Post #384074 by kolidra on Mon, Jun 2, 2008 10:24 AM

On 2008-06-01 18:08, surfintiki wrote:
Very cool! What tools did ya use? Where'd ya get the wood? Are ya gonna make more? Where ya from? Are ya gonna post, post, post more???!

The wood is black (swamp) ash and it is locally wild here and cut by my dad. The tools...glue, clamps, router, belt sander, paint and a basic set of detail chisels. I am no carver but I take extra time to make up for skill. My next carving I am working on is a Tiki copy of Ku or Kane (I'm struggling to differentiate visually and the Web makes me more confused).
Im from Ontario Canada. Have been to Hawaii (just mainly Waikiki though) 4 times. I am now just trying to learn more about it. Firstly starting with endemic or Polynesian introduced plants. That fascinates me since Hawaii is or one of the most secluded places in the world and therefore the evolution of some plants are the most unique....and most wanted...Acacia Koa.
Oh and by the way....here at Wal-mart, the new spring lawn ornaments showed up at the store. They have a variety of everything that was the solar-light types. All still remain in huge quantities for sale except one style that sold out RIGHT-AWAY....the Polynesian style Tiki!!