Post #486664 by AlohaStation on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 9:50 AM

On 2009-10-06 04:50, wplugger wrote:
OK,
So at no time will my fingers ever leave my hands.

Mike, so glad you liked your swap piece. Enjoy.
Between the mug & pendant, every one at the carv jam
was WOWed. the pendant is my fave.
Heres to lookin at you

My portland cement army for the Mai-Kai.
The finally to this thread
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=26630&forum=1&start=0

Heres my latest
For your amusement.
First a Mai-Kai barrel of rum , My fave.
Next 2 tangaroa like guys [back to back] featuring shell eyes.
Then a really short tiki guy.
Holding a big mask. [because no body could have a head that big.] Duh.

Last up
The other side of the hairball

That should get us up to speed for now.

Bumped for new page...

On 2009-10-06 07:53, TheBigT wrote:
Wow, great stuff. Tons of character in these pieces. Could you explain your process for staining the Mai Kai cement statues? The finish on those is awesome. :)

Ooo - Ooo - I know - I know... He used the K.I.S.S. Method!

The rootballs are off the hook! I had some logs from the same batch of trees and I hated working with them. But somehow Will makes it look simple. What is not shown is the plywood backings. The top part of the log (visually the bottom of the carving) became stringy and rotten in the inside, leaving a hard shell around the outside to carve. Most of the log is hollow - so these guys weigh very little!! The addition of the shell eyes is an excellent touch!

[ Edited by: AlohaStation 2009-10-06 09:53 ]