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gibgib
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Joined: Oct 20, 2004
Posts: 32
From: Sub-Tropical Australia
|  Posted: 2004-10-24 07:01 am Permalink
G'day all 
Since discovering this great forum last week I decided to try out carving a Tiki creature.
Yesterday, a tree lopping gang were hard at removing a Eucalyptus tree nearby, so I was able to obtain 2 logs from them.
The size & the type of wood the logs are I read is not ideal at all, however I'm keen & wanted to get started immediately.
This one took about 8 hours to do. I think his nose looks funny (a Frenchman's moe) but what the hey!
I will chip into the other log sometime this week.
As I reside in a subtropical climate, there are palms everywhere, can't wait to try a palm 
Anyone else from Australia?
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docwoods
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Joined: Feb 29, 2004
Posts: 595
From: outside the windy city
| Posted: 2004-10-24 08:21 am Permalink
Welcome,Gibgib! Terrific first effort-I love the sneaky grin.Keep em coming.
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2004-10-24 08:29 am Permalink
Very cool, and it seems you have a cool yard too! I like the second picture, but how did you get that person to walk on the wall like that?
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2409
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2004-10-24 08:29 am Permalink
real nice Gib...you'll find this is a
great little community...nose looks fine
and he does have a sneaky air about him!
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Aaron's Akua
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Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Posts: 1594
From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-24 10:04 am Permalink
Great, GG.
He does have a mischievous look about him, doesn't he? Welcome to TC.
A-A
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Unga Bunga
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Posts: 5738
From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2004-10-24 12:25 pm Permalink
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On 2004-10-24 07:01, gibgib wrote:
(a Frenchman's moe) but what the hey!
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Killer first Tiki Gib!
Welcome!
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2004-10-24 12:46 pm Permalink
AGAIN Another First carving comes out great. Looks fantastic, especially for the first try. Can't wait to see more.
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Swamp Fire
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Joined: Jul 31, 2003
Posts: 1027
From: Long Beach, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-24 1:10 pm Permalink
Great tiki! Man I wish I could carve, only in my dreams.
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gibgib
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Joined: Oct 20, 2004
Posts: 32
From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2004-10-26 04:05 am Permalink
Thanks for the encouragement you lot 
I punched out another one this arvo. 4.5 hours for this one.
I think he is better but haven't sorted out what to do with his eyes. The eyes are drawn on at the moment as the whole Tiki's appearance is greatly affected by what I do with the eye dots 
Any suggestions for a cheeky, just told a funny joke look?
There must be a knack for highlighting with paints & burning.
My first one I think I ruined a bit (not shown).
At a glance, you aren't immediately sure of what you are looking at, mouth/ teeth are not prominant.
Anyway here's the latest:
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gibgib
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From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2004-10-26 04:13 am Permalink
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Aaron's Akua
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From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-27 1:22 pm Permalink
Looks great GG. Love your back yard.
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gibgib
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Joined: Oct 20, 2004
Posts: 32
From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2004-10-28 04:53 am Permalink
Thanks Aaron!
I like your "concrete" style carvings in another post.
It doesn't look like there is a distributer for that stuff in Aussie 
We do have LOTS of palms so I can't complain.
Could be a bit pricey to send you some stumps
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Aaron's Akua
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From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
| Posted: 2004-10-28 1:38 pm Permalink
Hi gibgib,
That post was way back! I've got more palm stumps now than I know what to do with, all stuffed under my porch.
There's a guy who goes as Gavtiki on TC, but hasn't posted here in a long time. He lives in Melbourne, and has done a lot of carvings with AAC block. Here's some links to his work:
Maybe he can find some local AAC suppliers for you. I've had some correspondence with him in the past. I'll email him about this & Cc you on it.
This post has more than you want to know about AAC block:
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=10055&forum=7&6
If you get ahold of some of this stuff, just make sure and put lots of concrete sealer on it before you put it in your garden.
And post pics...
Cheers!
Aaron
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gibgib
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Posts: 32
From: Sub-Tropical Australia
| Posted: 2004-10-29 06:09 am Permalink
Yes Aaron, I like posting pics hope this page isn't too heavy!
Thanks for the links for AAC. I'll play around with wood for a bit & perhaps look at carving an AAC piece later.
These stumps are starting to crack so I am pretty much going to let these 2 tikis be.
No use in wasting material applying a sealer.
I did apply some paint colours & chiseled some more. The moe had to go 
I will follow through properly on my next palmwood tikis...
Blue herons eating our goldfish....Watch Out!
Moeless tiki
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cheekytiki
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Joined: Mar 09, 2004
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From: The Haole Hut, London, UK
| Posted: 2004-10-29 06:44 am Permalink
Hey gibgib,good work.
I'm going to be out your way next month, mainly down in Sydney but will be up round Brisbane for a few days. I'm going to be doing afew carvings whilst there and would be good to get some palm if theres any spare.
Be good to meet up anyway.
Keep chipping away.
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