[Woodcarver] darkwood-woodcarving

[Steve Lankerd Sr]

Hi Bing,

As I live on the only Indian Reservation in Alaska that is full of Native
Art carvers,
every totem pole I have ever seen then do is painted first.  As they use a
Western
Red Cedar log that is full of it's own preservative, they give the totem a
touch of
Thompson's clear waterseal.  They use an acrylic colored paint, normally a
red and
black with the occasional use of blue and green.   These guys are masters as
I've never
seen a bad totem from them yet.   Their names can be found all over, David
Boxley Sr
and his son, The Horne brothers, Jack Hudson, Wayne Hewson.....

Best Regards,

Steve


Steve Lankerd Sr
Metlakatla, Alaska

http://www.angelfire.com/ak5/northernlights



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darkwood woodcarving.com" <bcrosby at nrtco.net>
To: "[Woodcarver]" <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:53 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] darkwood-woodcarving


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>   Hi all just got back and finished updating my web page have a look. I
> invite you to send any comments thanks. For any of you Totem pole carvers
I
> have a question:
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> My plan is to finish my Garden Sculpture (Totem Pole) next week, now I've
> decided to paint the pole. What should I seal the wood with before I paint
> it? Will it last the span of time? The pole can be seen on my webpage
under
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