Kahakai Kane - Mini #3 added 09-03-05 - Tiki Carving

KK Kahakai Kane Member Wellington, FL Joined: Aug 28, 2005 Posts: 8	KK Kahakai Kane Posted posted on Sat, Sep 3, 2005 10:44 AM Thanks for all the kind words! Humuhumu, my #1 now has a name, I introduce him to my friends as "Cracker Jack". Ben & ManoKoa, it was your threads that inspired me to start small and to persue traditional designs. AA I think the advice "go deep" is probably the most helpful, and the most challenging. Being new, timidity is a problem, so I make a bunch of shallow cuts and then think "What would AA do" then carve twice as deep and like the results... The latest results - Mini #3, 3" tall, the same 1" dowel that Cracker Jack came from. Carved with a dremel tool (gotta get some knives...), two coats chestnut stain, no clear coat - just a light buffing - going for a vintage look. I think this might have been a little too ambitious for my skill level, but I'm pretty happy with the results The last shot is just a low angle trying to look huge... -KK

Thanks for all the kind words! Humuhumu, my #1 now has a name, I introduce him to my friends as "Cracker Jack". Ben & ManoKoa, it was your threads that inspired me to start small and to persue traditional designs. AA I think the advice "go deep" is probably the most helpful, and the most challenging. Being new, timidity is a problem, so I make a bunch of shallow cuts and then think "What would AA do" then carve twice as deep and like the results...
The latest results - Mini #3, 3" tall, the same 1" dowel that Cracker Jack came from. Carved with a dremel tool (gotta get some knives...), two coats chestnut stain, no clear coat - just a light buffing - going for a vintage look. I think this might have been a little too ambitious for my skill level, but I'm pretty happy with the results

The last shot is just a low angle trying to look huge...
-KK

Post #184098 by Kahakai Kane on Sat, Sep 3, 2005 10:44 AM