Post #301249 by stockup on Mon, Apr 23, 2007 12:23 PM

So I have been messing around and have made a few tiki heads. I have only used a 14 inch chainsaw and then done all the details with flat hardware style metal chisels. I just bought an arbortech Pro 4 carving disc for a grinder which I hope will help with speed, as well as greater detail and curved edges. Other than simply this grinder are there any suggestions on toold to get some of these smooth finishes you all have? I feel like I have such rudimentary, roughed out work after looking at some of the tikis around here.

Also I had a question about sealing the heads. I have heard Tiki oil, and used Polyurethane on a pine one a while ago. Here is the look of my work thus far using just a chainsaw and flat chisels. I would love help in trying to break my work out to the quality of some of the people on this site. A lot of you guys are just fantastic. I am reposting pics of the 2 tiki heads I have recently done so you can get an idea of how far my work gets, and what results I have with just a chainsaw and chisels. Any advice and help would be great! I have been reading up but thought it may be easier to just post a new thread, because it was taking a while to find my answers.