Tiki Carving Swap - 4/7 Draw Completed - Tiki Carving

TL Tiki Lee's Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Aug 23, 2003 Posts: 798	TL Tiki Lee's Posted posted on Fri, Apr 6, 2007 8:05 PM Well, I finally finished my project. And like PDrake told me, these Moais ARE deceptively difficult to carve. They are also very difficult to photograph properly... Here it is: I went for the Natural, "Cubist-Movement" look. It took me all week... O.k., April Fool's was LAST week (I'm always late for everything!). Here's the finished version: It's done in the classic Witco style ala Bosko, Keigs, and now, (dare I say it?) Me! :P It measures about 24" tall and 8" wide, and started out as a 2" thick by 10" wide slab of Douglas Fir. It's almost impossible to find a big piece of Redwood or Cedar here in Vegas, so my pals SuzannaAnna and Mykl turned me on to the Doug Fir. It's a really hard wood, and pretty difficult to carve and burn, but the grain structure, as you can see, is fantastic. It's worth the extra effort. By the way, whoever "wins" this better be appreciative! I almost got KILLED making it- really! My angle grinder, for some reason, caught a tough bit of wood or something and literally in a split-millisecond, leapt out of my hands and into my stomach! Thank God that my T-shirt was thick enough to bind up the spinning blades before they could rip into my flesh. The angle grinder was twisted up in my shirt, with the back-end & cord flopping around before I had even a slightest chance to react and turn it off. Scared the f-ing SHT outta me! And, ruined one of my favorite shirts... I'm gonna have to send Lux and Ivy a "Thank You" card! Anyone know their address? :wink: PLEASE NOTE*: The following are the ravings of a Near-Death experience survivor. Please forgive me for derailing this thread. I think I'm gonna start making more tikis myself and selling them in my shops. That unexpected sale in San Diego kinda turned on the self-confidence button and I've been getting kinda excited to give it a shot. I have a couple that I've done so far... My first attempt at a big one. This guy is Doug Fir, 3' tall by 12" wide. Redwood; 6" wide by 8" long. Gee, is it actually possible that there could soon be a "Tiki Lee's Carving Thread?" Never in 1000 years would I have thought it could happen. But all you great folks on T.C., teachers and constructive-criticisers alike, have made it a near-possibility. Mahaloz PLENNY!!!

Well, I finally finished my project. And like PDrake told me, these Moais ARE deceptively difficult to carve. They are also very difficult to photograph properly...

Here it is:

I went for the Natural, "Cubist-Movement" look. It took me all week...

O.k., April Fool's was LAST week (I'm always late for everything!).

Here's the finished version:

It's done in the classic Witco style ala Bosko, Keigs, and now, (dare I say it?) Me! :P

It measures about 24" tall and 8" wide, and started out as a 2" thick by 10" wide slab of Douglas Fir. It's almost impossible to find a big piece of Redwood or Cedar here in Vegas, so my pals SuzannaAnna and Mykl turned me on to the Doug Fir. It's a really hard wood, and pretty difficult to carve and burn, but the grain structure, as you can see, is fantastic. It's worth the extra effort.

By the way, whoever "wins" this better be appreciative! I almost got KILLED making it- really! My angle grinder, for some reason, caught a tough bit of wood or something and literally in a split-millisecond, leapt out of my hands and into my stomach! Thank God that my T-shirt was thick enough to bind up the spinning blades before they could rip into my flesh. The angle grinder was twisted up in my shirt, with the back-end & cord flopping around before I had even a slightest chance to react and turn it off. Scared the f-ing SH*T outta me! And, ruined one of my favorite shirts...

I'm gonna have to send Lux and Ivy a "Thank You" card! Anyone know their address? :wink:

PLEASE NOTE: The following are the ravings of a Near-Death experience survivor. Please forgive me for derailing this thread.

I think I'm gonna start making more tikis myself and selling them in my shops. That unexpected sale in San Diego kinda turned on the self-confidence button and I've been getting kinda excited to give it a shot. I have a couple that I've done so far...

My first attempt at a big one. This guy is Doug Fir, 3' tall by 12" wide.

Redwood; 6" wide by 8" long.

Gee, is it actually possible that there could soon be a "Tiki Lee's Carving Thread?" Never in 1000 years would I have thought it could happen. But all you great folks on T.C., teachers and constructive-criticisers alike, have made it a near-possibility.

Mahaloz PLENNY!!!

Post #297400 by Tiki Lee's on Fri, Apr 6, 2007 8:05 PM