TikiMango's Carvings- P31, Bone Hawaiian Tapa Hook - Tiki Carving

T TikiMango Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 798	T TikiMango Posted posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 1:50 PM Benzart, thanks again for all the nifty tool info, I'll search the Toolz thread when I get into a position to buy a micro-motor or other item. You're saying this is a Small head? Wow, thanks. Seeksurf, thanks for liking the stain. I will probably hit it with some fine sandpaper and rebuff to change the look a tad. TikiG, thanks for the comments. I'll send a few your way one of these days. Kirby, following your thread, it is easy to see how you missed mine... USB pendant, commemorative CD work, losing a Rumpus Room alumni. Thanks for the peek. Grog, thanks. Now if Grog could only send me his dino bones (a la Flintstones)from dinner or his lunch, I would be set for life. I remembered to take some in-process photos today, and thought I would share a little bit more about how I go about this. After I do a few hours of research on a style I want to do and sketch it a few times, I redraw the design on my bone and hack-off the unused bits with a pull saw. As you can see, I decided to do another Maori design, this time it is a Manaia. I like the fact that there's isn't a "set look" for this, as long as you have the eye present. Once I have the basic working piece, I hit the bench grinder to get the outside shape about 90% complete. This creates the most amount of dust, and if I had a coping saw or a band saw, this would go a lot faster and there would be way less dust. I'm between jobs right now, so my disposable income is very non-disposable at the moment, but I was able to buy this small set of burrs and grinders from Lowe's for about $12... my price range. Sizes range from 1/8" down to 1/32" I think. I use an 1/8" ball burr to hog-out all the interior cavities. My work surface is a piece of plywood across my lap as I sit in an old metal desk chair. My neck loves me. Presto! Through the magic of modern technology, I'm mostly done with all the interior work, at least 75% of it. Now comes the really fun stuff, I get to switch between different burrs, grinders, and chucks about 1 million times to finish off the piece. My helper dog, Matai, loves to just sit near my feet when I am doing anything, I swear he's part cat. I imagine all the bone dust I create must be like cocaine for the dog, he'll lick my feet and shins clean of the dust. Pupule Tiki! [ Edited by: TikiMango 2009-06-02 13:53 ]

Benzart, thanks again for all the nifty tool info, I'll search the Toolz thread when I get into a position to buy a micro-motor or other item. You're saying this is a Small head? Wow, thanks.

Seeksurf, thanks for liking the stain. I will probably hit it with some fine sandpaper and rebuff to change the look a tad.

TikiG, thanks for the comments. I'll send a few your way one of these days.

Kirby, following your thread, it is easy to see how you missed mine... USB pendant, commemorative CD work, losing a Rumpus Room alumni. Thanks for the peek.

Grog, thanks. Now if Grog could only send me his dino bones (a la Flintstones)from dinner or his lunch, I would be set for life.

I remembered to take some in-process photos today, and thought I would share a little bit more about how I go about this.

After I do a few hours of research on a style I want to do and sketch it a few times, I redraw the design on my bone and hack-off the unused bits with a pull saw. As you can see, I decided to do another Maori design, this time it is a Manaia. I like the fact that there's isn't a "set look" for this, as long as you have the eye present.

Once I have the basic working piece, I hit the bench grinder to get the outside shape about 90% complete. This creates the most amount of dust, and if I had a coping saw or a band saw, this would go a lot faster and there would be way less dust.

I'm between jobs right now, so my disposable income is very non-disposable at the moment, but I was able to buy this small set of burrs and grinders from Lowe's for about $12... my price range. Sizes range from 1/8" down to 1/32" I think.

I use an 1/8" ball burr to hog-out all the interior cavities. My work surface is a piece of plywood across my lap as I sit in an old metal desk chair. My neck loves me.

Presto! Through the magic of modern technology, I'm mostly done with all the interior work, at least 75% of it. Now comes the really fun stuff, I get to switch between different burrs, grinders, and chucks about 1 million times to finish off the piece.

My helper dog, Matai, loves to just sit near my feet when I am doing anything, I swear he's part cat. I imagine all the bone dust I create must be like cocaine for the dog, he'll lick my feet and shins clean of the dust.

Pupule Tiki!

[ Edited by: TikiMango 2009-06-02 13:53 ]

Post #458279 by TikiMango on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 1:50 PM