Post #157503 by Benzart on Mon, May 9, 2005 6:32 PM

Raffertiki, Thanks for the props. Here is the #'s 61 and 62 progress reports. They are both coming along slowly it seems

No Clue, thanks , I imagine if this is your first time watching a tiki being born, it is magical and special


BEachin Thanks for the props, patience is one thing I get stretched thin at times, These small pendants Have to have a lot of detail on them because they are seen from so close that everything shows up rather rargely so I need a high degree of finish and deep detail


Thanks SCTikiShackI appreciate your comments. Most of the wood I use has been Kiln dried and is faairly hard. These are mahogany which is called a Hardwood, but is actually fairly soft and "Chippy" and difficult to get detail from, but it can be done with sharp tools and being always aware of wherre the grain of the wood is going. I usually try to get a bit of animation going as I prefer not to have the piece standingnstraight at attention with no movement. Sometimes that is all you can have and if you work at it there will be no issues,.

[ Edited by: Benzart on 2005-05-09 18:52 ]

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