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Post #656975 by RIOTURBAN on Sun, Oct 28, 2012 6:51 AM

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Hello Tikimaniacs,
here are some tiki carving process pics of my tikis,
wanted to start one big topic for my "how to" pics so that i don`t have to open one for every single piece.
hope you can get something out of it for your own works.
best wishes and happy carving-RIOTURBAN

"THE WOODPECKER"

the design

rough shape

sanding the surface

working on details

chamfer the cutting edges to avoid splintering

after cleaning the surface by sanding it i add a layer of shellac to avoid further contamination

add more details

now i apply the decoration

one of the last steps is to put in the eyes(i always put in the eyes after chiseling. the eyes make the tiki become alive and i dont want to chisel on a living tiki :) )

now i apply shellac and the tiki is finished!

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