Post #399613 by SCTikiShack on Thu, Aug 7, 2008 9:50 AM

Hello everyone,

I haven't posted anything in a while.
Currently, I am sitting at work and have found myself with nothing to do.

So, I guess it is time to post some work.

The tikis in the images are only a portion of what I have created over the last year.

Sorry, there aren't more, these were the only ones that I had on Shutterfly ready to go.
All my other images are on my home computer.

These first images are of a tiki made out of Redwood heartwood. They come from a log used to build a dam and have been under water for the last twenty years. The result was a beautiful rich red color. It is sealed with three coats of polyurethane.

This next tiki is Mexican Fan Palm and, in this picture, it is still in the sanding phase. Notice the burl scissor chairs in the background. I will send some completed pictures of these projects when I can get my act together.

Here we see a picture of a Douglass Fir tiki; at least I think it is made out of Doug Fir. When I first picked out this log, I thought it was Redwood because it was dirty and had, what appeared, a red base. When I started carving, I noticed something was amiss; this wood was much harder and splinterier than buttery soft redwood. However, it still came out looking alright in the end. If you look closely at the headpiece, you will notice that it says "Wilsons". That is for the family that received this tiki.

And last but not least, is my attempt at carving jade. This necklace was given to a lovely Tika friend in Costa Rica. I believe it is jade; the stone was purchased on E-Bay from China. I have heard of lots of incidents where jade imports from china are actually other stones. Either way, this stone was extremely hard and took detail well.

Hello to all my tiki friends out there,

Cheers,
Will
SCTikis