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Joined: May 18, 2006
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Thanks, guys...Yo, Buzzy...your questions:
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individual pieces this size (2-1/2" to 3-1/2") take me about 12 hrs. or so. I made them about 4 yrs. ago. I only recently found the rock for my stand, & have about 30 minutes in it, leveling one face (12" in length)...hard to give an estimate, since this has sorta been an on-and-off project...I'm not a trained artist, & only work when the spirit moves me...
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the tiki were cut free-hand, using a Dremel with various shaped diamond bits. The base was cut & smoothed using an electric 4" angle grinder with a diamond dry-cut blade...
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the rocks used for the tiki are of a type that are used here in the Memphis, TN area to bed railroad tracks...I would be hazarding a guess as to their type & content...they are difficult to work, as flaking can be a problem. Some seem to contain mica, granite, & quartz, so, gneiss is my guess...I'm not sure...
4.No pics on progress...I work outdoors in a good breeze (process creates a large amount of silica dust...)
- Have done several other tikis on a larger scale, using a grinder, dremel, hammer & chisel:
I've used these in my 'tiki garden':
...these guys were cut from Arkansas fieldstone (hard sandstone) & limestone...Ancient Polynesian stone carvings are rare, as iron & steel were not available & the work was very time consuming...my inspirations come from the Maori, Hawaiian, New Guinea & Easter Island peoples...I also do copper faces & will post some at a later date...Thank you for your interest & kind words...feel free to criticize...I have a thick skin & not much talent...just like doing this. There are some really talented folks on this website...true artists & too m any 2 mention...John
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