LowKat's stump conversion(s) #16 on page 3 - Tiki Carving

L LowKat Member Oregon Joined: May 26, 2006 Posts: 24	L LowKat Posted posted on Mon, Jul 3, 2006 2:08 AM Picked up several pieces of various lengths and species of wood from my friends construction yard that were already cut. Just had to load them in my trailer. Free is a very good price! Made a few more carvings. They are in the order I carved them from your left to right. #'s 5,6,7,8,9,10,11. #5 The "Disney" looking character is a 25" X 10" Grand Fir. Had a piece of a branch that worked into a great nose. Finished with 2 coats of oil base "Early American" stain and a coat of poly. The teeth had a coat of transparent white oil stain before applying rest of finish. My wife calls him "Lumure" or something similar. #6 "Flamehead" is a 27" X 9" piece of Cherry. (This sh!t is hard!) but is a beautiful hunk of wood. Finished with red enamel for the flames and white enamel on the teeth with flat black between them and in the mouth. Two coats of MinWax "Pecan" poly over everything. #7 Is an Easter Island style in Oak (This sh!t is harder!) Measures 26" X 9". Finished with 2 coats of oil base stain that was thinned 50%. Then lightly sanded just to "break" the finish then 2 coats of Linseed oil. #8 "The Stoned Ranger" is also Oak. It's 34" X 7". Also used white stain on teeth and flat black on the recesses prior to applying 2 coats of "DuckBack" wood preservative. #9 Tiki surfboard is the back slab I cut off of Tiki #4 and is Cottonwood. 44" tall and about 10" wide and 2" thick in the center. After cutting the design with a box cutter knife I used a couple different pencils to color in the carving. Painted Mahogany "stringer" down the center then two coats of poly. If my lettering had better spacing I'd been happier. Looked fine during the Mai Tai buzz. Should've known better than mix alcohol and sharp implements of destruction. #10 "Kewl Daddy" (in front of the tikiboard) Is Cedar. 24" X 6" This stuff is easy carving. He has two coats of white (and gold) gloss enamel on his teeth and flat black between. Two heavy coats of Pecan Minwax poly. (sucked it up like a sponge) Has glass "blobs" for eyes. You see these "blobs" sometimes used for decoration around houseplants or also used in stained glass and crafts. #11 Full body tiki is 34" tall and 10" across. Doug Fir. This was a twisted piece of wood so the tiki's head is turned a little. 4 colors of stain with a couple coats of poly. Here's my entire lineup minus #1 and #2. (#1 is attached to the earth) and #2 will never be seen again except at the start of this thread. I got #3 oiled with 2 coats of Linseed oil. #4 got a coat of Mahogany stain and 2 coats of Linseed thinned 30-40%. Here's my next victims. When these run out, I'm going down to the "yard" and get some bigger stuff. WHAT I LEARNED. #1 I don't like bark removal. #2 Hardwoods create more work but make nice "crisp" cuts. #3 I need more tools!!!. #4 One slip of the chisel can lead to a major modification. #5 I'm definitly addicted to carving. I have stuff ready to carve and am worrying about what to get next.

Picked up several pieces of various lengths and species of wood from my friends construction yard that were already cut. Just had to load them in my trailer. Free is a very good price!

Made a few more carvings. They are in the order I carved them from your left to right. #'s 5,6,7,8,9,10,11.

#5 The "Disney" looking character is a 25" X 10" Grand Fir. Had a piece of a branch that worked into a great nose. Finished with 2 coats of oil base "Early American" stain and a coat of poly. The teeth had a coat of transparent white oil stain before applying rest of finish. My wife calls him "Lumure" or something similar.

#6 "Flamehead" is a 27" X 9" piece of Cherry. (This sh!t is hard!) but is a beautiful hunk of wood. Finished with red enamel for the flames and white enamel on the teeth with flat black between them and in the mouth. Two coats of MinWax "Pecan" poly over everything.

#7 Is an Easter Island style in Oak (This sh!t is harder!) Measures 26" X 9". Finished with 2 coats of oil base stain that was thinned 50%. Then lightly sanded just to "break" the finish then 2 coats of Linseed oil.

#8 "The Stoned Ranger" is also Oak. It's 34" X 7". Also used white stain on teeth and flat black on the recesses prior to applying 2 coats of "DuckBack" wood preservative.

#9 Tiki surfboard is the back slab I cut off of Tiki #4 and is Cottonwood. 44" tall and about 10" wide and 2" thick in the center. After cutting the design with a box cutter knife I used a couple different pencils to color in the carving. Painted Mahogany "stringer" down the center then two coats of poly. If my lettering had better spacing I'd been happier. Looked fine during the Mai Tai buzz. Should've known better than mix alcohol and sharp implements of destruction.

#10 "Kewl Daddy" (in front of the tikiboard) Is Cedar. 24" X 6" This stuff is easy carving. He has two coats of white (and gold) gloss enamel on his teeth and flat black between. Two heavy coats of Pecan Minwax poly. (sucked it up like a sponge) Has glass "blobs" for eyes. You see these "blobs" sometimes used for decoration around houseplants or also used in stained glass and crafts.

#11 Full body tiki is 34" tall and 10" across. Doug Fir. This was a twisted piece of wood so the tiki's head is turned a little. 4 colors of stain with a couple coats of poly.

Here's my entire lineup minus #1 and #2. (#1 is attached to the earth) and #2 will never be seen again except at the start of this thread. I got #3 oiled with 2 coats of Linseed oil. #4 got a coat of Mahogany stain and 2 coats of Linseed thinned 30-40%.

Here's my next victims. When these run out, I'm going down to the "yard" and get some bigger stuff.

WHAT I LEARNED.

#1 I don't like bark removal.
#2 Hardwoods create more work but make nice "crisp" cuts.
#3 I need more tools!!!.
#4 One slip of the chisel can lead to a major modification.
#5 I'm definitly addicted to carving. I have stuff ready to carve and am worrying about what to get next.

Post #240740 by LowKat on Mon, Jul 3, 2006 2:08 AM