Post #716219 by theRog05 on Wed, May 7, 2014 9:23 AM

Hey Everyone,

I joined this forum a little while back and have been searching through posts. Last week I decided to break out the chisels and go at my first tiki.

I started by chiseling off the bark. Then put a sanding pad on my grinder and sanded down the wood. Then I just drew a design that I liked with pencil and started carving using a few flat chisels I had bought from harbor freight. After chiseling, I sanded, stained, polyurethaned, sanded, and polyurethaned again. For my first one I think it came out great.

I would love to make more, but this one took me about 14 (spread over a week or so) from start to finish. I would like to purchase an electric chainsaw and go at it. Anyone have any ideas on chainsaws? I don't want to spend too much at the start (maybe later if I get more into carving I'll buy a better one). I looked at the Homelite 14 in. 9 Amp Electric Chainsaw from HomeDepot and Poulan 8-Amp 14-in Corded Electric Chainsaw from Lowes. Leaning towards Homelite because it's auto oiled and 9amps, but Poulan is a pound lighter. Any ideas/suggestions?

Let me know what you think!

Thanks!

P.S.- That last picture makes it look glossier than it really is. I took this picture as soon as I put on the second coat of poly.