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My first Tiki from Yorkshire England
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bananamansl
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04/27/2011
This is my first attempt at carving my own Tiki, it took me over 4 weeks using only chisels, the wood used is pine. It stands around 4-5ft and will guard the entrance to my forth coming Tiki bar/Surf bar to be built in my shed. I look forward to your comments. I am already planning my next design and can't wait to get started. All the best Tiki Steve! |
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McTiki
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04/27/2011
First? Welcome to TC Steve. Thats an awesome first carve my friend. Tiki Bar should be interesting as well. Thanks for sharing and welcome again. Mahalo McTiki |
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mudbone
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04/27/2011
Welcome aboard and that's a great first carving,well planned out, good carving,burned nicely,love the grain. Good job, dude. |
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danlovestikis
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04/28/2011
That's terrific. If you have step by step photos you should open a thread on the carving page. Then all the carvers will write you lots of messages. I did my first wooden tiki last year and it was fun to read the comments. Did you use a blow tourch to darken the deep areas? Wendy |
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bananamansl
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04/28/2011
Cheers guys! I've added further photos of my work in progress on the Tiki carving post! |
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!kopecky!
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06/08/2011
lovely! |
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TikiBlues
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06/20/2011
That's your FIRST attempt? |
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Pikeys Dog
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06/26/2011
Where in Yorkshire are you Steve? I'm down in South Yorkshire - Sheffield to be exact... Cheers, Joe. |
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ZeroTiki
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06/30/2011
That is brilliant...especialy for a first time! |
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bananamansl
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09/09/2011
Just finished my latest carving! I found a very dry Sycamore stump and decided to carve an Easter Island head. Photos to be added shortly as it is now finished with mahoganny stain and wax finish. DUM DUM! |
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ZeroTiki
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09/10/2011
brilliant! |
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bananamansl
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09/10/2011
My second Tiki finished with Mahogany stain & waxed. My wood carvings so far! |
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ZeroTiki
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09/17/2011
That shade of stain is perfect. Nicely done! |
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Cut-throat Cullen
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10/10/2011
they both look awesome! very impressive for your first carvings :) |
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10/10/2011
Beautiful finish on the Moai. I like the way the wood grain shows up in the tiki smile- shows the depth of the cuts. Nice work all around! |
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ToddVegas
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11/29/2011
That wood grain effect on the teeth of your first tiki is amazing. Excellent job on both! |
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Haole Jim
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11/30/2011
Hip! Good looking Tiki and Moai. Yours was inspiring; am in process of drying a couple pieces of pine to try first Tiki carving, this winter. |
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bananamansl
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12/04/2011
[ Edited by: bananamansl 2011-12-11 02:18 ] |
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bananamansl
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03/04/2012
20CM Maoi for my Tiki Bar! Not yet sanded or stained. Considering painting it in fluorescent paint to glow up under my black light. |
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bananamansl
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02/10/2013
Named 'Gabe' after Sylvester Stalone in Cliffhanger. Carved with palm chisels, finished with Oak wood stain. |
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GROG
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02/10/2013
Good stuff. GROG like. |
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hiltiki
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02/18/2013
Very nice I like it too. |
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HelenCampbell
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02/21/2013
That was your first? Wow! It is great! How I wish I could do that great on my first tiki too. My brother and I were planning to make one. We want to add it in our tropical inspired backyard. We already have some tiki torches in it which we have got last year from http://www.buytikitorches.com and we think having those tiki faces will add more beauty in our yard. Hope we can do as good as yours. :) [ Edited by: Hakalugi - Fixed link - 2013-02-21 20:23 ] |
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Haole Jim
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04/14/2013
Well, aint' you freakin' hip! Fine, fine work. Tiki in England! You go, Dude! |
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bananamansl
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06/30/2013
My latest Tiki. Sanded and oiled. |
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hang10tiki
