Post #238953 by Kapu Kahiki on Wed, Jun 21, 2006 2:03 PM

Here we go
Cook-Islands mask from Coon-Tiki was completed several weeks ago.
Here are the last few in-progress and completed shots:

A couple of shots of the 'nostril' pattern, beveled in

Finished pics:

The chin pattern. The wood did not like my original pattern (see above). I like this just as well, I think it evokes a skull.

Forehead design

Sides details

I love the finish and sheen that the tung oil gave the mask! The red details are simple acrylic, which I oiled over for protection

A Kapu Kahik original! I polyeurethaned the tops and back

Check out the hooks. They are actually picture-hanging hooks, which I flipped over to pound into the back of the mask for hanging on my gate.

"Out of the water I am nothing"
-Duke Kahanamoku

[ Edited by: Kapu Kahiki 2006-09-13 20:42 ]