Post #110270 by Benzart on Wed, Aug 25, 2004 8:31 PM

The Bigger tikis mean Bigger tools. For the redwood tikis I brought up my big saw A Stihl .090 with a 6 foot bar and full cut chisel chain, No safety stuff for this bad boy. When I cranked that saw up. folks came running because they knew I was doins something VeryDifferent . Mind you I worked for the Landscape department but was paid by the Entertainment Dept. I had to join anUniou and when they could not catagorize me they gave me Honorary membership. Half my job WAS Entertaining the hotels customers and I certainly did. They placed me out in their garden unmder a Willow tryy across from a grassy field that they figured could pack in 500 people.BAck to the ChaiSaw, it brought the 500 people and more. It was Me against the log and I had the chainsaw and it had nuthin but chipsThe big Maori is the one I don't remember too much of the carving part but I shaved the log down and had it roughed out the first day. Day 2 was detail and cleanup with my small saw the Stihl .020 . that was finished by noon and the rest of the day was smoothing with the 4" Angle grinder and a makita 4000 rpm 5" sander I had running through a router speed control.

This is the tool that gave me all the smoothe round curves and lines that were so straight The next day was down to chisels and my big 3/4 horse electric recriprocating Flex shaft chisel actually carved the tattoos faster than the timr it took me to draw them out. the mouth nose and eyes were all done with thaat tool. and I don't think I ever raised a mallet to the carving All Power but for the drawing whish was done by hand. The Hotel said I had the Largest crouds for that carving than any other. No wondwe whoever took over for me would nod let go until it was done. I hope this helps and if you have any questions not speak right up.