The Whale Rider Carves Tiki #1 (who would of thunk) - Tiki Carving

TWR The Whale Rider Member The Depths of the Deep Blue Sea Joined: Jul 18, 2005 Posts: 11	TWR The Whale Rider Posted posted on Mon, Aug 28, 2006 9:14 PM Hello All, To answer some of your Questions; I have about 6 hours into in as of yesterday, however that's mostly carving out the mouth. I,m told that the wood is Ficus (I guess that's a tree) It's really hard wood. Thanks to Aaron's Akua for the log. I have been using mostly a 1 1/2" chisel, however I did try a dremmel (too slow, the wood is too hard - this would take months) and I tried a hatchet (too big, this log isn't large enough to take out big chunks). I finally settled for making a few cuts with a chain saw for the depth in the mouth and then chiseling out the rest. I worked at the hospital all day today so I haven't made any more progress. I'll post more pics when I do. Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words.

Hello All,

To answer some of your Questions; I have about 6 hours into in as of yesterday, however that's mostly carving out the mouth. I,m told that the wood is Ficus (I guess that's a tree) It's really hard wood. Thanks to Aaron's Akua for the log. I have been using mostly a 1 1/2" chisel, however I did try a dremmel (too slow, the wood is too hard - this would take months) and I tried a hatchet (too big, this log isn't large enough to take out big chunks). I finally settled for making a few cuts with a chain saw for the depth in the mouth and then chiseling out the rest. I worked at the hospital all day today so I haven't made any more progress. I'll post more pics when I do. Thanks to everyone for the encouraging words.

Post #251314 by The Whale Rider on Mon, Aug 28, 2006 9:14 PM