On The Origins of Tiki Central and the Tiki Rebirth (Q & A) - General Tiki

AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Thu, Aug 17, 2006 12:33 PM :right: Question for Bamboo Ben. This picture always fascinated me (Pg. 74 of the BOT, captioned "The 'original beachcomber', Ely Hedley chiseling Moais for the Aku Aku in Las Vegas"). How did he carve this massive stone tiki? (Not just with that pickaxe or whatever it is, I hope?). What kind of stone was it made of? And how old was he at the time? For a guy his age, he must have been one tough son-of-a-gun. "Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness." -Pablo Picasso [ Edited by: Aaron's Akua 2006-08-17 13:10 ]

:right: Question for Bamboo Ben.

This picture always fascinated me (Pg. 74 of the BOT, captioned "The 'original beachcomber', Ely Hedley chiseling Moais for the Aku Aku in Las Vegas").

How did he carve this massive stone tiki? (Not just with that pickaxe or whatever it is, I hope?). What kind of stone was it made of? And how old was he at the time? For a guy his age, he must have been one tough son-of-a-gun.

"Ah, good taste! What a dreadful thing! Taste is the enemy of creativeness."
-Pablo Picasso

[ Edited by: Aaron's Akua 2006-08-17 13:10 ]

Post #249491 by Aaron's Akua on Thu, Aug 17, 2006 12:33 PM