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Tiki Carvings - jbensch |
jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 |  Posted: 2012-07-17 05:25 am Permalink
Just a couple more. Thanks for all the kind words!
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AlohaStation
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-07-17 07:37 am Permalink
Time to try a full body - I think??
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-17 08:12 am Permalink
AlohaStation - yeah, it's probably time to do a full body...I'm still practicing carving deep and getting clean lines.
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1615
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-07-17 11:05 am Permalink
hey bro, if you click on this and scroll about half way down on this page (which is page 94 of Buzzy's thread) he gives a short tutorial on how he cuts the body. I found it helpful back when I started doing bodies, hopefully it'll come in handy.
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=19078&forum=7&start=1395
keep on truckin!
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-17 11:19 am Permalink
Thanks pjc5150! It definitely gives me some ideas. I still have plenty on the one I'm working on right now, maybe I'll make it full size...
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Badd Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 28, 2008
Posts: 268 | Posted: 2012-07-18 5:35 pm Permalink
Very nice!
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Fish Canoe
Member
Joined: Jun 25, 2012
Posts: 8 | Posted: 2012-07-18 6:23 pm Permalink
the under-bite puts the fierceness factor over the top. I like the way you do teeth, and I like the forehead crest bits as well. My wife just asked "what are you grimacing about?" I replied that I was grimacing like the tiki heads I was admiring. She thought I was staring at a spider on the wall or some such. That there is what you call a testimonial!
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-21 4:00 pm Permalink
I've just started another - I'm going to use this one as a shift knob for my car.
It's cherry, roughly 2 1/4 x 5.
I'm may offer resin copies later, the product mimics the wood grain rather nicely.
Obviously it's still in the working phase, I have a lot to do...the cherry is kill my knives.
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-25 04:39 am Permalink
Another WIP shot. Nowhere near done, but you get the general idea.
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-25 6:22 pm Permalink
Another one, it's getting cleaner and a bit more cut.
...almost done...
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-30 05:34 am Permalink
Here's one more of the cherry shift knob.
I need to finish the teeth, level out the base and then one more light round of sanding.
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-07-30 05:36 am Permalink
I added a body to my most recent maple tiki.
Not sure if he's laughing or just ate some bad shrimp the night before.
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amate
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 | Posted: 2012-07-30 06:05 am Permalink
works either way 
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-08-17 04:45 am Permalink
I've finally completed the cherry shift knob. Now it's time to find either a t-nut or rubber grommet and attach it to the shifter arm.
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jbensch
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 01, 2012
Posts: 24 | Posted: 2012-08-29 07:01 am Permalink
I've started something quite a bit bigger - the biggest I've tried to date.
It's still rough and I'm undecided on if the mouth should be open or closed. I have big plans for the sides/back - we'll see if I follow through.
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