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Tiki Rancher breaks out the Chisels! |
tikirancher
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 101
From: Atlanta, GA
|  Posted: 2012-08-30 7:44 pm Permalink
After completing the Bora Bora Bamboo Barn, my tiki enthusiasm has only grown... if you haven't checked out the barn yet go to the home tiki bar page / bora bora bamboo barn topic. or check out my blog for more carving pics and bamboo madness. www.tikirancher.blogspot.com
This is the first Tiki I've ever carved its about 18" tall x 6" round. I designed it as I carved...not very authentic but fun. I used a pine post (not the best material but great practice) bought some mid grade carpenters chisels and started pounding some pine. I took me about 4 hours to complete in a couple of sessions. I then decided to polychrome it since the pine wood grain wasn't the prettiest. Enjoy the tikiness!
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1945
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2012-08-31 04:55 am Permalink
Awesome first carve Rancher!
Looking forward to more from you.
Aren't those posts "treated" wood? I see them around here and they are coated with something that has a greenish hue to it. Thus I have stayed away from it.
Mahalo
McTiki
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tikirancher
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 101
From: Atlanta, GA
| Posted: 2012-08-31 05:41 am Permalink
Thanks McTiki,
no they weren't pressure treated. They were some specialty lumber used for a restaurant I worked on recently. Twin Peaks in Atlanta GA. They seem to be very stable as far as holding together. I'm going to use bass wood on the next and then I have a small dogwood tree I pulled out of my yard while constructing the barn. We'll see how that carves too. www.tikirancher.blogspot.com
Cheers
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 242
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-08-31 08:45 am Permalink
That's really impressive for a first carving!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1669
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-09-01 08:37 am Permalink
nice firstie bro...
just be careful with any "treated" wood...they use poisonous chemicals & breathing the sawdust can be bad, even fatal....
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NIxxon
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010
Posts: 489 | Posted: 2012-09-01 08:41 am Permalink
Lookin good...you've obviously caught the bug...now keep on it!
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1183
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2012-09-01 4:42 pm Permalink
Great job - love the backyard!!!
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
Posts: 343
From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2012-09-05 11:18 am Permalink
Good work! A golden tiki .... interesting!
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 2066
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-09-05 1:03 pm Permalink
1st carve
Wow
I think I tossed my 1st 10 or so in a fire pit
Good job
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Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!
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tikirancher
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 101
From: Atlanta, GA
| Posted: 2012-09-06 12:53 pm Permalink
Golden tiki - well it was a pine log and the grain looked like shit..so I started busting out the rattle cans and had some hammer tone bronze that seemed to fit the bill.
I've got a couple other small ones almost done now...will post in the next couple of days...
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tikirancher
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 101
From: Atlanta, GA
| Posted: 2012-10-05 11:17 am Permalink
Finally had the time to carve #2 and #3! These were carved out of bass wood and stained to get the look I was looking for. The round bald headed one I made for my son Austin's 5th birthday. The second square one is going to be for sale on my etsy bamboobarn store once I mount it on the frame work I created. Kind of a wall hanging piece. Enjoy
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 530
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-10-05 11:37 am Permalink
Very nice work tikirancher.
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tysonlee
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Joined: Oct 06, 2012
Posts: 0 | Posted: 2012-10-06 03:35 am Permalink
Experiment on a scrap piece of wood first. Do you want it burnt for the smell? or for the texture? Paint and stain can be use in combination with the flame. If done right you should not be able to tell the difference. I suggest stain/painting first and then burn and brush.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1669
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-06 08:28 am Permalink
nice work.
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Hakalugi
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 2816
From: Redondo Beach, CA
| Posted: 2012-10-06 4:12 pm Permalink
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On 2012-10-06 03:35, tysonlee wrote:
Experiment on a scrap piece of wood first. Do you want it burnt for the smell? or for the texture? Paint and stain can be use in combination with the flame. If done right you should not be able to tell the difference. I suggest stain/painting first and then burn and brush.
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Tysonlee, your post looks JUST LIKE a post from AlohaStation. How very odd...
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=43968&forum=7&vpost=654268
Clearly you're not here for the right reasons.
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