Newest carvin' ***NoT TiKi!!! warning! - Beyond Tiki

S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 2:31 PM Well, not tiki, but of the Oceanic art sorts. This is an Inuit Greenland storm paddle. Design taken from Inuit and Aleuts, used when weather gets rough, and the smaller size catches less wind. Made from anything that would wash up on their shores; Cedar, Fir, Pine etc. This time I tried Fir, which is strong but heavy, carves great with a plane, but like CRAP when you try to do detail with small tools. The grain is REALLY hard on the dark grains, and like soup on the light grain. Not a good combination. I opted to use a colored pencil for the design and did 4 coats of poly on top. This paddle is for me to USE!! Now, if I only had time to paddle to Hawaii.
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 5:09 PM NICE, steppin it up brah, steppin it up.
AA Aaron's Akua Member Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Joined: Jul 09, 2004 Posts: 1596	AA Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 10:08 PM That is EXTREMELY clean! I'd say it's not beyond tiki.
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 21, 2005 7:16 PM Thanks JT and AA! I didn't know about this section of tiki central til now! Thanks for lookin'.
C congatiki Member wisconsin northwoods Joined: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 2541	C congatiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 22, 2005 5:44 AM Good effort Surfintiki....I belief this type of carving is harder than most people think...they might look easy but I have tried...and it takes a lot of patience to get the look you achieved. thanks for posting!

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surfintiki Posted posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 2:31 PM

Well, not tiki, but of the Oceanic art sorts. This is an Inuit Greenland storm paddle. Design taken from Inuit and Aleuts, used when weather gets rough, and the smaller size catches less wind. Made from anything that would wash up on their shores; Cedar, Fir, Pine etc. This time I tried Fir, which is strong but heavy, carves great with a plane, but like CRAP when you try to do detail with small tools. The grain is REALLY hard on the dark grains, and like soup on the light grain. Not a good combination. I opted to use a colored pencil for the design and did 4 coats of poly on top. This paddle is for me to USE!! Now, if I only had time to paddle to Hawaii.

JT

Jungle Trader Posted posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 5:09 PM

NICE, steppin it up brah, steppin it up.

AA

Aaron's Akua Posted posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2005 10:08 PM

That is EXTREMELY clean! I'd say it's not beyond tiki.

S

surfintiki Posted posted on Wed, Dec 21, 2005 7:16 PM

Thanks JT and AA! I didn't know about this section of tiki central til now! Thanks for lookin'.

C

congatiki Posted posted on Thu, Dec 22, 2005 5:44 AM

Good effort Surfintiki....I belief this type of carving is harder than most people think...they
might look easy but I have tried...and it takes a lot of patience to get the look you achieved.
thanks for posting!