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07/03/2013
Good stuff Jon |
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Dermdude
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07/03/2013
yo brah, nice work! I posted one of my latest carvings here and I have gotten a lot of recommendations to take it deeper! I am not excited about it but I broke out the chisels and have started to retool my entire carving. I had an ideal for adding some tattoo style etcings to the face. I do have plenty of experience with refinishing furniture never with a wax finish, only stain and french polish. I don't want stain to absorb very deep I want it to sit on top so I can carve with exacto knife and show lighter grain below. |
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Dermdude
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07/03/2013
yo brah, nice work! I posted one of my latest carvings here and I have gotten a lot of recommendations to take it deeper! I am not excited about it but I broke out the chisels and have started to retool my entire carving. I had an ideal for adding some tattoo style etcings to the face. I do have plenty of experience with refinishing furniture never with a wax finish, only stain and french polish. I don't want stain to absorb very deep I want it to sit on top so I can carve with exacto knife and show lighter grain below. |
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bananamansl
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07/23/2013
Dermdude, I fine sanded the remaining chisel marks then coated the Moai with Mahogany wood stain. The wax finish was added with a lint free cloth, 2-3 coats then buffed. Unfortunately now riddled with wood worm! Cheers. |
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Tattotiki
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12/25/2013
Really nice. And thats from a Lancastrian. |
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bananamansl
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01/08/2014
Thanks for the comments. |
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bananamansl
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03/15/2014
First carve of 2014! Almost finished. |
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Plunkett
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03/16/2014
I must ask what was the stain you used for that mahogany red? Brand and colour? It was your tikis that got me into carving my own, I'm using 1 inch dowel at the moment as I'm in a flat but next month I'll have a garden and shed to do he same size as yourself! |
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bananamansl
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03/23/2014
I used 'Colron Refined Wood Dye Deep Mahogany'. Finished with 'Colron Finishing Wax'. It's in quarantine at the moment getting treated for woodworm. Cheers. |
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Plunkett
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03/23/2014
Thanks dude, I'm using the same exsept I used the refined beeswax, I'm guessing that's where I went wrong, sorry to hear about your tiki |
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bananamansl
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04/06/2014
Now for the stain! Impressed with my & Flexcut palm chisels. |
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0utl1n3
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02/25/2015
Wooo that moai came out great |
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bananamansl
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10/08/2018
Working on a new Moai! It's been a while. Larger scale, so been using chainsaw, angle grinder, Flexcut Sculpting chisels! Good fun so far! |
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Bam Bam
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10/08/2018
Love the scowl! |
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bananamansl
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06/10/2019
Latest Moai sanded & ready for oiling! More pics to follow. |
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bananamansl
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06/23/2019
Finished! |
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BIG SMOOTH
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09/26/2019
Love your carving B man! And your surf bar! And that Australian fern tree is beautiful! I bought my dad 1 for his birthday a while back and be time I went home it was on the compost heap! He said it had died! I spied it under a bush on its side not long ago when I visited my parents! Wonder if I can bring it back to life! |
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bananamansl
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10/01/2019
Thanks for the comments! Tree Ferns are awesome. I've had 2 for the last 5 years. I live in Yorkshire UK so need to winter them from severe frost, other than this, seem hardy & have coped well. The key to success, is to water frequently(don't hold back) directly into the crown & apply some feed(if potted) once you start to get fronds in the Spring. Give them a chance to root(if potted), this can take some time, so ensure you stake them. Also, due to cost per ft, avoid burying too much of the base, if you sit them on top of the soil & stake them well, eventually the root ball will bind the soil & you can remove the stakes. Over the last couple of years I've noticed the crowns on both ferns have narrowed resulting in shorter thronds. This seems to be a common problem if they don't receive enough water during the year. Learn as you go! Good luck! |
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BIG SMOOTH
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10/04/2019
Thanks for the advice. Il see how I get on! Hopefully it can be brought back from the dead! Fingers crossed! |
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Tall_Dave's_Midnight_Jungle_Lurk
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12/04/2019
Yes yes, very nice work! Love the reduction of form. Very cool. |
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