Post #167913 by Polynesiac on Fri, Jun 24, 2005 5:43 PM

Sam and Ben - thank you for the compliments. I've been wanting to do that kon tiki pirate for a while. I've got more pirate tikis in the making...
I've cleaned him up a little since the last post...sometimes if you don't finish these carvings quick enough, then they never get done...yeah, it's a cartoony skull. the picture doesn't do it justice. Love that acacia wood - it buffed up REALLY nice.
conga - thank you for the props

Here's an update on the 6 footer. I haven't gotten much time to carve lately, but I've been able to get a little progress done on this one. Like a nerd, after I finished the regular tiki, I got inspired by Benzart's maori pendant and decided to add some tatoos:

don't be fooled by the picture, I rotated it 90 so it looks like it's standing up.

Just about ready to start staining this one...then I'll add some bells and whistles to it too. I'm pretty happy with how this one is turning out.

thanks for looking