Post #99558 by zadsim on Thu, Jul 1, 2004 6:02 AM

Hey everyone-
Thanks so much for the suggestions. Lake Surfer, your stuff is great, but I can't exactly afford to bring someone in from Chicago to work on the stump in my backyard. (Also, Chisel Slinger, I did indeed admire your stuff at the Motor City Tiki, but I guess I was thinking too much in terms of big, wide carvings. I should have known there wouldn't be anything like that there.)

Tikilee, thanks for the thoughts about the DIY carving. But frankly, I've never done anything like this before. Like I mentioned, the stump is seven feet tall. It's also about a foot and a half in diameter. It's an Oak tree stump, by the way, not exactly a soft wood. It's not a job I would want to experiment on.

Another question. I do see people who call themselves "Chainsaw Carvers." Does anyone think a good tiki could be done in this manner? Or would it be considered a Tiki sin to use a non-Polynesian power tool? Thoughts?

Thanks again,
Michael Z