Post #225724 by tikisobayli on Sat, Apr 8, 2006 1:02 PM

So, here are a few updates on my projects. My first war club is just about finished. The last coat of stain is drying as I type. Here are a couple pictures of the progress:

One side with initial check carving on the upper handle

Final Sanding and 1st part of finish applied:

Overall the club turned out pretty good and was for sure a great learning experience. I still need to apply the shell inlay that I have cut for the upper handle. I will be finishing that task this afternoon. I have some good ideas of where to improve on the next one. I wish that I could have afforded Coon Tiki to see the weapon master firsthand.

Next, is a second Marquesas inspired guy. Over our spring break I was at my parents house up in the N. Georgia mountains. So I went on a search for new wood and found plenty. I brought back about 6 white pine logs ranging from 2.5' to over 6' in height. Plus, I cut a bunch of very large white oak sections that are still at their house drying. Anyway, here is the first of the tikis to be made out of pine material.

Very first rough out cuts or "Torpedo Tiki"

Here is the guy as he stands today:

I will have some time over the next few days to finish this guy up. I have read on here about how nice pine is to carve. I do enjoy the easy of it and it really does cut like butter. However, it appears that it will take more sanding in the end and it does not hold the best detail when compared to the other wood that I have used.

So, when this guy is finished I think that he is going to have to find a new home. We are moving to the Atlanta area during the end of May and we want to move as little as possible.