Carving Tips for a possible beginner? - Tiki Carving

G GMAN Member My Island Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 2999	G GMAN Posted posted on Sun, Mar 5, 2006 5:54 PM PockyT, First things first - find the carving safety thread and give it a read. After that have at it, but remember to carve safe. Tikis bite often and can attack if you do something careless. If you want to give carving a shot and not spend big $$, grab a 2x4 and draw out a figurine in profile (on the 4" surface). Maybe find a cool design from a PNG art web search. Use a sabre saw to cut it out and then use whatever you can to round it out and cut in the features. If you can get your hands on a sabre saw, a rasp, and some exacto knives, I think you will likely be able to make something very nice. Be sure to post progress pics and keep us all informed. You can always PM me if you have questions. Carve safe. -Gman

PockyT,

First things first - find the carving safety thread and give it a read. After that have at it, but remember to carve safe. Tikis bite often and can attack if you do something careless.

If you want to give carving a shot and not spend big $$, grab a 2x4 and draw out a figurine in profile (on the 4" surface). Maybe find a cool design from a PNG art web search. Use a sabre saw to cut it out and then use whatever you can to round it out and cut in the features. If you can get your hands on a sabre saw, a rasp, and some exacto knives, I think you will likely be able to make something very nice. Be sure to post progress pics and keep us all informed. You can always PM me if you have questions. Carve safe.

-Gman

Post #219048 by GMAN on Sun, Mar 5, 2006 5:54 PM