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Aaron's Akua
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From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
|  Posted: 2006-11-20 8:36 pm Permalink
Aloha, Kiegs. The Makita arrived today - mahalo! I know you're a "mostly chainsaw" guy, so I have to ask - do you do all your carvings with the chainsaw? These pieces seem a little delicate for that. Just curious...
A-A
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Lake Surfer
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Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3308
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2006-11-20 8:53 pm Permalink
Ken.... man.
Loss for words.
Those pieces are so tight. Love them both. The tiki one... the paint, the colors, the fur... perfect.
William's magic lives with you now... you have seriously arrived.
Man... they are so tight!
The sun is great! Sometimes you can't stress about things. When you do it is time to step back and stop thinking so hard. Come back later or another day. Then it just flows. Looks like that's what you did. Worked out perfect!
Thanks for stopping by... you inspired me tonight!
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RevBambooBen
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From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2006-11-20 9:29 pm Permalink
Miss you guys.
Rock on!!!
Will we be seeing yous in Aug?
If so, we'll have to venture into Mexico!!!
Arrrrr!!!
ps. post more!
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keigs20
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2006-11-20 10:35 pm Permalink
GROG Keigs says thanks and Keigs appreciates GROG'S compliments
Aarons Akua glad you got the saw. Most of my carvings are chainsaw but I do cheat with a router if the corners are to tight. The cat is all chainsaw the tiki,s mouth is router I wanted to step it down and could not do that with a chainsaw. I also studied a bunch on the bars and chains for the makita and found out that it is better to use 1/4 chain and sprocket on a dime and quarter tip. You can use 3/8 but it destroys the bar the links are longer and make the bar to hot. So at the moment I am killing my bar.
Lake thanks man glad I could inspire you. I am sure your weather is as bad probably worse than mine an it is hard to get motivated.
Revboo raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! I have been trying to remember what drunken plans I made for August so email me so I can confirm those plans and start planning.... and about Mexico I'm game!!!!
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Tiki Lee's
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Joined: Aug 23, 2003
Posts: 772
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2006-11-20 10:42 pm Permalink
Wow, Ken!
You're latest creations remind me how much I miss having your stuff to sell in my shop. My walls are no longer "pleasant" without 'em!
Excellent as always, Ken. Keep it up!
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keigs20
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From: WA
| Posted: 2006-11-20 10:53 pm Permalink
Tiki Lee thanks I havent forgotten the support you gave me early on and hope to have more carvings hanging on your walls.
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rodeotiki
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Joined: Jan 21, 2004
Posts: 1513
From: calgary
| Posted: 2006-11-20 11:12 pm Permalink
I have got to get me a carving bar. Awesome work as always Ken.
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-11-21 3:56 pm Permalink
Yeah! One of the classic TCers is posting again. It was a very pleasant surprize to see it. You nailed that cat!
JP
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tedtiki
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Joined: Nov 06, 2004
Posts: 276
From: Sunny Springfield Illinois
| Posted: 2006-11-22 05:54 am Permalink
Hey Ken when are you gonna get your website up and running?
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keigs20
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2006-11-29 8:34 pm Permalink
Sorry for the late reply it has been a crazy week lots of snow and cold weather, no power kind of sucked!!!
Hey Rodeo the bar is sweet I wont go back.
Johnnyp thanks the cat was fun and I was really happy with it.
Tedtiki my website is up just not running yet. At the moment I am adding photos and info. I hope to have it up soon. thanks again for the compliments.
here are a few more pictures. I carved this in a rotten cedar stump behind my house. It is not very good cause the stump was rotten and I could not reach it very well but it was fun. The last picture is the brother to the plaque in my last post.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-11-30 2:58 pm Permalink
Hey Ken, I Really love that Stump carving, Really neat and full of character.
The "Brother" plaque is cool too, I Love the colors and I like him better than his brother. Let us know when your web site is up and running!
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keigs20
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Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2006-12-16 4:28 pm Permalink
Thanks Benz I will. Its been a while since I carved a totem and I needed to make a few Christmas presents for some people so present #1 done. He is 4ft 4 inches tall cedar. I tried some Benzart ears but the wood chipped away and did not hold the detail so I carved it away. Also tried some BK moai base painting. That did not turn out as good as I wanted either. But oh well the picture turned out good 
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-12-16 4:51 pm Permalink
morei moai !
I thought the ears looked great. That carving in the stump must have been hard to do since you can't roll it around and take cuts from different angles.
JP
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FreddieBallsomic
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Joined: Aug 08, 2005
Posts: 626 | Posted: 2006-12-16 6:42 pm Permalink
Kenny, my man......Thats sooo thoughtful, but you dont need to send my anything for xmas. ;-D
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keigs20
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Joined: Jun 02, 2002
Posts: 528
From: WA
| Posted: 2006-12-16 8:07 pm Permalink
JP thanks the biggest problem with the stump was, I was too short and kept falling off the chair I was standing on to carve it.
Freddie B damn you found out guess I will have to give it to my father inlaw instead and think of something else for you like this super rare one of a kind (unless I print more) windows 98 paint shop drawing I did back in 2003 probably one of my best 98 windows paint shop drawings. Hope you have a place of honor to hang it. Feel free to print it out and enjoy it in your home for many years to come. Merry Christmas
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