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Swanky Monkey's Tiki #2 - HearNoExcuses Tiki |
SwankyMonkey
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Joined: Mar 14, 2008
Posts: 22
From: Pasadena, CA
|  Posted: 2008-05-03 9:14 pm Permalink
Thanks Benz! He is a little evil...
Here is today's progress. This being only my second tiki carving, these were foreboding waters - but I think it came out okay. It ain't no Benzart Lono, but it's a start!
I started by drawing the braid on the computer (blasphemy!) and printing it out on adhesive backed paper...
Then, I scored the wood through the sticker and peeled it away...
Here is the scary part where I was sure I would hork the whole thing up...
But, at the end of the day, it all worked out. Musta been the Mojito.
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SwankyMonkey
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Joined: Mar 14, 2008
Posts: 22
From: Pasadena, CA
| Posted: 2008-05-18 09:37 am Permalink
Tiki #2 - "HearNoExcuses Tiki" is finished. I have decided now, after my first tiki "Stogey Tiki" was made from Olive wood, and this was carved from a Pine log... SOMEONE FIND ME SOME PALM WOOD! Let's just say these types are "knot" the best.
Anyhoo - here he is...
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Tiki Duddy
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Joined: Jun 04, 2006
Posts: 759
From: Manitoba, Canada
| Posted: 2008-05-18 1:09 pm Permalink
awsome carvings! i really like that first guy, the expression made me laugh
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2008-05-20 9:53 pm Permalink
Wow way to make the pice of wood work for you.
the braid is cool. Another cool looking Scandinavian looking pice.
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SwankyMonkey
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From: Pasadena, CA
| Posted: 2008-05-20 11:15 pm Permalink
Hey, thanks Duddy! Thanks Seek!
Sweet surfmobile Seek (on webpage)- where were those pics taken?
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2008-05-21 6:45 pm Permalink
We are in Westport, Wa the main surf spot in WA State.
If your ever up north drop me a email. You would have
to come play at the Tiki Bog. I'm there allot in the summer time.
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SwankyMonkey
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Posts: 22
From: Pasadena, CA
| Posted: 2008-05-21 7:49 pm Permalink
Yo, Seek - The Tiki Bog rocks! I just found the Waffle Head post and the pics of the bog, and when I escape to the way north someday, I'm there!
By the way, after seeing Waffle, I'm a little embarrassed you had to endure my painful attempts at carving. He's frickin' AWESOME!
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