A-A… Some Stuff I'm Working On (16 years later... finally retired and carving again!!) - Tiki Carving

AA Aaron's Akua Tiki Socialite Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1546	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Wed, Apr 20, 2005 1:58 PM From the first time I saw Sam Gambino’s “Hypno-Tiki” I wanted to carve it. I checked with Sam, who being the nice guy that he is, said “no problem”. This isn’t an exact replica. I’m finishing up a Leroy inspired series of carvings, and this is the last. That’s “Reloy on your left, Sam’s Hypno-Tiki on your right, and a strangely morphed “Hypno-Leroy” in the middle. I just felt like doing something fun this time. Here it is with lines applied. The log is the familiar “Reloy” shape. Using a pull saw for the mouth cuts lately. After one lunchtime carving session in the park… I only doing rough cuts with the chisels. Burrs will do the clean up. Starting a full body Lono, barely got started… More pix as carving progresses. Cheers! A-A "Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness." -Pablo Picasso [ Edited by: Aaron's Akua 2009-08-03 21:31 ] [ Edited by Aaron's Akua on 2025-06-20 15:38:19 ] [ Edited by Aaron's Akua on 2025-06-20 15:38:39 ]

From the first time I saw Sam Gambino’s “Hypno-Tiki” I wanted to carve it. I checked with Sam, who being the nice guy that he is, said “no problem”.

This isn’t an exact replica. I’m finishing up a Leroy inspired series of carvings, and this is the last. That’s “Reloy on your left, Sam’s Hypno-Tiki on your right, and a strangely morphed “Hypno-Leroy” in the middle. I just felt like doing something fun this time.