Post #79614 by gavtiki on Sat, Mar 6, 2004 3:40 PM

hi guys peddro thanks for posting some pics of the tikis,i've got more photos,but still trying to get posted having problems with my computer at the moment (probably me!!!) the tikis are carved out of a product called hebal it is airated concrete they make it and somehow fill it with air so it is very light yet strong.its actually a building product they build houses out of it.you get it in blocks & have to sand off the top layers till you get down to the good stuff. once sanded it looks like volcanic rock with heaps of holes in it.i carve them only using hand chisels &files &sand paper.the designs i think up myself most have a cartoon type style (i suppose my style?)the small ones are 1foot (300mm)&the large ones are 2large blocks4foot(1200mm)the large ones are joined by pins or rods that the top one slides onto i've got a few different designs.this stuff is excellent to work with & you can get sharp definition in your tikis.gotta go & try to get these photos happening and ill post again o.k. gav..