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My first Tiki from Yorkshire England

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bananamansl posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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! posted on 06/08/2011

lovely!

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TikiBlues posted on 06/20/2011

That's your FIRST attempt?
Dude, that's REALLY good!
Well done!

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Pikeys Dog posted on 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 posted on 06/30/2011

That is brilliant...especialy for a first time!
~Zero

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bananamansl posted on 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 posted on 09/10/2011

brilliant!

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bananamansl posted on 09/10/2011

My second Tiki finished with Mahogany stain & waxed.

My wood carvings so far!

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ZeroTiki posted on 09/17/2011

That shade of stain is perfect. Nicely done!
~Zero

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Cut-throat Cullen posted on 10/10/2011

they both look awesome! very impressive for your first carvings :)

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castaway17 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 12/04/2011

[ Edited by: bananamansl 2011-12-11 02:18 ]

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bananamansl posted on 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 posted on 02/10/2013

Named 'Gabe' after Sylvester Stalone in Cliffhanger.

Carved with palm chisels, finished with Oak wood stain.

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GROG posted on 02/10/2013

Good stuff. GROG like.

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hiltiki posted on 02/18/2013

Very nice I like it too.

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HelenCampbell posted on 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 posted on 04/14/2013

Well, aint' you freakin' hip! Fine, fine work.

Tiki in England! You go, Dude!

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bananamansl posted on 06/30/2013

My latest Tiki.

Sanded and oiled.

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hang10tiki posted on 07/03/2013

Good stuff

Jon

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Dermdude posted on 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.
Could you take a second and tell me about the wax finish on ur moi? Looks fantastic
very nice satiny finish. Edges and curves get easily lost in gloss. I am quick study so only need the nuts and bolts of what to do to save typing. Thanks

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Dermdude posted on 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.
Could you take a second and tell me about the wax finish on ur moi? Looks fantastic
very nice satiny finish. Edges and curves get easily lost in gloss. I am quick study so only need the nuts and bolts of what to do to save typing. Thanks

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bananamansl posted on 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 posted on 12/25/2013

Really nice. And thats from a Lancastrian.

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bananamansl posted on 01/08/2014

Thanks for the comments.

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bananamansl posted on 03/15/2014

First carve of 2014! Almost finished.

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Plunkett posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 04/06/2014

Now for the stain!

Impressed with my & Flexcut palm chisels.

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0utl1n3 posted on 02/25/2015

Wooo that moai came out great

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bananamansl posted on 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 posted on 10/08/2018

Love the scowl!

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bananamansl posted on 06/10/2019

Latest Moai sanded & ready for oiling! More pics to follow.

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bananamansl posted on 06/23/2019

Finished!

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BIG SMOOTH posted on 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 posted on 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 posted on 10/04/2019

Thanks for the advice. Il see how I get on! Hopefully it can be brought back from the dead! Fingers crossed!

Yes yes, very nice work! Love the reduction of form. Very cool.
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