skootiki's carving log

Looks like he is constipated...lol...very nice and great emotion in the face

I was thinking that he looked like he was frustrated and ready to explode.

a few more photos of this guy

sorry about the dark pictures.....that darn time change!


thanks for looking

On 2011-11-08 15:57, skootiki wrote:
I was thinking that he looked like he was frustrated and ready to explode.

LOL isnt that the same thing? :wink:

lookin good, like the color on this guy

keep up the good work skootiki

I'm digging the new guy!

a new one for today

34" tall

here's a daytime shot of the last TiKi
thanks for looking

good work skootiki.....hes been working out on the buns of steal.......lord knows i should

this little guy ...burnt and stained

thanks for looking

very nice...came out lookin real good

9 footer....never carved one this big before.
thanks Roger!

hell yeah bro! Go big!

Oh Dang! That's a mighty big log...gona use the whole thing???

[ Edited by: NIxxon 2011-12-12 12:50 ]

Awesomeness! I'm diggin the lines and the style.

Can't wait to see what this biggun will be.

Thanks for sharing.

Mahalo

McTiki

U B Rockin

I've wanted to make a TiKi mailbox for awhile.....today my mailbox self destructed, so I had this guy sitting around.

cleaned him up a bit, chopped out a big mailbox size slot in his head-dress. I better finish him up and installed tomorrow if I want to get any mail on Monday. Although, the mail is usually either bills or junk, sooo...?

yeah man...I dig it.

That looks cool! How do you plan on securing it into the ground?

it will sit on a concrete base (so it's not on dirt) and I will drive a couple of 4' long steel stakes into the ground behind it secured with nails.
I hope this works.

installed and ready to go
I guess tomorrow will tell (maybe he'll scare away the mail-man)

Captain Jack, I drove 3 steel stakes into the ground and then used 3" screws to attach them to the Tiki (it is sitting on a concrete base from the previous mailbox post)
It's pretty secure now but I'm sure that the screws will eventually loosen up and I'll have to think of something else.

did a little more work on this guy, I got some flex-cut chisels...so I'm experimenting

Looks like it's anchored quite well .... I think the concrete base will be the key to longevity. I placed a couple tikis on the dirt and they slowly rotted at the base ... good luck, it looks perfect!

I just got the new Flexcuts as well and, yes, they do take some getting used to! I had only used the flat Lowes chisels and the slight curves on the Flexcuts are indeed different ... The tall guy looks great!!

Awesome! Love the mailbox! Ya need to paint the actual box to look like a Warclub, splitting his head!

this is probably the best quality log that I have ever had the chance to carve...thanks Bill

gotta try something new, I guess

well....I'll give it my best shot

thanks for looking.......this one might take me a while

Excellent beginnings make Excellent tikis, I like where you are going with this one skooter.

Thanks Ben.

I'm attempting a bamboo look on part of this guy

still a long way to go

Good call on the bamboo! Anxious to see what becomes of this one ...

Yeah man, I'm liking the direction...

[ Edited by: pjc5150 2012-01-26 08:45 ]

Def look like bamboo, great start!

progress shot
I think this guy will be called "Keeper of the Coconuts"
thanks for looking

he is starting to "pop" out!

Im liking the head dress so far.

Nice concept.

thanks for the encouraging words

a little more progress

that draw-out is looking near perfect bro.

I really like this one...

Great stuff in here. The new one is looking good.

On 2012-01-08 17:13, surfintiki wrote:
Awesome! Love the mailbox! Ya need to paint the actual box to look like a Warclub, splitting his head!

That's funny! Great idea, Surfin!

got a little more done on this guy this week-end

thanks for looking

Nice design for sure, what does it look like now?

Mahalo

McTiki

making a little time today to carve on this guy

got a long way to go still.... but having fun

Oh yeah! That one is coming along sweetly! Thank you for sharing.

Workin on him tomorrow?

Mahalo

McfTiki

I LOVE IT when you guys show your works in progress! It's like watching the tiki version of "How It's Made." Thank you!

dude, this is a great piece. very, very original idea with the coconuts & bamboo. I dig the shit out of it..

one of your best IMHO.

keepin' an eye on this one...

thanks for the kind words and encouragement ! when I'm in the middle of carving a TiKi I start to wonder what it looks like to someone else......so thanks again.

I'm hoping to finish this guy up soon.

Looking pretty bad-ass!!!

a little more progress this week

still needs more depth, more detail and cleaning up

did I forget to mention sanding
thanks for looking

Looks very nice! A unique piece for sure ...

Rockin

Darn, he's Almost there Lookin Good there.

Darn, he's Almost there Lookin Good there.