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My First Tiki Carvings and a new one 3/04/2013 |
Grimbo
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Joined: Dec 24, 2011
Posts: 16
From: Canberra Australia
|  Posted: 2011-12-24 04:04 am Permalink
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 
[ This Message was edited by: Grimbo 2013-04-03 02:15 ]
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 637
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2011-12-24 04:12 am Permalink
Moai looks great Grimbo, welcome to TC.
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Chuck Tatum is Tiki
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Joined: May 12, 2011
Posts: 1674
From: Southern Cailifornia
| Posted: 2011-12-24 04:36 am Permalink
Nice job on the Moai, greetings from Cali.
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TikiTomD
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Joined: Sep 20, 2009
Posts: 629
From: Flagler Beach, FL
| Posted: 2011-12-24 04:45 am Permalink
Well done, Grimbo! Aloha from Florida...
-Tom
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Keylo
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Joined: Aug 09, 2011
Posts: 98
From: Daytuna Beach
| Posted: 2011-12-24 05:11 am Permalink
Those tikis look great! Not to mention hangin out with Marcus and getting some pointers from him, cool stuff.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1619
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2011-12-24 05:45 am Permalink
awesome firsties!
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Mr. NoNaMe
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Joined: May 10, 2006
Posts: 1866 | Posted: 2011-12-24 07:19 am Permalink
Great start Grimbo. I really dig the moai!
Cheers,
Erik the Red
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castaway17
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 07, 2010
Posts: 23 | Posted: 2011-12-24 07:43 am Permalink
I love that Moai. The grain patterns in the Eucalyptus is beautiful and that can be some tough wood to work with-- impressive begining!
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
Posts: 342
From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2011-12-24 07:54 am Permalink
Great work!! The cracks and splits add lots of character to that Moai ....
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The Granite Tiki
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Joined: Jul 02, 2005
Posts: 785
From: Nashua, NH
| Posted: 2011-12-24 08:07 am Permalink
Love that Moai!!!!
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Grimbo
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Joined: Dec 24, 2011
Posts: 16
From: Canberra Australia
| Posted: 2011-12-25 01:32 am Permalink
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
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BigDaddy772
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Joined: Jul 31, 2010
Posts: 24
From: Tres Moai Bar in Vero Beach FL
| Posted: 2011-12-25 12:13 pm Permalink
Nice work on that Moai!!!!
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Watango productions
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Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 419
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2011-12-26 2:03 pm Permalink
Awesome moai grimbo!look forward to next.Cheers Watango
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Grimbo
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Joined: Dec 24, 2011
Posts: 16
From: Canberra Australia
| Posted: 2013-04-03 02:19 am Permalink
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
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creepykbear
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Nov 05, 2011
Posts: 43
From: AZ
| Posted: 2013-04-03 05:15 am Permalink
Elvis looks great! Beautiful wood
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