Post #202507 by Loki on Sat, Dec 10, 2005 4:35 PM

Finally, the first Tiki is finished.
He was all done with hand tools, and a quick sanding and stain...

Lessons learned:
-Hand tools are great, but i cant wait to try some electric ones to speed up the process.

• found myself trying to make all the cuts perfect and wasted a lot of time. the sanding helps clean up a lot of carving lines.

-I finally made myself a carving bench so i dont kill the rest of my back. Thanks Moon for the pics of yours.

-I need to exergerate the features next time. Make the eyes futher apart.

-Work on carving with a partner. Lady Loki and I have had a blast working on our tikis. We cant wait until the weekends so we can carve.

Lady loki should be finishing her up tomorrow.

So, here they are.

Here he is waiting for his turn to drive the car...I kept telling him he couldnt because he cant drive stick...his response "I am a Stick."

Lady Loki's...the feet and arms are really looking great, i cant wait to see it finished.

Next on the queue is a Maori Patu...pics as we progress. Thanks for looking. Aloha

"He who does anything because it is the custom makes no choice."

[ Edited by: Loki 2005-12-10 16:42 ]