How to get started? - Tiki Carving

C Choptop Member Joined: May 15, 2003 Posts: 154	C Choptop Posted posted on Fri, Sep 26, 2003 4:17 PM Ok, I've got he bug now. Been looking through the "carving" thread, and now want to a stab at it myself. Sure, i could just buy a tiki, but I'd rather spend too much time, money and effort and THEN conclude that I like someone elses work better :). Any tips on how to get started? I've got chainsaws (and know how to use them), chisels (never really used them) and a ShopSmith (havent used it). start small? Go big? where does one find raw stock? (I'm in NorCal) Telephone pole? Logs? Palm logs? where? When? how? Obie-Wan-Tiki your my only hope....
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Sat, Sep 27, 2003 11:20 AM I'd have to say to just get your hands on any ole log. Stay away from them teli-poles and just go to town. Study pics of tikis that you like and try to picture how the cuts were made, you know, depth and angles. Go slow at first and take a little off at a time.
C Choptop Member Joined: May 15, 2003 Posts: 154	C Choptop Posted posted on Sun, Sep 28, 2003 2:21 PM anyone have experience working with foam? Anyone know where to get large-ish blocks to carve?
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Sun, Sep 28, 2003 2:38 PM Choptop, read the "Carving Post". You'll find a lot of info there. [ Edited by: jungletrader on 2003-09-28 14:39 ]
KT Kreaky Tiki Member Goleta the good land Joined: Apr 19, 2003 Posts: 182	KT Kreaky Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 30, 2003 10:50 PM Chop, I have always thought that using the redwood logs that are on the beach in Nor Cal could be cool. I think that Barney West used to use them. Cheers, KT

C

Choptop Posted posted on Fri, Sep 26, 2003 4:17 PM

Ok, I've got he bug now. Been looking through the "carving" thread, and now want to a stab at it myself. Sure, i could just buy a tiki, but I'd rather spend too much time, money and effort and THEN conclude that I like someone elses work better :).

Any tips on how to get started?

I've got chainsaws (and know how to use them), chisels (never really used them) and a ShopSmith (havent used it).

start small? Go big? where does one find raw stock? (I'm in NorCal) Telephone pole? Logs? Palm logs? where? When? how?

Obie-Wan-Tiki your my only hope....

TD

Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Sat, Sep 27, 2003 11:20 AM

I'd have to say to just get your hands on any ole log. Stay away from them teli-poles and just go to town. Study pics of tikis that you like and try to picture how the cuts were made, you know, depth and angles. Go slow at first and take a little off at a time.

C

Choptop Posted posted on Sun, Sep 28, 2003 2:21 PM

anyone have experience working with foam?

Anyone know where to get large-ish blocks to carve?

JT

Jungle Trader Posted posted on Sun, Sep 28, 2003 2:38 PM

Choptop, read the "Carving Post". You'll find a lot of info there.

[ Edited by: jungletrader on 2003-09-28 14:39 ]

KT

Kreaky Tiki Posted posted on Tue, Sep 30, 2003 10:50 PM

Chop, I have always thought that using the redwood logs that are on the beach in Nor Cal could be cool. I think that Barney West used to use them.

Cheers,

KT