Post #137845 by ManoKoa on Thu, Jan 27, 2005 8:03 PM

On 2005-01-27 17:30, Mr. Dale wrote:
Those are beautiful.........
I gotta try one, just how small do they make chainsaws?

:D
Small enough, but feuling and filing the chain are such a PITA, that it's not even worth the bother.

Since i'm doomed to post follow up images:
:wink:

The one on the left is my wife's. The one in the middle is for our best friend, who is also our children's godmother. She requested "a tiny one that she will be able to wear to work". So, tiny it is. The other one is for my a friend who I have known for 5 years and we connect in many different ways. His birthday is always a forgotten birthday as it falls right inbetween Christmas and NYE. I know it's past his birthday but I'm gonna say Happy belated birthday when I give it to him this weekend.

I'm glad they're well recieved, but my carving has ben a very infrequent hobby and talent that I display. When carving a tiki, I always have a connection to the person in mind who I am carving for when I work. I've made them for friends birthdays, weddings, family, and other people I have connected with in special ways or on specific occasion with a word carved on the back. So, aside from the ones for my wife and I, and the one's I am working on, they have all been given away as a gift with all my Aloha.

I know it seems like I'm a tiki snob, but I am changing that attitude so I can share my Aloha with everyone and display what mana there is in the talent I have been blessed with. Discovering this forum has been a real eye opener for me and has given me the inspiration to increase my productivity on this end. The ideas that have come from seeing all the different styles, tools, and techniques have been flooding my mind since coming across this site. It shouldn't be too long before I join the other artists on this site by having pieces available to you.

Price is a big question here. Does it deserve another thread?

[ Edited by: ManoKoa on 2005-01-27 20:04 ]