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RIOTURBAN-Tiki carving process |
RIOTURBAN
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012
Posts: 108
From: Germany
|  Posted: 2012-10-28 06:51 am Permalink
Hello Tikimaniacs,
here are some tiki carving process pics of my tikis,
wanted to start one big topic for my "how to" pics so that i don`t have to open one for every single piece.
hope you can get something out of it for your own works.
best wishes and happy carving-RIOTURBAN
"THE WOODPECKER"
the design
rough shape
sanding the surface
working on details
chamfer the cutting edges to avoid splintering
after cleaning the surface by sanding it i add a layer of shellac to avoid further contamination
add more details
now i apply the decoration
one of the last steps is to put in the eyes(i always put in the eyes after chiseling. the eyes make the tiki become alive and i dont want to chisel on a living tiki  )
now i apply shellac and the tiki is finished!
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1962
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2012-10-28 07:00 am Permalink
This is an incredible piece! Well done!
Thank for sharing
Mahalo
McTiki
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 4382
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-28 08:45 am Permalink
Awesome detail
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Creative Chimp
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Joined: Jul 31, 2008
Posts: 290 | Posted: 2012-10-28 4:44 pm Permalink
Beautiful design. I liked your other step by step post carving too. You have a really cool style
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 940
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-10-28 5:28 pm Permalink
Chamfer? Was ist los? Only fooling Rio, thanks for the lesson on attention to details!
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 6389
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2012-10-28 5:45 pm Permalink
very nice!
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 902 | Posted: 2012-10-29 05:16 am Permalink
Love your stuff! Fresh and very nicely done.
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2473
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-10-29 07:25 am Permalink
Beautiful work....fresh and exciting! Very cool.
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 283
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-11-01 11:29 am Permalink
thanks for the detailed steps. Are you using the masking tape as a guide or to protect the wood from your gouge?
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RIOTURBAN
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012
Posts: 108
From: Germany
| Posted: 2012-11-03 12:54 am Permalink
Thank you all!i`m glad you like it!
@cy-hehe,youre right-i guess thats typically german:-)
@Atomic Mess- i use it as a guide.sometimes i also use elastic straps as a guide to draw straight lines on a curved surface
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RIOTURBAN
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012
Posts: 108
From: Germany
| Posted: 2012-11-03 01:04 am Permalink
one of my first ones
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 7512
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-11-03 06:52 am Permalink
Very cool Rio. Interesting how you shellac it before you do the detail work then again when you are done. Smart!
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RIOTURBAN
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012
Posts: 108
From: Germany
| Posted: 2012-11-03 12:44 pm Permalink
thank you!saves me from a lot of sanding!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2369
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-11-03 12:49 pm Permalink
wow...
that last one you did is really good man...
excellent detailing & finishing...
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 283
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-11-07 11:32 am Permalink
Nice work! Quite a contrast in style from the last one.
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