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Carving Seminar Benzart, Basement Kahuna Tiki Diablo |
Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
|  Posted: 2006-04-04 06:47 am Permalink
As promised here are a few pictures of THE Event. First some pix of the Lovely cabin in the hills:
Then here are the people..
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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2006-04-04 06:53 am Permalink
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I like this one. Looks like a bunch of old timers sitting around whittlin at the general store...
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tikigap
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From: Arlingtron Virginia
| Posted: 2006-04-04 06:56 am Permalink
Thanks for posting those ben - there must be more somewhere tho. I saw you clicking away quite a bit!
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Davez_tikiz
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From: Riverside, CA
| Posted: 2006-04-04 08:57 am Permalink
Well, I'm off to Phoenix for the week, but I wanted to echo Ben and say what an awesome wonderful weekend I had. The group was great, the mana flowed, everyone was really cool. I had a great great time. Ben, Danny, Dave and Al were all awesome.. I'm so grateful they were willing to come out and share so much knowledge!
I can't say enough about what a great time I had!
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crazy al
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From: CA
| Posted: 2006-04-04 09:17 am Permalink
found camera in saving kit? nice!
I should do more reading then posting... but this stuff was cool
Thursday....
load in
.... three kings??? at least ONE here!!!
table fit for a king
Willy came by...
and this Star too!
Swank pad.... #1!
this rocks...
Let Sven get a rope and call me a Heretic, but NG is way the tiki'est by far!
Fri morning:
shooting the shit... mutual admiration society
Sporting wood over wood? Geek squad alert.... yikes
Fri afternoon:
the tiki
the bear
that's it for now........
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tikiskip
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Posts: 2079 | Posted: 2006-04-04 09:23 am Permalink
Here's my little tiki. Benzarts lesson, Ben did the left side. These were all carved with a hook knife. This is my first carving ever! One of the cool things was the fact that these guys study the history behind the tiki art stuff. They don't just start hacking away at some wood. Al had his nose in the books all the time marveling over the history of tiki.
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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2006-04-04 09:27 am Permalink
Wow skip, you did a great job!
Al, my bar never looked so good as in your pictures!
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tikiskip
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Posts: 2079 | Posted: 2006-04-04 09:30 am Permalink
I think I would say the teachers did a great job! But thanks.
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freddiefreelance
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| Posted: 2006-04-04 09:50 am Permalink
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On 2006-04-04 09:17, crazy al wrote:
Let Sven get a rope and call me a Heretic, but NG is way the tiki'est by far!
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That's an incredible piece! Is that yours Swanky? Do you have more pictures? Maybe an animation of it rotating?
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SilverLine
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| Posted: 2006-04-04 10:21 am Permalink
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On 2006-04-04 09:23, tikiskip wrote:
Here's my little tiki. Benzarts lesson, Ben did the left side.
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MAN Tikiskip, your's kicks ASS! Mine had a stroke!
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JohnnyP
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From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-04-04 10:37 am Permalink
Looks like you had way too much fun. Sign me up for the next one, I am not missing that great amount of talent the next time.
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rodeotiki
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From: calgary
| Posted: 2006-04-04 11:18 am Permalink
Wow , such great pics. I cant imagine the atmosphere that was there. Congrats to all of you on a great adventure.
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TravelingJones
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From: Eastern Shores of Western Civilization
| Posted: 2006-04-04 3:19 pm Permalink
Sheer inspiration Gents! WoW the mana flow in ohana cabin da Smokies!!! Da most akamai chipping ways of Benz,BK,Tiki Diablo but toss in C'Al and Tiki tOny for kicks!
Looks like Swanky and MsSwanky took good care of all y'all boyz! Mahalo Benz, for sharing all the great pic's!
flip-flop-flip-flop-flippp...
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poptiki
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Joined: Mar 05, 2005
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From: Loveland, CO
| Posted: 2006-04-04 5:12 pm Permalink
I think the carving and learning there was by far a great experience for the people lucky enough to be able to attend. But, I wonder if the camaraderie and oneness as all became part of the whole was a big part of it also. I don't know if thats true but I feel that in the pics.
Thanks All
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congatiki
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From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2006-04-04 7:35 pm Permalink
You hit the nail on the head Poptiki...Since I am from the upper midwest...I was meeting
EVERYONE at Coontiki for the first time...and it seemed like we all fit together like a glove.
Either incredible luck...or we are the greatest people on earth!
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