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laojia
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Joined: Feb 04, 2009
Posts: 935
From: Metz Lorraine France
|  Posted: 2009-04-20 9:30 pm Permalink
Tall Lono turning good with this dark coat. I'm also interesting for the characteristic of your tar recipe...
And come on the high of the totem pole...soon finished? The suspense is maintained with these photos truncated...Well done!
J.
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Watango productions
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Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 446
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2009-04-21 02:59 am Permalink
Seeksurf- Fantastic job on the BIG Lono,look'n forward to see'n what you'll do with
the guy seated up top.Cheers Watango
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tikifreak1
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Joined: Jun 10, 2007
Posts: 582
From: Northern Virginia
| Posted: 2009-04-21 04:31 am Permalink
So awesome Seeks!! I like the finish, looks great. I see you went from kook to grom.
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TikiMango
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Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 798
From: Satellite Beach, FL
| Posted: 2009-04-21 10:51 am Permalink
Awesome looking creation there! Such detail... simply perfect.
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drgoat456
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Joined: May 28, 2008
Posts: 477
From: Tucson
| Posted: 2009-04-21 11:52 am Permalink
seeks,
Have or do you use an electric (handheld) planer on your work? i picked up on last week (Ryobi -$69.00) and it seems to work great on removing bark or shaping logs.
The drawknife works good on palm, but the planer is alot quicker on other stuff like salt cedar or cottonwood. Any pointers? Still beholding.
also interested in your tar mixture.
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2073
From: So FL
| Posted: 2009-04-21 12:51 pm Permalink
Wow! He looks good from here. Does it smell? I can't believe you gonna let him live outside.
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1574
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2009-04-21 3:02 pm Permalink
SEEKS! You need a couple a longboards behind him leaning on the fence! Beautiful! The Totem looks classic! I am jealous of that fine carving wood you nor'westerners get...me want sum.
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2009-04-21 5:16 pm Permalink
Basement Kahuna was kind enough to divulge this tar mix
2 parts mineral spirits, 1 part roofing tar and about 1/2 cup of japan dryer
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=5629&forum=7&start=900
laojia - thanks J. how is the old man carving going?
tikifreak - thanks Im a old grom.
TikiMango - thank you much sir.
drogoat - I was just eyeballing a planer. No I have never used one, but I would
use it for really squaring the log. It probably wouldn't work for me on my
logs as a de-barker. I use a chain saw then a 5" sander to de-bark.
AlohaStation - He smells mostly of the thinner. I don't or haven't sold any
tiki as of yet? so i have to put them somewhere. I just hope someone don't
steal him? I will secure him as best as i can.
surfin - Dam you right! next pic of tall lone will have the boards.
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2009-04-22 9:02 pm Permalink
The tall lono is awesome mate, and the totem is shaping up to be something truely special 
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2009-05-02 11:38 am Permalink
hewey - Thanks always good hearning from down-under.
Rain man face work real challenge for NW howly boy.
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tikimecula
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Joined: Apr 27, 2004
Posts: 442
From: BFE, KS
| Posted: 2009-05-02 11:53 am Permalink
Check out Seeks, Making the rest of us look bad.
Nice Work!!
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1574
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2009-05-02 11:58 am Permalink
It's "stunning" there chief! But yes, you are a haole boy.
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benella
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Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 1423
From: Meudon, France
| Posted: 2009-05-03 01:03 am Permalink
Hi Capt'n Seeky,
I think nothing can stop you. You're killing me and every little one who would know what a tiki is with your master works.
This character looks like he's alive ! I'm sure that 10 years later, when the wood will be older, with cracks and all, nobody would see the difference between your work and the work of the Ancients.
I don't know what your current job is but you got to stop it and be a full time sculptor NOW 
Benjamin.
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GMAN
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Joined: Jul 14, 2005
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From: My Island
| Posted: 2009-05-03 07:09 am Permalink
Seeks,
I'm always smiling when I see your pics. From frogs to Lonos, I love what you do. Mad skillz.....mad skillz.....
-G
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laojia
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Joined: Feb 04, 2009
Posts: 935
From: Metz Lorraine France
| Posted: 2009-05-03 9:40 pm Permalink
If Gman smilling, I always breath off when I see your pics... Benella is right when he wrote about the rain man: "This character looks like he's alive", and his quiet expression.... So cool!
When larger pictures? 
Jérôme.
PS: the old man comes slowly but certainly... He's very old... 
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