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RIOTURBAN-Tiki carving process

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RIOTURBAN posted on 10/28/2012

Hello Tikimaniacs,
here are some tiki carving process pics of my tikis,
wanted to start one big topic for my "how to" pics so that i don`t have to open one for every single piece.
hope you can get something out of it for your own works.
best wishes and happy carving-RIOTURBAN

"THE WOODPECKER"

the design

rough shape

sanding the surface

working on details

chamfer the cutting edges to avoid splintering

after cleaning the surface by sanding it i add a layer of shellac to avoid further contamination

add more details

now i apply the decoration

one of the last steps is to put in the eyes(i always put in the eyes after chiseling. the eyes make the tiki become alive and i dont want to chisel on a living tiki :) )

now i apply shellac and the tiki is finished!

[ Edited by: RIOTURBAN 2012-10-28 06:54 ]

[ Edited by: RIOTURBAN 2012-10-28 06:56 ]

[ Edited by: RIOTURBAN 2012-10-28 08:16 ]

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McTiki posted on 10/28/2012

This is an incredible piece! Well done!

Thank for sharing

Mahalo

McTiki

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hang10tiki posted on 10/28/2012

Awesome detail

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Creative Chimp posted on 10/28/2012

Beautiful design. I liked your other step by step post carving too. You have a really cool style

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cy posted on 10/29/2012

Chamfer? Was ist los? Only fooling Rio, thanks for the lesson on attention to details!

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Atomic Tiki Punk posted on 10/29/2012

very nice!

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amate posted on 10/29/2012

Love your stuff! Fresh and very nicely done.

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congatiki posted on 10/29/2012

Beautiful work....fresh and exciting! Very cool.

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Atomic Mess posted on 11/01/2012

thanks for the detailed steps. Are you using the masking tape as a guide or to protect the wood from your gouge?

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RIOTURBAN posted on 11/03/2012

Thank you all!i`m glad you like it!
@cy-hehe,youre right-i guess thats typically german:-)
@Atomic Mess- i use it as a guide.sometimes i also use elastic straps as a guide to draw straight lines on a curved surface

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RIOTURBAN posted on 11/03/2012

one of my first ones







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MadDogMike posted on 11/03/2012

Very cool Rio. Interesting how you shellac it before you do the detail work then again when you are done. Smart!

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RIOTURBAN posted on 11/03/2012

thank you!saves me from a lot of sanding!

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pjc5150 posted on 11/03/2012

wow...

that last one you did is really good man...

excellent detailing & finishing...

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Atomic Mess posted on 11/07/2012

Nice work! Quite a contrast in style from the last one.

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Benzart posted on 11/17/2012

Lots of refreshing, Nice pieces here Rioturban, you seem to have some deep, respectable skillz there COOL!

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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/18/2013

hi ,
this time i`m carving a marquesan style tiki,
about 6 feet high.

the design

now the stencil for the log

now i clean up all the edges and apply the ornaments
photos will follow next week!

[ Edited by: RIOTURBAN 2013-01-18 12:07 ]

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cy posted on 01/18/2013

It was worth the wait for an update RIOTURBAN - Great, precise work as always! What kind of wood are you using for this one?

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Benzart posted on 01/19/2013

Excellent stuff. I think it's time you got familiar with the Hook Blade which I use almost exclusively. It has greater leverage than any other blade but should only be used with bandaids readily available as it Will bite you if not careful.
https://warrencutlery.com/store/product-info.php?pid195.html
Use the #9 Medium and if you call them you should be able to get 1 dozen for the same price as the gross pack rather than $1.22 for each blade. Then look at their Handles and get the #CHW-3LJ, it has the best blade holding jaws of all their others.

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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/19/2013

thanx cy, its birch.nice to carve,its quite soft
thank you benzart for sharing.i use similar knives for small pieces.have to check out these concave shaped knives you use!i guess they feel even sharper because of the
oblique shearing effect.

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Cljha posted on 01/19/2013

Hi Rioturban,

Seems like I miss this post...Congratulations on your work.
BTW, what wood did you use for the woodpecker?

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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/19/2013

hi Cljha,
thank you,
the woodpecker is acacia wood,pretty hard wood.

[ Edited by: RIOTURBAN 2013-01-19 10:46 ]

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McTiki posted on 01/20/2013

Are your templates free hand drawings? Excellent either way!

Very nice work!

Mahalo!

Hook blades are choice!

McTiki

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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/20/2013

thank you McTiki,
the templates are free hand drawings. after several corrections with the pencil i retrace the lines with a marker.
best wishes!

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hang10tiki posted on 01/21/2013

Rio- great stuff (and a Benz tip also) way cool

Ps- is that you on YouTube?

Jon

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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/21/2013

Cheers Hang10!
yes ,it`s me!

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hang10tiki posted on 01/21/2013

Awesome, I couldn't find part 2 in the series... Only 1 and 3

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Cljha posted on 01/21/2013
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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/24/2013

so my friends, here are new fotos!
first layer of wood stain and beginning of the nose and forehead decoration

finished nose

and the forehead

a few layers of wood stain later,its fresh so it looks lacquered,ill do that later.

i got the designs from a book of "Karl von den Steinen ".don`t know if they are used for the nose and forehead- i do. :)

[ Edited by: RIOTURBAN 2013-01-24 15:49 ]

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hang10tiki posted on 01/25/2013

Me like

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RIOTURBAN posted on 01/25/2013

hi folks,
"The Marquesan" video is now on you tube if someone is interested.have fun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdpDi0qscXE

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AlohaStation posted on 01/25/2013

Excellent Video!

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cy posted on 01/25/2013

Another excellent video RIOTURBAN, you are a maestro with a chainsaw and a v carving tool!

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Captain Jack posted on 01/25/2013

Cool video and a great Marq! Good Job!

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Atomic Mess posted on 01/30/2013

^^ agreed!

Thanks for sharing your process, interesting to see you using the v-gouge, I've never used one, I want to try it now...

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RIOTURBAN posted on 02/11/2013

finished!

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hang10tiki posted on 02/11/2013

Looks great my man

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Will carve posted on 02/11/2013

That is real nice.
You have lots of tricks in your bag.
Mad skills my friend.
Show us more.
Will

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amate posted on 02/11/2013

Very nice. If I recall, tha'ts no mini either.

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Atomic Mess posted on 02/12/2013

wow! excellent work.

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Grimbo posted on 02/14/2013

Great Marq and I love the vidoes on youtube. Great to see the process, thanks for posting them up.

Cheers
Sam

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hang10tiki posted on 02/16/2013

Skill
Skill
Skill

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RIOTURBAN posted on 02/16/2013

Thank you my tikifriends!
sometimes while working on a big piece i think maaaaan that suucks!but when its finished all negative things like getting blisters and cutting yourself is forgotten.
i got a new project and this is the first time I'm really worried about making something wrong.
this tiki gonna be really warped and complex.hope i make it right ! :)i think i will finish it until summer
here is a little sketch(its gonna be quite big too)
best wishes!

[ Edited by: rioturban 2013-02-16 15:56 ]

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cy posted on 02/16/2013

I can already see it finished RIOTURBAN, you won't screw it up!

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Cljha posted on 02/16/2013

Summer?!?!
That will be a long wait, for sure it will be worth it :wink:
Good luck with this new project. Enjoy!!

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McTiki posted on 02/16/2013

Happy Happy! Much wonderful work here.

McTiki

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laojia posted on 02/25/2013

Awesome Marq!!! Yeah!!!

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RIOTURBAN posted on 02/26/2013

Thank you very much to all of you!!!

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