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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
|  Posted: 2010-03-15 06:57 am Permalink
A fat one I busted out yesterday.
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-04-23 07:11 am Permalink
A few things I've been working on:
This one was a birthday gift for a bartender friend of mine. It's about 18 inches tall.
This one is "Hellboy".
I call him that because when I started grinding the natural bark in sort of a sideways manner, it started to look like flames....see?
And this one I call "the back-breaker", because I threw my back out hauling it in from the back yard to start carving & missed the best swell of the year so far...damn it.
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Billy the Crud
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Joined: Jun 02, 2007
Posts: 996
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2010-04-26 10:29 pm Permalink
I see a definate progression, man. Keep it up. Those logs you are using look nice and smooth. Wish I could get ahold of some of that......after I clear my driveway of the million tons of palm that's there now!!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-04-27 11:49 am Permalink
Thanks bro.
Definitely still on a big learning curve. But having fun & that's all that matters.
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tikigodz
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 12, 2009
Posts: 439 | Posted: 2010-04-27 5:21 pm Permalink
5150 Nice and clean the hellboy looks great and gots lots of character!
KEEP'EM COMIN BROTHER!!
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seeksurf
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-04-27 9:32 pm Permalink
Love the mouth-teeth grind on the back breaker.
Keep them coming.
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-04-30 09:54 am Permalink
Thanks for the kind words. You guys got me all jacked so went home and burned stuff.
The back-breaker with a little charr on him...and NO, I did not paint the teeth, just sanded 'em.
And Hellboy got a little fire on him as well.
And here is a Marquesian I started drawing out last night after the burning commenced. I'm hoping to make some real progress on him this weekend
Mahalos to all!
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tikigodz
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 12, 2009
Posts: 439 | Posted: 2010-04-30 7:41 pm Permalink
That marq looks like a solid start RIGHT ON BRO!!!
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-05-03 07:14 am Permalink
So, had a nice relaxing weekend at the house, as it was too windy for the boat.
Sunday was tiki day, so first I drew it:
Then I cut it:
Then I torched & sanded it (as you can see, there's all kinds of tiki junk in my front yard):
My first trad Hawaiian deal. He's a shade under 2 ft tall. Way stoked with how it came out, think I'm going to do a bigger one.
AND...I went out to my secret spot (I love this place!!!!) & saw this solid 8 ft piece that was just begging to be liberated. Hoping to go back with my buddy's F250 & a saw here in the next day or 2. I was literally sitting in bed thinking about it last night. It will be mine.
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seeksurf
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-05-03 7:54 pm Permalink
Right on! looking good. You have the tiki fever.
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tikigodz
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 12, 2009
Posts: 439 | Posted: 2010-05-03 7:59 pm Permalink
getting pretty quik Love the new guy!!
Keep em coming 5150!!!!
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Benzart
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10364
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-05-09 05:49 am Permalink
LOVE the "Flames" on your Hellboy! Hell, boy, your tikis are getting Slammin'. Love seeing the time taken to get the smooth finish, keep it up!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-05-13 08:28 am Permalink
I've been getting A LOT of response locally from my news story. Hoping to make enough money to fix my old Riviera! Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTOo0N_t3oc
Made some progress on the new Marq.
I really dig this style & want to start doing more of them.
[ This Message was edited by: pjc5150 2010-05-13 08:36 ]
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MBL
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 24, 2007
Posts: 64
From: Tampa FLA
| Posted: 2010-05-18 03:59 am Permalink
Dude! Looking good! Saw you on the news. I heard of a Riviera body or parts for a 65. Someone mentioned it on the Damnation Speed Shop message board. You might want to register there and check in. Jon is the main moderator. I haven't done much carving recently, Just been too busy...and man its getting hot out there.
Tim
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2224
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-05-18 09:04 am Permalink
Hey Tim,
I actually have a parts car...just no money for the other stuff.
Hoping to sell a few tikis so I can get it done.
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