Tiki Carving

sam@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 245 Join date: 2007-09-14 Age: 23 Location: stamford

Had a few spare hours so I thought I'd give it a go, so one severely bruised thumb and a alot of woodshavings later...

Not quite finished though and appologies for the camera phone pictures.

max last · Posts: 139 Join date: 2007-10-10 Age: 40 Location: Spalding

nice work, like that lot.

Tim · Subject: Re: Tiki Carving Mon Dec 01 2008, 19:50

Cool, i like it!

i've always fancied having a go at one but never find the time... what wood have you used?

sam@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 245 Join date: 2007-09-14 Age: 23 Location: stamford

Cheers!

I have no idea what wood it is.
Just a log that i found, not the easiest to carve but it was free

super-craig · Posts: 192 Join date: 2008-02-08 Location: derby

will you be making a few more sam ? Cool

sam@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 245 Join date: 2007-09-14 Age: 23 Location: stamford

super-craig wrote:

will you be making a few more sam ? Cool

I'll hopefully be doing some more in the christmas holiday,but that depends on finding some better, less knotted wood
(and how many times I hit my thumb Rolling Eyes

)

Tim · Subject: Re: Tiki Carving Wed Dec 10 2008, 10:01

sam@bugeyeddesigns wrote:

super-craig wrote:

will you be making a few more sam ? Cool

I'll hopefully be doing some more in the christmas holiday,but that depends on finding some better, less knotted wood
(and how many times I hit my thumb Rolling Eyes

)

palms the prefered wood but it aint so common in England funnily enough Laughing

I'll ask my dad if he could recomend a good calving wood that's no too hard to get here.

would be cool if you could make some more. i'd be interested in selling them from my shop.

sam@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 245 Join date: 2007-09-14 Age: 23 Location: stamford

Tim wrote:

palms the prefered wood but it aint so common in England funnily enough Laughing

I'll ask my dad if he could recomend a good calving wood that's no too hard to get here.

would be cool if you could make some more. i'd be interested in selling them from my shop.

That'd be cool. I'm definately no wood expert.
The wood i used wasn't too bad- bit tough though. You just need a bit more time and patience.

super-craig · Posts: 192 Join date: 2008-02-08 Location: derby

Sam keep me posted if you do any more and let me know what kind of cost please Wink

oh how high is the one youve done ?

sam@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 245 Join date: 2007-09-14 Age: 23 Location: stamford

super-craig wrote:

Sam keep me posted if you do any more and let me know what kind of cost please Wink

oh how high is the one youve done ?

I need to hone my skills first.
This one looks a bit scrappy close up.
I'll measure it when i get home

Tess@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 30 Join date: 2008-03-26 Age: 18

super-craig wrote:

Sam keep me posted if you do any more and let me know what kind of cost please Wink

oh how high is the one youve done ?

On Sam's behalf it's 60cm and 16kg - he's a big 'un! Laughing

super-craig · Posts: 192 Join date: 2008-02-08 Location: derby

hope you refering to the tiki Tess Laughing

Tess@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 30 Join date: 2008-03-26 Age: 18

super-craig wrote:

hope you refering to the tiki Tess Laughing

i knew that was coming!

super-craig · Posts: 192 Join date: 2008-02-08 Location: derby

sam@bugeyeddesigns · Posts: 245 Join date: 2007-09-14 Age: 23 Location: stamford

I'm trying to decide what kind of finish it needs.
Some sort of varnish or woodstain or maybe some detail in paint?

I think the next ones need to dry out slower as this one has some splits starting to form.