name. It is not even good for firewood, being pulpy, powdery in spots, and extremely chippy but I still had fun carving him. I used mostly power tools (chainsaw, grinder, ArborTech) because chisels were just not cutting it, so to speak. You can tell from it's stump behind it how it fell in my yard. I'm fairly certain that this kind of hemlock is the state tree of Washington, but don't quote me on it because I don't feel like researching at the moment. Today he soaked up a quart of Cabots like a tikiphile absorbing rum at a room crawl, and will take a few more coats to complete. Once I got this cedar carving into the garage I realized how wet it actually was, so it will not make the trip to Caliente this year but may be with me for the local Tiki Kon, or for Oasis in August. I added a top section for this piece of bass wood.

Two days without one update from anyone is embarrassing dudes so here goes. Very good Watango, I would not have thought of "oarsome." The technical name for this chest high piece of Japanese hemlock is "Tsuga" so that's his name. It is not even good for firewood, being pulpy, powdery in spots, and extremely chippy but I still had fun carving him. I used mostly power tools (chainsaw, grinder, ArborTech) because chisels were just not cutting it, so to speak.

You can tell from it's stump behind it how it fell in my yard.

I'm fairly certain that this kind of hemlock is the state tree of Washington, but don't quote me on it because I don't feel like researching at the moment.

Today he soaked up a quart of Cabots like a tikiphile absorbing rum at a room crawl, and will take a few more coats to complete.

Once I got this cedar carving into the garage I realized how wet it actually was, so it will not make the trip to Caliente this year but may be with me for the local Tiki Kon, or for Oasis in August.

I added a top section for this piece of bass wood.

Post #714379 by cy on Sun, Apr 20, 2014 3:27 PM