pix of carving a tiki from scratch - Collecting Tiki

G GECKO Member South Sea Arts Honolulu Joined: Jun 01, 2002 Posts: 1049	G GECKO Posted posted on Tue, Mar 11, 2003 11:18 AM I used the chain saw on the hole in the tikis crown. That would have took about a week and 2000 calories burned to get threw that hard coconut trunk with just a chizle. I don't know how da old ancestors did em with just stone and sea shell chizles!?!? Oh, back to the rattan. If you have a old piece or new piece and the wrapping starts to get loose or fall off, just boil the wrapping and it will be bendable once again or put a face towel on the wrapping if it's still attached to the chair and place hot water on it and let it sit for a bit. then re-wrap it and nail em.

I used the chain saw on the hole in the tikis crown. That would have took about a week and 2000 calories burned to get threw that hard coconut trunk with just a chizle.

I don't know how da old ancestors did em with just stone and sea shell chizles!?!?

Oh, back to the rattan. If you have a old piece or new piece and the wrapping starts to get loose or fall off, just boil the wrapping and it will be bendable once again or put a face towel on the wrapping if it's still attached to the chair and place hot water on it and let it sit for a bit. then re-wrap it and nail em.

Post #26140 by GECKO on Tue, Mar 11, 2003 11:18 AM