Post #541445 by Bay Park Buzzy on Fri, Jul 9, 2010 12:15 AM

Right before it got dark, there was a hint that there is still a sun out there somewhere:

It's supposed to dip from the low 60's, to the upper 50's tonight.

Tiki Update:
On the right, the moai I've been working on in increments:

Not much else for this update...

Poki thought she'd take up the slack and show you guys what she's up to:

Playing with her new favorite toy:

We call it "Goat."

Poki loves Goat!

On 2010-07-08 03:35, swizzle wrote:
#1 So are you saying you've only been carving for about 5 years?

#2 but is there not a way you can drill the inside of the drums out, or, I understand the wood is heavy, somehow use a lathe?

#3 I personally can see myself doing a hell of a lot of drilling and then cleaning the rest of it up with a chisel. Or am I being silly?

#1 Yes, in fact, it will be 5 years next month. I started sometime in the summer of '05 with my first tiki. then it took a few months to get some more logs, and I started back up in October of '05. Since then, Ive been carving continuously and I've only had a couple months off here and there due to injuries or accidents.

#2 I've seen a lathe that makes really big bowls on tv, but I think they are a little out of my price range. I'm sure it would work, but I just kind of make due with what I have. the type of wood you use would be way harder. I'm lucky because the palm center is pretty soft and I can take it out against the grain. Here'show I do it.
You can see the soft wood is whiter in the center of this photo from that post:

That stuff comes out a lot easier than the darker wood on the edge. You can see I eventually hollowed it out about 1/2" into the harder wood.

#3 Sounds like it would work. It would probably take forever...Problems such as these are the high hurdles that keep people from attempting to do these type of projects. Too much stress, too much work. My props to anyone brave enough to try one. Good luck!

On 2010-07-08 12:46, Lake Surfer wrote:
Buzz, you guys need some sunshine there! Head over here to the Eastern part of the country, we're damn near tropical lately. Sunny and in the 90's almost everyday. I was in Boston last week and it was scorching.
And easier on the back!

Actually I like it like this. I can still wear shorts and a tshirt all day, work outside for hours on end and never get hot or sunburned. I'm sure it will be blazing hot soon enough. for now, I;'ll just count my blessings.
I hear that!

Got a match?
Buzzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2010-07-09 00:29 ]