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Watango productions
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 149
From: Melb,Australia.
|  Posted: 2009-04-19 02:14 am
Aloha TC's,I've been a huge fan of this forum for quite awhile and thought it's time I joined in the fun.My interest in tiki started about 10 yrs ago after scoring my first piece of coco joes,so of course I wanted bigger ones so I put aside my obsession for monster models and got me some chisels and a mallet and as is my way just dove on in. Enough about me here's some photos of some of my carvings.[hopefully you'll be able to see them]
 
I have loads more photos including progress shots which I know you all like but have kept my first post pretty basic as my computer is sooooo slooow.Thanks for looking.Cheers Campbell
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BUFFBAD
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Aug 11, 2007
Posts: 52
From: Boca Raton, FLA
| Posted: 2009-04-19 03:30 am
VERY NICE !! I like the style and the finish. MORE PICS please ! BUFFBAD
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laojia
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 04, 2009
Posts: 528
From: lorraine France
| Posted: 2009-04-19 07:19 am
impressive product, welcome on TC!
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Benzart
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 9574
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2009-04-19 07:45 am
Nice stuff Watango, Can't wait to see more pix including progress shots as it seems you have learned a lot in a hurry.
Also would love to see photos of your tools and carving area.
Thanks.
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drasticwagon
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 27, 2008
Posts: 189
From: DFW , Texas
| Posted: 2009-04-19 07:57 am
Awesome Work
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Watango productions
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 149
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2009-04-19 3:36 pm
Cheers Guys,thanks for the friendly welcome and kind words,Im not real savvy on the ol computer so please bear wth me and any hints or advice would be greatly appreciated.BUFFBAD,Iaojia,D/wagon I'LL post more pic's asap.Benz,next post I'II be sure to include some shots of my shed. Cheers Campbell
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SNIKI-STEVE
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Feb 17, 2008
Posts: 11
From: SA, Australia
| Posted: 2009-04-19 10:05 pm
Huraahh!!! Another Ausie.
Great stuff there Watango. Keep it up - lets see some more.
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drgoat456
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 28, 2008
Posts: 217
From: Tucson
| Posted: 2009-04-20 10:35 am
Really nice stuff W. Nice finishes. More pics please. And hey, there's nothing wrong with monster models, I built my share of them in the 60's.
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Watango productions
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 149
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2009-04-20 4:02 pm
Howdy Tcr's,I've finally worked out how to drive this thing so here goes.
Sneaki Steve- good to see more Aussie artists on here, I've been watch'n
stuff and dig ya work.
Dr goat-Still dig'n the Monster kits but only when it's to cold in the shed.
Here's some progress pics of a couple of the pieces at the start of my thread.
 
Ran out of gas,so it was on to the fire for this fella.
 
Rear veiw after sanding but damm I didn't have a decent shot of the finished piece
so these I'll have to do for now. 
And finally a shot of the shed for Benz,got to go so I'll post the
next shots asap.Thanks for look'n.Cheers Campbell.
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seeksurf
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 1681
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2009-04-20 4:58 pm
Welcome looks like you are a shoe in around here.
Great looking tikis !
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Watango productions
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 149
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2009-04-21 3:53 pm
Seeksurf-thanks for taking a look,I'm a HUGE fan of your thread
your carvings truly are amazing!
Here's some pic's of a piece that I carved for Appleton Estate
rum and now lives at their Melbourne office.This was my first corperate
commision so I was pretty stoked on this peice.
 
Then time for burning and sanding
followed by 1 coat of merbau decking stain and 1 coat of
western jarrah stain an varnish.
Finally a shot of him on the door at the Watango lounge!
Cheers Watango.
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leleliz
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1201
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-04-21 4:27 pm
Really great work!
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tikifreak1
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 10, 2007
Posts: 581
From: Northern Virginia
| Posted: 2009-04-21 5:11 pm
Really cool work. I'm diggin that big Moai head outside too!
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seeksurf
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 1681
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2009-04-21 5:22 pm
You have some talent there my man!
Hope they paid you well for this piece.
Love the work shop and yard very warm and pleasing.
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hiltiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 2165
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2009-04-21 6:56 pm
Very nice, I love the tikis and your place.
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