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4WDtiki - Bill's stuff. - It's a ...Tiki! Pg 83, 6/9/13 |
4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
|  Posted: 2010-07-16 06:03 am Permalink
Thanks, Drastic, I take it as a compliment! Keep learnin'!
Thanks Grog and Babs!
Buzzy, I know you have an elephant's memory!
Yesterday, rounded off the chest and arms some as the blocky look wasn't working for me. I burned the whole tiki to a charcoal finish, then sanded it off like burnt toast.  Here's where it stands.
This one is staying simple and basic to keep the cost down, for a hopefully quick sale.
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-07-18 7:55 pm Permalink
Finished pics of the Ku.
I also got this one done today.
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Clarita
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Joined: Sep 26, 2006
Posts: 1234
From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2010-07-19 09:07 am Permalink
both great!
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tikigodz
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Joined: Oct 12, 2009
Posts: 439 | Posted: 2010-07-19 5:52 pm Permalink
Man Bill your work is always so clean!!!!
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-07-19 7:10 pm Permalink
Ku came out real nice. Nice clean crisp cuts and sand as expected.
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-07-22 12:45 pm Permalink
Thank you thank you!
I had some time today so I started on a rush job that someone is picking up this weekend. With the pressure on, I started right in with the chainsaw.
After 30 minutes, here's what I had:
Picked up the mallet and my favorite chisel, and in one more hour I had this:
Here's all the tools used so far:
Next, the angle grinder!
[ This Message was edited by: 4WDtiki 2010-07-23 06:18 ]
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-07-22 2:42 pm Permalink
Very nice! you and Lake are tiki machines!
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tikigodz
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Joined: Oct 12, 2009
Posts: 439 | Posted: 2010-07-22 4:32 pm Permalink
yOU BROKE OUT THE BIG GUNS!
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swizzle
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Joined: Jun 03, 2007
Posts: 648
From: Melbourne,Australia
| Posted: 2010-07-23 03:28 am Permalink
Don't take this the wrong way, but......you suck.
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kountzyro
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Joined: Jul 02, 2008
Posts: 49
From: Brooklyn, NY
| Posted: 2010-07-23 2:05 pm Permalink
Your finishes are beautiful!
I mean, your carving is top-notch, but the finishes are really something special.
One day I hope to do some large-scale wood carving, but until then all I can manage here at my Brooklyn studio is small to medium foam work.
You're an inspiration though!
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-07-23 2:59 pm Permalink
Haha, thanks, I was just looking at YOUR thread again, thinking YOUR finishes are insane! I'm amazed that it's just paint on top of the foam, it looks like fiberglass with a hotrod's paintjob!
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kountzyro
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Joined: Jul 02, 2008
Posts: 49
From: Brooklyn, NY
| Posted: 2010-07-23 3:15 pm Permalink
Well, it's not straight foam, I use some specialty coatings designed for the scenic industry. Most are water-soluble, but they do require sanding and skim-coating to smooth things out. In the past I have used fiberglass on large-scale stuff, but it can be a real pain. You have to plaster coat the foam first so the resin won't eat it, then there's the nastiness of sanding, and then a finish coat that will accept paint... what a drag!
And, yeah, those metallic finishes were kustom-hotrod inspired! Metallic bases with layered glazes gives you the illusion without the toxicity.
But you do have to sacrifice some durability in the bargain.
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Lake Surfer
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Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3323
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2010-07-23 10:10 pm Permalink
Go, go go!
Sometimes all you need is three tools!!!
Have fun!
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benella
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Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 1423
From: Meudon, France
| Posted: 2010-07-23 10:35 pm Permalink
Crazy stuff with only a mallet, a chisel and a chainsaw !
Hat's off.
B.
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-07-25 7:53 pm Permalink
This tiki turned out NOT to be the one due this weekend. I had a change of ideas and started the rush job tiki Saturday morning, and finished it this morning for a noontime pickup! But, I did not take a pic of it!
So I went back to work on this one today, sanding sanding sanding. Here's where it's at:
Here with the first one:
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