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Choptop
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: May 15, 2003
Posts: 121 |  Posted: 2003-09-26 4:17 pm Permalink
Ok, I've got he bug now. Been looking through the "carving" thread, and now want to a stab at it myself. Sure, i could just buy a tiki, but I'd rather spend too much time, money and effort and THEN conclude that I like someone elses work better  .
Any tips on how to get started?
I've got chainsaws (and know how to use them), chisels (never really used them) and a ShopSmith (havent used it).
start small? Go big? where does one find raw stock? (I'm in NorCal) Telephone pole? Logs? Palm logs? where? When? how?
Obie-Wan-Tiki your my only hope....
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Tiki Diablo
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1889
From: socal
| Posted: 2003-09-27 11:20 am Permalink
I'd have to say to just get your hands on any ole log. Stay away from them teli-poles and just go to town. Study pics of tikis that you like and try to picture how the cuts were made, you know, depth and angles. Go slow at first and take a little off at a time.
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Choptop
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: May 15, 2003
Posts: 121 | Posted: 2003-09-28 2:21 pm Permalink
anyone have experience working with foam?
Anyone know where to get large-ish blocks to carve?
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Jungle Trader
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 04, 2003
Posts: 3691
From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2003-09-28 2:38 pm Permalink
Choptop, read the "Carving Post". You'll find a lot of info there.
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Kreaky Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 19, 2003
Posts: 182
From: Goleta the good land
| Posted: 2003-09-30 10:50 pm Permalink
Chop, I have always thought that using the redwood logs that are on the beach in Nor Cal could be cool. I think that Barney West used to use them.
Cheers,
KT
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