New Carver with a few questions. - Tiki Carving

T thekrey Member Sac-Town, California Joined: Aug 01, 2007 Posts: 14	T thekrey Posted posted on Wed, Aug 1, 2007 9:18 PM Hey, I've just gotten into this whole carving thing, and have a practice log or two kinda carved out, but started browsing these boards the past few days and came up with a couple questions to ask. Ive seen some tikis carved in the full 360 degree spectrum, and some in the front only. Is there any difference, besides time put in of coarse, to the two carving styles? What kind of wood is best, ive been working with Eucalyptus wood to start with cause thats what was available to me. Is there a better quality wood, if I really started to get into the carvin, and how easy would it be available to me if i live in northern california? I see alot of neat designs, are those all original or inspired by something, and if you are inspired from stuff available on the internet where do you go to find it? And that about does it for me. Mahalo.

Hey, I've just gotten into this whole carving thing, and have a practice log or two kinda carved out, but started browsing these boards the past few days and came up with a couple questions to ask.

Ive seen some tikis carved in the full 360 degree spectrum, and some in the front only. Is there any difference, besides time put in of coarse, to the two carving styles?
What kind of wood is best, ive been working with Eucalyptus wood to start with cause thats what was available to me. Is there a better quality wood, if I really started to get into the carvin, and how easy would it be available to me if i live in northern california?
I see alot of neat designs, are those all original or inspired by something, and if you are inspired from stuff available on the internet where do you go to find it?

And that about does it for me. Mahalo.

Post #322677 by thekrey on Wed, Aug 1, 2007 9:18 PM