Totem Tree

Platform builder and helpers

Phil strips off bark

When our tree guys cut down our dying ohia trees last week, we asked them to just top a couple of them, thinking that maybe they would become garden art of some kind.  Today we decided to take the left over logs and build a platform so that the resident wood artist would have something to stand on while carving.


There were lots of 2-3 foot lengths we could use to build up around the base of the tree that we stabilized by pounding re-bar around them so they would not roll or slide.  Then we placed sheets of plywood on the top, leveled it all, and screwed down the plywood for a platform.

 It will be fun to see just "who" or "what" is in the tree wanting to come out. Phil has not worked with anything this size for a long time and is looking forward to the project.