Post #49544 by Octane on Thu, Aug 28, 2003 2:03 PM

I'd be interested to see what one of your jobs with a full body would looks like.

I agree with BK good stuff, and i too would be interested to see a body on one or two of your tikis.

Octane...we have that love of Marquesan stuff

yes i do love the Marquesan style, it is my favorite, it has the right look to me, and if fun to carve.

Only OA and Jack's of Fiji make them... they're pretty vital to the right look in any proper tiki environment.

Hey BK where is Jack's of Fiji, i have never heard of them, do they have a website? and yes every tiki place needs a few Marquesan poles to bring that true tiki look in ( at least IMO)

Brad has mentioned interest in getting you to help me tackle some large poles for Hale Tiki (he needs 8 12-footers, about 8-10" diameter, and can be half-round)

i emailed him a few days ago and said i would help out. i would be interested in helping, but 8-12 footers, i don't know if i can find wood that big. i have a palm tree lined up (60ft) from the city here but they are slow as can be, they said they were going to take it out 3 weeks ago, and don't seem to be in any hury, which suck as i don't have any wood to carve right know. where would you suguest getting wood that big? a saw mill? what types of wood, or does it matter?

Scotty, best way to learn is to try, there was a thread around somewhere called chisel confusion that has some good info for buying tools. so far all my tiki reside in, around or in front of my parents house. i'm just starting to see about selling any but i'm not sure yet. a thread in collecting tiki's for doesn't get to spammy.

oh another question, has any one ever carved a tiki from a tree in the ground(standing straight up)? and if so is it hard? i ussually carve by laying them down but some one asked me to carve a palm in the ground.

[ Edited by: octane on 2003-08-28 14:06 ]