Post #276133 by AlohaStation on Tue, Jan 2, 2007 4:43 PM

Thanks for all the comps. As far as a style - I just carve what the wood tells me. The Cannibal is really looking good. I did some sanding to clean up the form and get ready for the details.

Gman, the wood for the Moai is Sabal Palm (excellent for simple cuts but detail is a bitch). What you can't see is that one of the eyes was partially rotten, so I soaked the area with super glue, carve, soak, and sand. Worked great and you can hardly tell after putting on the stain. The Cannibal is a piece of Mahogany that I got from Benz' stash. Beautiful, red, heartwood - fantastic for carving (although I had a few mishaps that reqired some glue - can't even see the cracks)! I'm still learning how to use the power chisel, so some of the cuts are a little deeper than I first wanted.

JP - The stand is a 10 minute project made with scrap wood that came out great. My Workmate was scratching and denting the carvings so I needed something to protect the wood while pounding on it. No measuring, just eyeballing. With a chop saw I cut a 1x4 in four pieces and a 2x2 into 4 pieces as wide as the 1x4. Took the 2 shorter 1x4 pieces and cut "V" into each. A little wood glue and a few screws later - walla! Works great! Somehow I got lucky and the whole thing can be clamped in with the Workmates wedges. Also when carving it is wide enough to place my tools so they won't roll away. I put some drawer liners (spongy rubber mat) or old carpet on the "V" to cushion the wood. It not a masterpiece, but has taken some serious hammering and held up. Sometimes the most simply projects come out the best.

Here is a piece that I did at my day job. A T-shirt that will passed out a Fishing Tourney.

[ Edited by: AlohaStation 2007-01-02 18:04 ]