carved my first tiki... - Tiki Carving

B Bad30th Member San Diego Joined: Jun 11, 2010 Posts: 24	B Bad30th Posted posted on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 11:06 AM Hi everyone ! First off I'd just like to say thanks to all that have contributed here, you are my inspiration ! I really enjoy seeing everyone's work and there is some incredible talent here ! ...so a couple of months ago my neighbor cut down a Mexican fan palm, which was the catalyst to me finally getting off my butt and carving my first tiki... I'm busy with a million other things but have spent a few hours here and there working on it. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for a freshman effort, learned a lot and am looking forward to starting on tiki #2 ! To carve this guy I used a set of five Craftsman wood chisels (1 1/4" down to 1/4") and a urethane hammer, and a dremel for most of the small detail. I wanted to try for something non-standard and a little different, hence the droopy eyelids and big smile with no open mouth. Tiki #1 was dedicated to my cat that just passed away after 16 years - Bub - he was one of a kind and I sure do miss him. The detail on the tiki going around above the eyes says "RIP BUB 2 18 11". ...so without further ado, here are some tiki pics : Mahalo nui loa for looking, and for your feedback and ideas ! Rob
GP Grand Poobah Member Reading, PA Joined: Dec 09, 2008 Posts: 234	GP Grand Poobah Posted posted on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 6:32 PM Nice job. there are a lot of details in your carve
N NIxxon Member Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 496	N NIxxon Posted posted on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 11:42 AM cool first tiki! unfortunately this new hobby is going to take priority over the million other things you have to do :) happy carving!
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Mon, Apr 18, 2011 12:57 PM Great way to incorporate the letters into the design. Good job.
P pjc5150 Member Tampa, FL Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 2379	P pjc5150 Posted posted on Fri, Apr 22, 2011 3:01 PM nice start bro. go DEEP!!!!
T ToddVegas Member Michigan Joined: Mar 29, 2011 Posts: 115	T ToddVegas Posted posted on Sun, Apr 24, 2011 2:02 AM Greetings friend! Your tiki kind of has a cartoon character look to it that is very cool. Keep up the good work! Thanks for your time. TODD

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Bad30th Posted posted on Tue, Apr 12, 2011 11:06 AM

Hi everyone !

First off I'd just like to say thanks to all that have contributed here, you are my inspiration ! I really enjoy seeing everyone's work and there is some incredible talent here !

...so a couple of months ago my neighbor cut down a Mexican fan palm, which was the catalyst to me finally getting off my butt and carving my first tiki... I'm busy with a million other things but have spent a few hours here and there working on it. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out for a freshman effort, learned a lot and am looking forward to starting on tiki #2 !

To carve this guy I used a set of five Craftsman wood chisels (1 1/4" down to 1/4") and a urethane hammer, and a dremel for most of the small detail. I wanted to try for something non-standard and a little different, hence the droopy eyelids and big smile with no open mouth.

Tiki #1 was dedicated to my cat that just passed away after 16 years - Bub - he was one of a kind and I sure do miss him. The detail on the tiki going around above the eyes says "RIP BUB 2 18 11".

...so without further ado, here are some tiki pics :