New friezes at Freaky Boutiki - Tiki Carving

H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Tue, Nov 28, 2006 12:20 PM Here's a couple recent Tiki friezes that stand on the south and north ends of Freaky Boutiki built by Rob Tobin and designed by yours truly. Made from multiple laminated plywood layers, bamboo, and paint these fellas are about eight feet tall. Going at these with my flexcuts proved a big mistake due to the alternating grain directions of the plywood but Rob's mechanical grinding technique replicated the hand-carved look I was after quite nicely. Anyway, meet "VolcaNoes" and "Swell Mel"... .+.+.+.+. [ Edited by: hodadhank 2006-11-28 12:21 ]

Here's a couple recent Tiki friezes that stand on the south and north ends of Freaky Boutiki built by Rob Tobin and designed by yours truly. Made from multiple laminated plywood layers, bamboo, and paint these fellas are about eight feet tall. Going at these with my flexcuts proved a big mistake due to the alternating grain directions of the plywood but Rob's mechanical grinding technique replicated the hand-carved look I was after quite nicely.

Anyway, meet "VolcaNoes" and "Swell Mel"...

.+.+.+.+.

[ Edited by: hodadhank 2006-11-28 12:21 ]

Post #269182 by hodadhank on Tue, Nov 28, 2006 12:20 PM