Post #242215 by haikai on Tue, Jul 11, 2006 7:49 AM

Aloha everyone,

thank you all and sorry for the late response.
Michael (ramba-zamba) and me were very buisy to exhibit our artworks in the last three month.
We visited the London Luau and the Hangar Rockin´ festival in Swizerland,
were I carved live the hangar Tiki.
Now we have a litte bit time befor we start our next exhibitions and so I have some now pictures for you.

Loki, Dankesckön! Sehr nett von Dir!

Lake Surfer, thanks! I think it´s realy funny to carve such huge Tikis.
It´s so great when you finished one and see the giant result.

Tikiwahine, :lol: I thought like you, before I started to carve with the chainsaw.
Try it and you will loose your fear, but be concentrated. I had never an accident with those tool.

SCTikiShack, you are right! It´s fantastic to use different woods and to try out new things.
This time I like to carve in oak wood. In fact it´s realy hard,
but it has a beautiful grain and you can create pretty fine pattern.
I´m looking forward to carve in palm wood. I have never hold it in my hands.

surf-n-turf, thank you very much! It´s nice, that you try it in my native language.
I understood all and I think my english is sometimes not better! :)

GMAN, thanks, thanks, thanks! I realy like your work,too. Especially your Marakihau pendant!

Basement Kahuna, you are right! Thank God for forklifts!
It would be fantastic to carve a much bigger Tiki, but I can´t transport so huge and heavy logs.
Maximal 98,5 inch logs. So I need an bigger trailer!

Polynesiac, thanks for your accolade. Yes, I finished them all the same way.
I only used anola oil for the Tikis. I tink I oiled them four or five times.
They stand all outside and I hope they will get more interesting,
when they weather from the sun and rain.

O.K. Here are some new pics from the Tikis of LA ISLAND at Landshut / Bavaria.
When you want to see more fotos, visit the hole gallery on Forbidden Paradise:

http://www.forbidden-paradise.com/eng/gallery.php?top=34

The following pictures are from the Hangar Rockin´Festival. I carved there an 31,5 inch oak Tiki.
The Hangar Tiki, witch got his spirt in a mystic sanctification on the stage.
In the evening the Tiki chanched his owner on an auktion feat. MC Dink Winkerton from the Los Strajtjackets.

More pictures: http://www.forbidden-paradise.com/eng/gallery.php?top=37

So, now it´s time!
Long time ago, I wrote on TC, that I want to finish my pendant serial and post it.
Here are the Tiki necklaces and key holder with differen colors and beads.

The following pendants has been crafted from balsa wood.
The wood has been covered with glaze and sealed up with clear coat.

The next necklaces and key holder has been crafted from beech wood.
The wood has been covered with glaze and some sealed up with clear coat.

So, thank you all for visiting my posts on TC and yor nice comments!
Mahalo, Kai