Post #764532 by danlovestikis on Wed, Jun 1, 2016 8:55 PM

MadDogMike thank you. Now it's my turn to have kiln problems. I'm going to take it apart and take it to a repair shop to see if replacing the relay switches will fix it. Such a bummer since I'm in the middle of my huge project.

hang10tiki I would like to resemble that remark!

TikiAno I missed this photo of Tiki Ari. Now that I have over 1000 friends I miss way too many posts. What a funny dad and adorable boy.

Danno I should make more huge bowls. I love reading the comments.

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More steps on Owen Wright's HUGE Tiki Bob Hula Girl Monkey bowl.

When I am going to super carve a Bob I start by carving an outline around the face.

To tie the Bob's to the bowl

I did a strip of carving all the way around that was the same.

Once that was done I started on each individual Tiki Bob doing a different style. Here I'm starting and

here he is finished.

Then another style and

another.

Three done and one to go. NO I did not do all of this carving in a day, nor in two days, nor in three days...

I decided to work on the monkey as shown in the photo.

I added one ear and

went to work on the second.

Once I decided where the monkey would hide out I smoothed out the carving.

I added some clay to back up the monkey.

Now it was time to let the monkey firm up while I carved the fourth Tiki Bob.

This is a good place to stop for tonight. Cheers, Wendy