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tikifreak1
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From: Northern Virginia
|  Posted: 2008-10-21 4:03 pm Permalink
Very cool! Turbonegro must be destroyed!
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Babalu
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From: Lemon Grove
| Posted: 2008-10-21 6:27 pm Permalink
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On 2008-10-21 03:36, Paipo wrote:
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Paipo, This is just plain STUNNING!! It's really good to have you back in the shed. Thought you might have been hauled off by a herd of wondering Gangsta Kangas.
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Tamapoutini
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From: Aotearoa (New Zealand)
| Posted: 2008-10-21 6:46 pm Permalink
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On 2008-10-21 03:36, Paipo wrote:
..and also scored myself 27lb of SA's finest....looks like another visit to Tama's is on the cards 
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27lb of stone!? Im going to have to charge you for the use of the saw this time Paip - how does one Maitai per hour sound?
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kiwishaman
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From: Aotearoa
| Posted: 2008-10-21 7:28 pm Permalink
SA's finest? Show us!!
Welcome home. Nice to see another wonderful Paipo piece.
Love the pattern on that stone!
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JenTiki
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From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2008-10-21 9:28 pm Permalink
Yay!!! Paipo is back!!! That's a really nice rock you have there, and oh, the carving job is nice too! Welcome back, you stoner!
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GreenCarvings
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Joined: Jun 23, 2008
Posts: 38
From: Hokitka
| Posted: 2008-10-21 10:23 pm Permalink
Indeed VERY nice paipo.That argillite has a odd purple tinge to it the stuff iv worked has always been jet black.Must be different variations? Steve was working on a argillite disc the other day and man it woke the whole workshop up man that stuff can sing.
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2008-10-22 11:25 am Permalink
WoW sweetness love it!
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surfintiki
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From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2008-10-22 6:45 pm Permalink
Speechless.
Doing those rounded curves are IMPOSSIBLE!
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JohnnyP
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From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2008-10-23 5:09 pm Permalink
That is incredible. The whole thing is insanely graceful.
How do you even practice to do that? What is the trick?
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TheBigT
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From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2008-10-23 6:34 pm Permalink
Got to agree. That tusk is gorgous. Awesome work, man. Can't wait to see those museum pics too!
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Howland
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From: Folly Beach, SC--'Follynesia'
| Posted: 2008-10-23 8:07 pm Permalink
You, my friend, cannot be completely human to pull something like that off! AWESOME!
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2008-10-28 02:44 am Permalink
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On 2008-10-23 20:07, Howland wrote:
You, my friend, cannot be completely human to pull something like that off! AWESOME!
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HA!!! As I've Suspected All Along, nice find Howland.
HERE Paipo, I bumped it up for you!
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GROG
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Joined: Jun 21, 2006
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From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2008-10-28 09:55 am Permalink
PAIPO!!!!!!
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Paipo
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Joined: Jun 22, 2006
Posts: 1886
From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2008-10-30 3:15 pm Permalink
Thanks for all the comments - looks like I just lost my lengthy reply I had typed out! 
So, we'll have to go with the condensed version:
Nearly all work on the tusk was done with the point carver (chuck mounted on the bench grinder) with fine tuning from the handpiece. The tool grade argillite is unforgiving with scratches and it took many repeat sandings to get the flow and surface looking just right.
New stuff.....
Spirit Mask
More soon....including
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little lost tiki
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2008-10-30 3:40 pm Permalink
NICE SPIRIT MASK PAIPO!
and a NEW Creature coming out of the Quarry?!?!?
Awesome!
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