Meet some So-Cal Carvers at the Long Beach Tiki Fest - Tiki Carving

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Wed, Aug 25, 2004 11:26 PM Wow, that's a bargain. How do carvers make any money? Just about everyone that I talked to at the event had a full time job but also carved tikis on the side. So, to do tikis I guess you have to be pretty motivated, but also pretty laid back. It makes for some pretty interesting personalities. A couple of the "shopkeeper" type vendors that I talked to had carved some good prototypes, then sent them off to Mexico or the Philipines to have duplicates carved. You gotta love carving tikis - cause not many people can really do it for the money. Congratulations on your score. I really liked that guy's tkis. I had to go back & check out your work after we met. Those 3 are really good. Are you working on a new one?

Wow, that's a bargain. How do carvers make any money? Just about everyone that I talked to at the event had a full time job but also carved tikis on the side. So, to do tikis I guess you have to be pretty motivated, but also pretty laid back. It makes for some pretty interesting personalities.

A couple of the "shopkeeper" type vendors that I talked to had carved some good prototypes, then sent them off to Mexico or the Philipines to have duplicates carved.

You gotta love carving tikis - cause not many people can really do it for the money.

Congratulations on your score. I really liked that guy's tkis.

I had to go back & check out your work after we met. Those 3 are really good. Are you working on a new one?

Post #110320 by Aaron's Akua on Wed, Aug 25, 2004 11:26 PM