Lurking Tikiphite finally posts his work. . .(10-2-10 new pics, tiki # 10, 11 now posted) - Tiki Carving

T tiki_tim Member Colorado, USA Joined: Dec 06, 2007 Posts: 39	T tiki_tim Posted posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2008 4:20 PM Carving #7. Saw a real cool set of shelves on EBAY, which inspired the next carving. Used 4x4 wood I found laying around the house, and a pine plank I bought at Lowes. I have a lot of images below, so people can see the process of how they were done. Nothing special here, again using the same tools mentioned above. Used a compound saw for the mouths. Used a drill press and some mil bits to mil out the backside for the "screw holes" I bought at Lowes (about $1 per). The grain of the wood was a bit tricky to work with. The light parts of the wood were very soft, the dark "veins" were hard, so carving with power tools often didn't work out like I expected, the bits would dive down into the soft areas for uneven cuts. Had to get used to that. Regarding staining, I stained it and let it dry for about 1.5 hours. Then I hit it right away with clear laquer. This had an interesting effect, as the lighter areas of the wood gave up their stain, becoming ever lighter. This really brought out the grain effects of the wood. Turned out kinda neat, I thought. . . Had a lot of fun carving this one too. nice grain features done staining figures done staining slats working on "screw holes" routing out space for "screw holes" mounted on wall in use "In the dark, mysterious, pagan womb of the tiki bar, Organizational Man could escape the spectre of the A-bomb and the 30-year mortgage." (Grog Log - J Berry, A Kaye - 1998) TT [ Edited by: tiki_tim 2008-11-30 17:37 ] [ Edited by: tiki_tim 2010-10-02 17:10 ]

Carving #7.

Saw a real cool set of shelves on EBAY, which inspired the next carving. Used 4x4 wood I found laying around the house, and a pine plank I bought at Lowes. I have a lot of images below, so people can see the process of how they were done. Nothing special here, again using the same tools mentioned above. Used a compound saw for the mouths. Used a drill press and some mil bits to mil out the backside for the "screw holes" I bought at Lowes (about $1 per).

The grain of the wood was a bit tricky to work with. The light parts of the wood were very soft, the dark "veins" were hard, so carving with power tools often didn't work out like I expected, the bits would dive down into the soft areas for uneven cuts. Had to get used to that.

Regarding staining, I stained it and let it dry for about 1.5 hours. Then I hit it right away with clear laquer. This had an interesting effect, as the lighter areas of the wood gave up their stain, becoming ever lighter. This really brought out the grain effects of the wood. Turned out kinda neat, I thought. . .

Had a lot of fun carving this one too.

nice grain features

done staining figures

done staining slats

working on "screw holes"

routing out space for "screw holes"

mounted on wall

in use

"In the dark, mysterious, pagan womb of the tiki bar, Organizational Man could escape the spectre of the A-bomb and the 30-year mortgage." (Grog Log - J Berry, A Kaye - 1998)
TT

[ Edited by: tiki_tim 2008-11-30 17:37 ]

[ Edited by: tiki_tim 2010-10-02 17:10 ]

Post #421517 by tiki_tim on Sun, Nov 30, 2008 4:20 PM