Tiki Heroes & Carvers of Yore - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Fri, Aug 3, 2007 6:36 PM This is great stuff - a bit of a shame the pics are so grainy but that's to be expected. Here's hoping a few urban archaeologists out there can follow up some of these leads. I just can't get enough pics of classic era carvings. I love the low-tech approach these guys took, just hacking into logs or telephone poles with anything that had an edge. It brings to mind the Eli Hedley pic (in the BoT I think) where he is carving the Stardust moai with a real adze. It's interesting to think that in 50 years time people may be posting articles on BenZart or Crazy Al for the great "Tiki Revival" of 2060....

This is great stuff - a bit of a shame the pics are so grainy but that's to be expected. Here's hoping a few urban archaeologists out there can follow up some of these leads.
I just can't get enough pics of classic era carvings. I love the low-tech approach these guys took, just hacking into logs or telephone poles with anything that had an edge. It brings to mind the Eli Hedley pic (in the BoT I think) where he is carving the Stardust moai with a real adze.
It's interesting to think that in 50 years time people may be posting articles on BenZart or Crazy Al for the great "Tiki Revival" of 2060....

Post #323122 by Paipo on Fri, Aug 3, 2007 6:36 PM