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Jungle Trader
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From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
|  Posted: 2006-07-02 7:34 pm Permalink
Dig that crazy tiki brah!
I think it's a great idea to diversify your carvings. I do, it makes me a better carver.
Keep up the good work.
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hewey
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Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2006-07-02 9:13 pm Permalink
Man thats awesome! Love the design on the forehead - very cool. Nice vintage kinda look too. Your tikis always make me smile man 
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congatiki
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Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2006-07-03 05:12 am Permalink
nice work again Finkdaddy...now lets get going on another one. Really like your headdress
treatment....and the whole lay-out is great.
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Polynesiac
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Posts: 2020
From: San Pedro, CA
| Posted: 2006-07-03 11:38 pm Permalink
Excellent work on #13, finky. I LOVE the designs on the headress - that really makes the tiki look alive! This one is a beaut!
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JohnnyP
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From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-07-04 2:17 pm Permalink
Number 13 was certainly not unlucky. Very nice layout executed well. So how is the totem pole turning out? People up by us call my tikis totem poles.
JP
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Tiki Duddy
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Posts: 759
From: Manitoba, Canada
| Posted: 2006-07-05 10:38 am Permalink
man is that looking good!! i like how you did the mouth and the teeth very nice. keep them up i look forward to the next ones.
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2006-07-05 2:38 pm Permalink
Thank you so much, everybody, for the kind words. I'm making slow but steady progress, I hope. I try to learn something new from each one I do, and from all of the terrific art that is abundant on this site. I just purchased a large set of Dremel bits and a few new knives, so I'm hoping to raise my own bar on the next few. I want to try and break out of my current style and create something different for me. I'll post some pics of the eagle carving later tonight when I have a bit more complete on it.
Mahalo!
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Tikiwahine
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From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2006-07-05 3:10 pm Permalink
finky I love your pendants!
Someday I'd be honoured to wear one 'round my neck.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-07-05 6:50 pm Permalink
Finky, this last guy is really excellent. Your work is coming together very well. I Really Really love this last guy, I guess he just grew on me.
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2006-07-05 7:03 pm Permalink
Ben, thank you. You know that means a lot to me.
TikiWahine, it would be an honor to know you were wearing one! I'll let you know when I get that far. Thanks for the kind words.
Here is the eagle I started last night. This will be the first time I've really used the dremel to carve with, so I'm a bit apprehensive.
Here it is just roughed out
I started doing the detail with a knife, then switched to the dremel after a short time.
The detail looks better in person than in these pics. The light washed everything out. I'm planning on either using some paint on this one, or if I can figure out how, I want to add some stain to the details while leaving other parts plain. Can anyone give me some tips on doing that?
Thanks!
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2006-07-24 2:12 pm Permalink
I know it's not much tiki, but it was fun to make. 
Here's one with my 3 year old so you can see the size.
The one I'm starting tonight will be another of the wall hangings. It will go to a charity event for cancer research that my wife's office is involved with.
Thanks for looking. No more non-tiki stuff, I promise. 
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2006-07-24 5:13 pm Permalink
TIKIS man! TIKIS!
That eagle is pretty cool though. Share your nontiki carvings, they can still give folks ideas.
But dont forget the TIKIS!
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congatiki
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From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2006-07-24 8:47 pm Permalink
looks like a tiki-influenced eagle to me...i think it flies!
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GMAN
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From: My Island
| Posted: 2006-07-25 1:25 pm Permalink
Yeah, that eagle flies with me. Your Tikgle is super! That's a keeper for sure. Thanks for posting that. I've been getting the tingle to get back to animals, maybe I can find a way to do tiki-fied animals like your Tikgle. Great work!
-Gman
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Tiki Duddy
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From: Manitoba, Canada
| Posted: 2006-07-25 8:07 pm Permalink
CA CAAAAW. good work on the eagle man. i really like it. what kind of wood did you use?
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