Post #635524 by amate on Tue, May 8, 2012 10:52 AM

Nixxon – the 5ft Ku depends on if I can get my daughter-in-law to sign off on installing it on their poolside patio. I gotta do something with that log one way or the other.

Thanks Surfin’ – That marq is coming along nicely.

I am always flattered to have you stop by Mr. Benz. Refer to Atomic Mess above on your question.

Hottiki – I was hoping to get some feedback on the top knot. It stays…at least for now.

Congatiki – I’m certainly putting in the effort but the thought is debatable. My carving is anything but well thought out. I start with a style in mind and usually something more specific like , I’ll make the nose better on this one by changing such and such. I first carve out the head and move on to roughing the face. Only now do I start to think about the nose. At this point I haven’t given any thought at all to the eyes, mouth, ears etc. I just make it up as I go and I often get stuck, sometimes for months, on one feature or another. The moko is the hardest to get over.

Atomic Mess – Thanks for your comments and welcome to TC.

Big T. The rough outs are easy for me and go pretty quick. As long as I have something in mind I can move along pretty rapidly. It’s when I can’t improvise on the spot that I get stalled (refer to response to Congatiki) that the carve seems to drag on. That’s why I always have more than one in the works. If I get stuck on one, I just move over to another.

[ Edited by: amate 2012-05-08 10:54 ]