Post #278579 by Aaron's Akua on Fri, Jan 12, 2007 10:04 PM

Surfin' - Thanks for commiseratin'! At least I'm not the only one around here with carving time issues. It's hard to sit back & watch all the great stuff being produced around here, but that's just the way it goes I guess. The stump? You guessed wrong! But I'll send you a runner up prize anyway! Just PM me your address (no kiddin').

Hewey - thanks mate! Mix of styles? Have you not heard of Rapa-Maui?

Polynesiac - Offer stands, bro (see PM). I carved most of this one so far with the chainsaw. But also trimmed things up a bit with the Lancelot, duckbill, and some 24 grit discs. Sometimes I like to smooth it up a bit just to survey how things are going before I move on with the rough out. It really has far to go, the nose is huge, will have to be trimmed down, and the whole mouth area has lots to go before any serious chiseling.

Thanks JP. My style of carving is a bit different, but I guess doing computer drafting every day has warped my brain a bit! Round logs really mess with my head, so I squared this one up right off the bat - started from a 20" dia. log, believe it or not.

Damn, Buzzy - you win the prize. There was no prize, but you win it anyway for digging up that old post from last year that I forgot writing. I wonder what else is floating around in my head that will get done next year?!? PM me your address too.

Benella - thanks for the comps. You new guys inspire me at least as much as the old hands around here.

GMAN - I too am a victim of sawcoholism, and I've been drinking heavily to get my mind off of it.

BK - I'd been wanting to produce a BK Duckbill™ for some time. This was the best I could do, but I'm pretty sure I flunked metal shop in high school. My brother-in-law is a machinist, though, and I'm gonna get him to make me few different size chisels the right way.

teaKEY - That guy is still sitting in my garage. Thanks, man - it's an interesting design but the sapwood turned into cracker wood & was getting impossible to carve, so it got put side. I'm keeping it around for the next beach burn, but plan to try this design again with a big palm log that I got from doubravski (Davez) a while back. I spent a good while designing it, so I guess I have to see it carved someday.

Ben - I love the dime tip. Being cautious, it took me a while to figure out just what you can & can't do with this, still learning. Got a great chainsaw carving DVD (hint.. Surfintiki & Buzzy.. nudge nudge, wink wink), and really looking forward to learning this carving style.

Cheers!

A-A