Post #567878 by Bay Park Buzzy on Mon, Dec 6, 2010 7:05 PM

Today's sunset:

New Tiki Update:

I was sitting around the house on Friday, and I got a call to do a quick tiki. I got right to it, and started after they sent me the source picture for what I would carve. Luckily, when the picture came, it was of a Cannobal totem. Fresh on my mind, I knew I could carve them before the impossibly short deadline. It also seemed like a good challenge...

Here's the recap of the last few days:

Picture arrive and I draw out the design on the log. I'll have to go real late, so I bring it inside from the onset:

Chip, chip, chip, and at the end of the first day, it's mostly blocked out

First day sunset:

The tiki will hide a pole, so I have to hollow it out to fit around the pole. day two started with that.
I lined out a wedge on the log

I first want to cut out the v with two easy chainsaw cuts(har har har) and then clean out the boxes

Wedge cuts are what I call blind cuts, so I under cut them, and then check them for depth, and recut. I use a screwdriver to measure how deep I need to go

This shows me how much deeper I need to cut:

After I get the wedge out, I hollow the log and arc the back piece to fit the pipe

here it is with the back on:

By eye it looked right, but to be sure I tested it by making a log the same diameter as the pipe and tried to see if it would fit through the whole tiki

I left wiggle room in case the actual pipe is bigger

Now the two pieces rejoined:

I wanted to block out the third guy that night, but I was too tired from the day's work to do anymore. So here's the day two sunset:

Next day I blocked out the third tiki and hit the whole thing with a disc sander before doing the details

Then i carved the two big faces:

and the two small faces,

and called it a night.

Today, I carved the third tiki head, and started sanding it

Tonight's plan: Finish sand.

On 2010-12-06 03:32, Benzart wrote:
One day all your stuff will be gathered up and placed in a Tiki Museum.

Until then, they'll just clutter up select home tiki bars and yards.

On 2010-12-03 07:00, McTiki wrote:
Foo Fighters!
Awesome Kane!

Thanks McT!

On 2010-12-03 06:45, AlohaStation wrote:
That Tang is excellent.

I hope I still have it when I'm an old man so that I can use it.

On 2010-12-03 04:56, GMAN wrote:
Roger, Simple Minds, Thompson Twins, Aha, all there.....and with a little "Rock Lobster"........

KajaGooGoo? Duran Duran?

I'm a big fan of Lionel Ritche, myself.
All night long, all night,...
Buzzy Out!