Post #751488 by TheBigT on Thu, Sep 24, 2015 7:16 PM

Whoa dang my topic is way, way behind. With summer just about done, time to bring this beast up to date!

I never posted this non-tiki work from last year - my first totem pole, done for a friend. It was carved on an old dead pine tree. Wings out of new planks.

Notching and installing the wings...

Finished! Hat's off to all you guys who carve tikis out of standing palms. That sheet's hard!

Unfinished paddle, posted previously, was finished in Feb.

Then put the finish on this Bumatay inspired guy in Apr.

In May, made this: the BaTiki! Actually, a cherry laurel limb shaved down to a bat shape. It's a moai standing on a birdman.

Finally found a real (used) wooden bat in June and made a 2nd batiki. This one's made out of a gen-u-wine Louisville Slugger. And it's my first commercial sale! Both of these were made for the Lei Low bar in Houston.

Gotta give credit where credit is due. The inventor (as far as I know) of the batiki and owner of Lei Low: Russell Theode. Don't tangle with a man in a bar carrying two bats!

As posted earlier by my friend and man of great patience, ProfG, completed this little guy in July and then didn't ship it until September. Doh!

Did some masks and mini-moais in August..

Some new stuff, including a t-ball sized batiki...

Last, but not least, a well-known character dropped by, bringing treasure with him. Here I am pointing to the man - our very own Amate with two of my newest and most prized possessions! Many thanks Allen!!

[ Edited by: TheBigT 2015-09-25 04:52 ]