Debo's Latte Stone

Ok, so while I was waiting for material for the next big project, I was able to knock out a Latte Stone for the son of my wife's good friend, the same person who ordered the BIG Latte Stone last year.  It took me just under two weeks, working part time of course.  It is about 14" tall and 5' diameter.  The wood is
Blue Palo Verde (Cercidium floridum.)  It was given to my by a man that I go to Church with and it was a pruning from a tree on his property.  This branch had been drying on my porch for about 3 years and it never checked.  It was a pleasure to carve having a nice tight grain and not too hard.  I carved the basic shape with my large mallet tools and did the warrior and lettering with palm gouges and the Dremel.  Lightly burned with a propain torch. 

 

So without further ado....