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G Grimbo Member Canberra Australia Joined: Dec 24, 2011 Posts: 25	G Grimbo Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 4:04 AM Hi all, I hope this is the right place for this post. My first carving under the guidence of Mr Tiki Beat This is my second tiki carving. I was sick of working on the project car, so spent a little time hacking out my take on a Moai. It's carved out of an Iron Bark (local hardwood eucalypt species) log round and finished in decking oil. About 700mm high. Used an arbotech blade in a 4 inch grinder to rough it out and then finished it off with the mallet, chisels, sandpaper and a lot of elbow grease. Cheers Grimbo :D [ Edited by: Grimbo 2013-04-03 02:15 ] [ Edited by: Grimbo 2013-08-29 02:51 ]
S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1449	S swizzle Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 4:12 AM Moai looks great Grimbo, welcome to TC.
CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Member Southern Cailifornia Joined: May 12, 2011 Posts: 1674	CTIT Chuck Tatum is Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 4:36 AM Nice job on the Moai, greetings from Cali.
T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 4:45 AM Well done, Grimbo! Aloha from Florida... -Tom
K Keylo Member Daytuna Beach Joined: Aug 09, 2011 Posts: 125	K Keylo Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 5:11 AM Those tikis look great! Not to mention hangin out with Marcus and getting some pointers from him, cool stuff.
P pjc5150 Member Tampa, FL Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 2379	P pjc5150 Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 5:45 AM awesome firsties!
MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 7:19 AM Great start Grimbo. I really dig the moai! Cheers, Erik the Red
C castaway17 Member Joined: Sep 07, 2010 Posts: 23	C castaway17 Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 7:43 AM I love that Moai. The grain patterns in the Eucalyptus is beautiful and that can be some tough wood to work with-- impressive begining!
CJ Captain Jack Tiki Socialite Neotsu, OR and Sun City, AZ Joined: May 01, 2010 Posts: 360	CJ Captain Jack Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 7:54 AM Great work!! The cracks and splits add lots of character to that Moai ....
TGT The Granite Tiki Tiki Socialite Nashua, NH Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 831	TGT The Granite Tiki Posted posted on Sat, Dec 24, 2011 8:07 AM Love that Moai!!!!
G Grimbo Member Canberra Australia Joined: Dec 24, 2011 Posts: 25	G Grimbo Posted posted on Sun, Dec 25, 2011 1:32 AM First up thanks for all the positive feedback guys! I have a long way to go before I reach the quality of the carvers on this forum. I'm just stoked to be carving tikis, the bug has bitten and I'm looking forward to carving many more. Cheers Grimbo :D
B BigDaddy772 Member Tres Moai Bar in Vero Beach FL Joined: Jul 31, 2010 Posts: 24	B BigDaddy772 Posted posted on Sun, Dec 25, 2011 12:13 PM Nice work on that Moai!!!!
WP Watango productions Member Melb,Australia. Joined: Mar 20, 2008 Posts: 507	WP Watango productions Posted posted on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 2:03 PM Awesome moai grimbo!look forward to next.Cheers Watango
G Grimbo Member Canberra Australia Joined: Dec 24, 2011 Posts: 25	G Grimbo Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 2:19 AM Sorry, it's been a while since my last posts, and I've only carved two more tikis. This is the most recent. I was asked by a friend to make an Elvis tiki as a wedding present. I went for an Elvis inspired Moai, the timber is Cooba and the rough dimensions are 480mm high x 150mm wide x 125mm deep or 19 inches x 6 x 5. Pretty happy with how it turned out, my friends were happy, I just hope the newly weds like it. Cheers Sam
C creepykbear Member AZ Joined: Nov 05, 2011 Posts: 78	C creepykbear Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 5:15 AM Elvis looks great! Beautiful wood
FTLOT For the Love of Tiki Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Feb 19, 2013 Posts: 123	FTLOT For the Love of Tiki Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 6:25 AM Looking Good!!!
N NIxxon Member Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 496	N NIxxon Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 7:02 AM Elvis is back!! Really great piece of wood ya got there.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 10:26 AM That Elvis Moai is awesome! Love the wood, and very clean finish on that baby.
A amate Member Joined: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 989	A amate Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 10:28 AM Cool Elvis.
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Wed, Apr 3, 2013 9:35 PM Looking great Grimbo!
C Cljha Member Earth Joined: Dec 11, 2010 Posts: 58	C Cljha Posted posted on Thu, Apr 4, 2013 3:02 AM Hi Grimbo, Your firsties are way cool, especially the moai, well done. As for the elvis the wood is tip-top, your work also, congratulations Keep it coming :wink:
G Grimbo Member Canberra Australia Joined: Dec 24, 2011 Posts: 25	G Grimbo Posted posted on Fri, Apr 5, 2013 1:25 AM Thanks for the feedback guys. Well my friends were stoked with it in person. This is my first tiki sold. Hopefully it wont be so long before my next post with a new tiki. Cheers Grimbo [ Edited by: Grimbo 2013-04-05 01:26 ] [ Edited by: grimbo 2013-04-06 01:06 ]
TT Tucson Tiki Member Joined: Jan 27, 2008 Posts: 212	TT Tucson Tiki Posted posted on Sat, May 4, 2013 11:44 PM Nice work. Love the Moai. I'm gonna try one myself soon.
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Wed, May 8, 2013 7:20 AM WOW!
AM Atomic Mess Tiki Socialite Hack-Ah-Nee Joined: Apr 13, 2012 Posts: 283	AM Atomic Mess Posted posted on Wed, May 8, 2013 11:28 AM excellent work, the Elvis is great!
TT Trailerpark Tiki Member Las Vegas Joined: Mar 27, 2010 Posts: 352	TT Trailerpark Tiki Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2013 8:57 PM Very nice. It's hard to believe that is only your second tiki carving. You have a gift.
S StickerDan Member CT Joined: Mar 26, 2013 Posts: 1	S StickerDan Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2013 9:43 PM Tiki Elvis, RI-DI-CU-LOUS...!
T tigertail777 Member Oregon Joined: Nov 25, 2004 Posts: 679	T tigertail777 Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2013 11:08 PM Those are all nice! Elvis Moai is a juxtaposition that never crossed my mind before but it works really well, someone just needs to hang some leis around his neck and he will be complete! :wink: Keep going your best stuff is waiting to be carved. :)
G Grimbo Member Canberra Australia Joined: Dec 24, 2011 Posts: 25	G Grimbo Posted posted on Tue, May 14, 2013 11:20 PM Thanks for all the positive feedback guys, it really keeps a person inspired. Finding the time to carve is the hard part. Just to clarify this is actually tiki nummber 4, number 3 is still in progress and I might have a bit of a head start as I'm a carpenter by trade. Cheers Sam
G Grimbo Member Canberra Australia Joined: Dec 24, 2011 Posts: 25	G Grimbo Posted posted on Thu, Aug 29, 2013 2:49 AM I've been working on this little guy on and off for a year now. It's about 7 inches tall, nearly finished just need to sand and finish him. Heaps more hours in this guy than my big Moai. Cheers Sam
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1391	WC Will carve Posted posted on Thu, Aug 29, 2013 5:31 AM Hay, that thing's good. At first glance, I thought it was taken in a log cabin & was 7 ft tall.

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