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skootiki's carving log |
amate
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 |  Posted: 2009-12-14 4:21 pm Permalink
Nice group. Looks like you've been buzy. My favorite is for the one on the left. I love the stoic expression.
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Benzart
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2009-12-16 06:01 am Permalink
Scootiki, Yes, Palms will split and crack, tho usually not much. It depends on the type of palm too as they aren't All good for carving. If a palm log starts splitting, just let it dry a bit more before crving it. The Queen and King palms are usually not great for carving, having a mushy center surrounded by a thin outside layer of trunk that gets very hard. Try to ID your logs and we'll go from there.
Hope this helps.
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 367
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-12-21 6:11 pm Permalink
my first attempt at carving a body
kept it pretty basic, it was fun
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BIG tiki scott
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 18, 2009
Posts: 373
From: lehigh acres florida
| Posted: 2009-12-21 8:21 pm Permalink
shootiki !!! very nice!! great job on a first full body!! hes awsome dude cant wait to see it w finish on!!! cheerz!!
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4WDtiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1729
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2009-12-22 06:41 am Permalink
Is that the log that was cracking? It looks like Queen Palm, which would explain the cracks.
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 367
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-12-22 6:44 pm Permalink
This log has some cracking, I have some others with more. They came from the same location. I think that they are Queen Palm.
My neighbor cut them down and I couldn't let them go to the dump.
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 367
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2010-01-10 7:59 pm Permalink
Aloha, I just got back from a short trip to Maui and posted some pics on the Tiki Travel Forum of Tikis that I saw there
check it out if you are interested.........
Mahalos
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BIG tiki scott
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 18, 2009
Posts: 373
From: lehigh acres florida
| Posted: 2010-01-11 6:23 pm Permalink
shoo tiki guess i missed the post w ur first full body!srry! but he looks awsome!! i too cant wait too see him all finished up!! cheerz!!
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 367
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2010-03-28 09:18 am Permalink
visited a couple of my previous tikis this weekend at my kids houses....
 seems like they are doing well
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surfintiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1561
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2010-03-28 09:55 am Permalink
Nice stuff! They look right at home. I'm gonna go check your photos in the travel section now,...going to Oahu in a couple weeks.
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tiki tonz
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jan 08, 2010
Posts: 50
From: Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.
| Posted: 2010-03-31 6:37 pm Permalink
Hey nice stuff skootiki! My brother lives in Fallbrook! Well he just left on Friday to Afghanistan he's a Marine.I plan to still go up to see my sister'n'law maybe next time I come up there I can see your work. Thanks, keep carv'in.
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 367
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2010-03-31 8:07 pm Permalink
Thanks Tiki Tonz, I don't have a lot of tikis to look at but let me know when you will be around Fallbrook and it would be nice to meet you. Tell your brother and sister-in-law that we appreciate them for their service and hardships and sacrifices they go through for our country.
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seeksurf
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-03-31 10:51 pm Permalink
Nice work on the tikis. Some commanding tikis for early on.
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tiki tonz
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jan 08, 2010
Posts: 50
From: Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.
| Posted: 2010-04-01 06:57 am Permalink
Thanks skootiki, I will pass that on,I appreciate that.yeah that sounds good! I've been carving for about two and a half years, so maybe we can swap some ideas. If you have email on TC I'll contact you.Thanks again, Tony.
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TheBigT
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1155
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2010-04-01 08:52 am Permalink
Those two tikis look good out there in the wild. Looks like they're aging well.
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