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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
|  Posted: 2006-01-06 4:18 pm Permalink
Welcome to TC. As Gman says, very cleanly carved tikis. Very nice. That last one took a lot of work. Looks like you are used to cabinet and lathe work of some kind?
JP
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congatiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2006-01-06 4:22 pm Permalink
love your early efforts...especially the kool stool.....someone else a lot more talented than I am....
but welcome aboard! Look forward to seeing more of your work!
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7196
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2006-01-06 7:16 pm Permalink
Alldo,
Are you from Brazil?? via HB??
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Alldo
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Posts: 59
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2006-01-06 7:49 pm Permalink
Thanks Johnny. I'm not a carpenter but I did shape surfboards for about 10 years in the South Bay of LA. I still shape a few boards but only wooden surfboards between tikis and my real job.
Thanks Conga, Ill try to post in progress pics and some of my other stuff now that I made the leap from viewer to poster.
Hey RevBambooBen, Nope grew up in LA County but would like to go to Brazil someday.
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Aaron's Akua
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Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Posts: 1594
From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
| Posted: 2006-01-06 9:42 pm Permalink
Alldo, those tikis are killer, besides the fact that they are your firsts. The glue up stock is a great idea - looks like a lot of work! You've got talent - stick around!
Aaron
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Loki
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Joined: Nov 04, 2005
Posts: 541
From: Boca Raton, FL
| Posted: 2006-01-07 04:04 am Permalink
Aldo,
Kia Ora
Welcome aboard. Nice work. Looking forward to seeing what else comes to life.
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7196
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2006-01-07 7:41 pm Permalink
Hey RevBambooBen, Nope grew up in LA County but would like to go to Brazil someday.
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Cool. Thought you were someone I knew a while back. He shaped boards too.
Nice werk........keep it up!
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MooneyTiki
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Joined: Sep 28, 2005
Posts: 578
From: Jensen Beach,fla
| Posted: 2006-01-08 04:11 am Permalink
Aloha Alldo!!!!!!!!
Welcome my friend! Those are very nice carvings. You must have some art backround and a really good eye , Keep having fun carving,Aloha , Mooney
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makutiki
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Joined: Dec 03, 2005
Posts: 89 | Posted: 2006-01-08 12:54 pm Permalink
Välkommen!
Very nice stuff! Do you have a pic on the barbwire com´n out of the first tikis ass...?
/makutiki
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Alldo
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Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Posts: 59
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2006-01-08 2:43 pm Permalink
Here is the pic of the wire sticking out of his backside. After the rains he has a little bit of a mildew on him. Spraying diluted bleach seems to take it off. Is that ok for long term? Should I coat him with a varnish to prevent mildew?
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Alldo
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Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Posts: 59
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2006-01-08 3:42 pm Permalink
Here is the second tiki made out of the same ash logs as the other tiki. Ash is really nice to work with. Hard yet soft, with very little chipping or cracking. Chainsaw, chisels and a grinder. With lots of finish sanding. Teak natural stain with no poly. He has the same mildew as the previous tiki probably need to put a coat on him eh.
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pappythesailor
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Joined: Jul 07, 2005
Posts: 1563
From: Mass.
| Posted: 2006-01-08 4:11 pm Permalink
Wow! I really like your style. Great stuff.
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kaha ki'i
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Joined: Dec 13, 2005
Posts: 277
From: Laguna Beach California
| Posted: 2006-01-09 4:22 pm Permalink
Hey brah!
Didnt see the stool until today...great work! Pretty labor intensive gluing all the pieces together , yeah? Looks pono bruddah! Did you make just the one or is he part of a set? ID buy da kine stool if I saw it for sale! Nice, really nice...Keep up the good work!
Malama Pono!
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Alldo
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Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Posts: 59
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2006-01-10 12:44 pm Permalink
Thanks for the props Kaha Ki'i,
I'm thinking about making a limited run of the bar stool. However, it is very time consuming with the cutting and the gluing. On this project I had the table saw kick back a piece of wood into my hand. I thought I had really screwed up but only got a smashed finger out of the ordeal. The table saw is the only tool that I truly fear. I respect the other tools but the table saw will make you pay for any little mistake..... dearly. Anyway if I decide to make a run of the stools I'll let you know. Maybe we can trade?
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-01-10 1:55 pm Permalink
Nice tikis and the Stool is really KIller. Great job just laying it out and cutting it all. The guue up must have been Loads of fun too. Excellent project.
I'd say you have the tiki bug pretty bad. Let it run its course and feed it Plenty logs when it asks for them.
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