Some of last years SCTiki carvings - Tiki Carving

S SCTikiShack Member Joined: Aug 02, 2004 Posts: 151	S SCTikiShack Posted posted on Fri, Aug 8, 2008 9:42 AM Thank you guys again!! Yes, I have been surfing a lot. My family just let me go to a surf camp at Magedalena Bay in Mexico. The waves were excellent and the only thing that I had to worry about was getting out of the water in time to make the meals. They were feeding us like kings fresh yellowtail ceviche and locally caught lobster were my favorites. I would highly recommend this trip for all you surfers out there. The waves are medium heavy, but that is kind of nice since you are out in the middle of nowhere and don't want to get hurt. Sorry for the blurry images, the resolution was too low. Cutting back at campsites. One day I will show you guys my carving set up. However, it is not impressive, just some land in the middle of a redwood forest and a generator. I do have access to a large tractor/ backhoe that comes in handy when I have to move some big tikis such as the one below. As for my jade carving, I have been using a Foredom drill with diamond bits. Currently, there is no water system in place, I have just been dry carving the stone. Here is a picture of the palm tiki, that I showed before, all burned and sealed up. One more Redwood Heartwood tikis for y'all. This next tiki was one that I started in 2006 for my son and finally got around to finishing it off this year. It has a Citrine in it's ear and is made out of Redwood Burl. These last images are of a non-tiki Curly Redwood mantle that I made for a friend. Unfortunately, I had to sandwich two pieces together and there is a visible seam. Next time, I would try to create one out of one solid piece, but it is hard to find Curly wood that large. It is sealed with marine grade epoxy. I am on my way to a father and son and son trip to Cambria, Ca for the weekend. Have an excellent weekend. I better get back to work before I get fired. That might not be a bad thing, I currently have a stash of about 60 logs that need attention. Be Safe & Use Protection, Will P.S. the world is a dangerous place, you can never be too safe. [ Edited by: sctikishack 2008-08-08 10:06 ]

Thank you guys again!!

Yes, I have been surfing a lot.

My family just let me go to a surf camp at Magedalena Bay in Mexico.
The waves were excellent and the only thing that I had to worry about was getting out of the water in time to make the meals. They were feeding us like kings fresh yellowtail ceviche and locally caught lobster were my favorites. I would highly recommend this trip for all you surfers out there. The waves are medium heavy, but that is kind of nice since you are out in the middle of nowhere and don't want to get hurt. Sorry for the blurry images, the resolution was too low.

Cutting back at campsites.

One day I will show you guys my carving set up.
However, it is not impressive, just some land in the middle of a redwood forest and a generator.
I do have access to a large tractor/ backhoe that comes in handy when I have to move some big tikis such as the one below.

As for my jade carving, I have been using a Foredom drill with diamond bits.
Currently, there is no water system in place, I have just been dry carving the stone.

Here is a picture of the palm tiki, that I showed before, all burned and sealed up.

One more Redwood Heartwood tikis for y'all.

This next tiki was one that I started in 2006 for my son and finally got around to finishing it off this year. It has a Citrine in it's ear and is made out of Redwood Burl.

These last images are of a non-tiki Curly Redwood mantle that I made for a friend. Unfortunately, I had to sandwich two pieces together and there is a visible seam. Next time, I would try to create one out of one solid piece, but it is hard to find Curly wood that large. It is sealed with marine grade epoxy.

I am on my way to a father and son and son trip to Cambria, Ca for the weekend.
Have an excellent weekend.

I better get back to work before I get fired.
That might not be a bad thing, I currently have a stash of about 60 logs that need attention.

Be Safe & Use Protection,
Will

P.S. the world is a dangerous place, you can never be too safe.

[ Edited by: sctikishack 2008-08-08 10:06 ]

Post #399875 by SCTikiShack on Fri, Aug 8, 2008 9:42 AM