Post #182558 by Kahakai Kane on Sun, Aug 28, 2005 12:44 PM

Greetings all, I've been lurking here for over a year, reading and learning and finally have something to contribute. I have a couple of 4 foot palm logs waiting for me to let the tikis out, but I thought I should get a little practice before I go hacking away. My first is this Leroy inspired pendant. I started with a one inch hardwood dowel and a dremel tool. I stained it honey maple and put on two coats of clear polyurethane. This is the first thing I have ever attempted to carve/stain/finish.

The second is this grim little moai pendant. This one started out as a half inch dowel that I recycled from a potting bench that I dismantled. It had been outside for years and it was extremely weathered - completely greyed. I used the dremel on it, chestnut stain, one coat poly. I love how the grain looks on this one.


I have a third one coming - a little more complex, but I really have so much to learn. Thanks to everyone who posts on this forum you all have helped me get involved in a really cool hobby!
--KK

[ Edited by: Kahakai Kane 2005-09-03 10:45 ]