Post #72530 by Lake Surfer on Mon, Jan 26, 2004 12:20 AM

Mahalo BK, you made me feel a bit better... it still stresses me out though. Mrs. Lake was going nuts the other day... "What are you going to do with those now, they're all cracked?!?! No one will want those!"

You make a good point, mentioning other cracked "classic" tikis. Still doesn't make most of the Midwestern potential buyers any more sure about buying a cracked wood carving. But I have even seen larger carvings with cracks also... a catering business I saw at a recent trade show had a carved chef about 4 feet tall and he had a crack running along the length of his side. I have also noticed large pine logs used as roof supports, both structural and decorative, are all cracked and split.

I, like you, try to be a perfectionist at these, and I am my worst critic. I guess I will have to settle for a few of these along with the one's that do come out unscathed. I will seal the ends from now on though. But thanks for your support and encouragement... with a dark stain the cracks probably won't show as much.

Should I recommend these as indoor tikis only... the cracks might not weather the elements as well as a solid chunk 'o wood....?

Again... Many Mahalos!

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer on 2004-01-26 00:25 ]