A small carving and a Memorial project - Tiki Carving

8T 8FT Tiki Tiki Socialite Kansas City, MO Joined: Nov 30, 2003 Posts: 1411	8T 8FT Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 22, 2007 11:14 AM Well, today is the first day of Winter and in the Midwest we are getting freezing rain and snow. Several inches are on the way. So before the yard was totally covered in snow again, I ran outside to get a few pictures to share with you all. In 2006 I had the very good fortune to be able to attend the first Coontiki carving seminar in Tennessee. One of the other attendees was Jungle Jim who lives in Florida. He and his buddy Tony brought a chunk of palm log to give away and I was really glad to take it off their hands! As you can imagine, here in Missouri we don't get too many chances to acquire palm wood to carve. Well, I hauled it home and then let it sit in my garage for a year and a half before I decided to actually start carving on it. Now believe me, in that 18 months or so I gave a lot of thought about what to carve because I don't know when or if I will ever have another chunk of palm. Well I finally decided firmly that I would love to have a Big Bob (wouldn't we all?). Therefore, behold my new buddy Tikibob as done by 8FT Tiki.......... The log with ends squared off. Carving under way... Painted and done. Here he is visiting another tiki oudoors. Bob will be living indoors! Left Face. Back Side. Here you can see the top which is concaved to resemble a mug. The finished carving measures 23" tall. Right Face. With 3 coats of Minwax Polyshade it brings up a shine that mimics the glaze on a TikiBob Tiki mug. Well, the streets are now covered here and the ice pellets are really dropping so it looks like a white Christmas in Kansas City this year! SO from the 8FT's and our new buddy "Bob", Have a Merry Christmas everyone! I once was lost............but now I'm found [ Edited by: 8ft tiki 2007-12-27 17:04 ]

Well, today is the first day of Winter and in the Midwest we are getting freezing rain and snow. Several inches are on the way. So before the yard was totally covered in snow again, I ran outside to get a few pictures to share with you all.

In 2006 I had the very good fortune to be able to attend the first Coontiki carving seminar in Tennessee. One of the other attendees was Jungle Jim who lives in Florida. He and his buddy Tony brought a chunk of palm log to give away and I was really glad to take it off their hands! As you can imagine, here in Missouri we don't get too many chances to acquire palm wood to carve. Well, I hauled it home and then let it sit in my garage for a year and a half before I decided to actually start carving on it. Now believe me, in that 18 months or so I gave a lot of thought about what to carve because I don't know when or if I will ever have another chunk of palm. Well I finally decided firmly that I would love to have a Big Bob (wouldn't we all?). Therefore, behold my new buddy Tikibob as done by 8FT Tiki..........

The log with ends squared off.