skootiki's carving log

I think this one is finished....calling this 6 foot-9 inch tall tiki "Tiki Masquerade"

The upper section

The lower section

Nice piece.

Very cool...great carve Skootiki. Has a nice "old skool" feeling.

[ Edited by: congatiki 2015-05-10 06:41 ]

Excellent carve skoo!

thanks.....I'll bring this one and a few more to Tiki Caliente with me..always a great time!

great little cabana vending spot at Tiki Caliente

Great to see u at Caliente Bruddah

Jon

Good to see you hang10tiki....thanks for stopping at my booth and saying hi. Always a fun time at Tiki Caliente. Rory throws a great party!

some progress shots by Jared Sislin Photography





Thanks for the photos Jared Sislin

Started this 7 footer today. He's based on a TiKi that I saw in Sven's Book Of TIKI. I carved a little deeper than I planned and hit a soft spot....we'll see how this one turns out.

some more work on this guy today

carved a little too deep, mushy and stringy in the middle. This guy might find a home in my backyard... we'll see.

Just a mask, but it's my first successful attempt at a Marquesan....I've tried before, but they always change into something else before I'm done.

Be careful with the Marquesas. They can become very addictive. Very nicely done!

I really like your 7 footer, like the two color contrast.

Skoo- u be killin it
:)
Lookin good

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2015-07-25 18:16 ]

thanks amate, hiltiki and hang10 tiki....I'm having fun!

I realy love your style . would like to try out some of your cool designs

thanks nicework! i'm constantly inspired by other carvers work....if you like some of my tikis or my style, go for it and have fun!

this one's loosely inspired by the Enchanted Tiki Room's Pele.
Playing around with a little paint....stained him first, then added some paint, then a little sanding and more stain

Cool carve and I like the color Skoo!

very cool, i like those colors. he looks authentically vintage!

thanks cy and BigT! I guess I'll need to get a decent paint brush if I'm gonna paint more Tikis. See ya at Oasis cy.

"Take me to your leader, Earthlings."

this chunk of 3x10 doug fir has been laying around my garage for years.
I just had to try out a Witco-ish carve on it. This is the rough cut...we'll see how it turns out after some
flap disk angle grinding, torch and stain.

a quick carve to get those carving juices flowing....callin' him "Mod-Bob"

Mod Bob is full of personality Skoo, nice!

Nice stuff.

You even inspired Bai to make a mug of one of your carvings!!!

You have ARRIVED.

Thanks cy......a pretty simple carve and I was happy to see that he turned out to have some personality or character or something...I never know because they kind of evolve as I carve them.

Thanks to you too GROG.
Yeah, I was very flattered when Bai asked if she could make a mug inspired by one of my carvings. She even came up with a great name for him "Kanuha-the sulky one"

WITCO-ish style wall hanger

Very nice sir!

that BOT tiki is really cool!

working on #3 of this guy

started on a little (12" tall) Bumatay style "slice of pie" TiKi today
just roughed out so far....

a little more work on this guy

another small mod-Bob style

I've come across an un-used telephone pole, actually 2 pieces of the same pole. One's about 17' and the other's about 8'........any of you carvers out there ever tried to carve one of these?

I did one once.
Wouldn't do it again.
It sure will last a long time.
They are tar infused some how.

that's what I thought will carve. thanks!

Bumatay style #4 burnt and stained and ready for his new home

Witco-ish wall hanger finished

Loving the wall hanger!!!

thanks AlohaTexasTikiCo

nice, i'm lovin those new carves

thanks The BigT....been too busy with my day job lately to do as much carving as I would like. Got a lotta logs in the driveway callin my name!

the two glazes available on these mugs by Bai Tiki
"Kanuha" - the sulky one

trying another "slice of pie" style TiKi
14" tall

progress shot ...27" tall Mexican fan palm log
a smaller version of a previous carve

Lookin good
Man u been busy

so niiice