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B BigAndyB Member Liverpool, UK Joined: May 10, 2010 Posts: 54	B BigAndyB Posted posted on Wed, May 12, 2010 6:47 AM Aloha guys! :D its Andy here from Liverpool, UK.. bit of an unusual location for a tiki head, but i lived in NZ between the age of 9 and 10, and became fascinated with Maori and Polynesian culture.. which quite clearly, i still am :P anyway, took up carving tikis so i thought i'd also join this fab website.. i will share photos of my carvings :D i gotta say this website is host to some fantastic carvers! you guys set the bar pretty high :P.. gives me something to aspire to, anyway.. been using chisels for all the work uptil now, but I have just invested in a makita electric chainsaw, scares the hell out of me, but thats what i hope to be using shortly for the main carving work, so fingers crossed (if i can keep them) i will get the hang of it, and be able to produce larger carvings much quicker.. :)

Aloha guys! :D its Andy here from Liverpool, UK.. bit of an unusual location for a tiki head, but i lived in NZ between the age of 9 and 10, and became fascinated with Maori and Polynesian culture.. which quite clearly, i still am :P anyway, took up carving tikis so i thought i'd also join this fab website.. i will share photos of my carvings :D i gotta say this website is host to some fantastic carvers! you guys set the bar pretty high :P.. gives me something to aspire to,
anyway.. been using chisels for all the work uptil now, but I have just invested in a makita electric chainsaw, scares the hell out of me, but thats what i hope to be using shortly for the main carving work, so fingers crossed (if i can keep them) i will get the hang of it, and be able to produce larger carvings much quicker.. :)

Post #529634 by BigAndyB on Wed, May 12, 2010 6:47 AM