Carvings by Pwest71...Second tiki in progress... - Tiki Carving

P pwest71 Member Pittsburgh, PA Joined: May 04, 2007 Posts: 90	P pwest71 Posted posted on Tue, Sep 17, 2013 11:30 AM Hello, Long time, no see...I've been slowly working on some tikis, the one here I've been on for about a year, started out with X-Acto knives, then switched to some Flexcut knives, then the best switch after talking to Benzart, to a Warren Cutlery handle and hook blade...I don't get alot of time to work on carving, so this has been slow, but it's going well, this one is from Pine, a funky branch from a tree we cut down in our yard, curves several directions, which I tried to incorporate into the design...Modeled after a tiki at Pu'uhonua O Honaunau...Hope you like it...Approximately 16-18 inches tall, 1.5 inches wide... Aloha, Paul [ Edited by: pwest71 2013-09-17 12:54 ]

Hello,

Long time, no see...I've been slowly working on some tikis, the one here I've been on for about a year, started out with X-Acto knives, then switched to some Flexcut knives, then the best switch after talking to Benzart, to a Warren Cutlery handle and hook blade...I don't get alot of time to work on carving, so this has been slow, but it's going well, this one is from Pine, a funky branch from a tree we cut down in our yard, curves several directions, which I tried to incorporate into the design...Modeled after a tiki at Pu'uhonua O Honaunau...Hope you like it...Approximately 16-18 inches tall, 1.5 inches wide...

Aloha,

Paul

[ Edited by: pwest71 2013-09-17 12:54 ]

Post #693824 by pwest71 on Tue, Sep 17, 2013 11:30 AM