Post #321672 by greentikipat on Sat, Jul 28, 2007 2:11 PM

aloha! thanks a lot everyone!!
Savage Daddy, Mieko, Aloha Station- the finish look is just the grinder. i don't change the disc until i must. the more worn it becomes, the more it burns as it goes.
Tikifreak1-Benella, Mctiki- thanks guys! as for the backyard, Mctiki- he was a commision, so he was gone that day. i do love the classic Marq style, so i think i'll have to make one similar for my abode.
Congatiki, -thank you. doing the majority of the shaping and linework with the grinder really speeds things up. like the one before, i only used chisels and gouges to remove large areas of wood. i like this aproach quite a bit. not "all hand carved", but it makes the work time/price ratio a fair one.
GMAN- a weekend in august sounds good here. i'm a single dad, so i'll probably need to include my 5yr old daughter, but she loves tikis and carving, so shouldn't be a problem for a couple hrs anyway. i can always use a push, too.

mahalo all!