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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
|  Posted: 2012-04-15 3:02 pm Permalink
yeah man, I'm lucky that I have a regular bulb that works!
anyway, a little more progress on the big kanaloa.
a wise man once told me that one receives "extra credit" for poking holes, through which one can see daylight....
holes poked.
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1561
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2012-04-15 4:53 pm Permalink
Yup, so you're going through the legs too right??!
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
Posts: 342
From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2012-04-15 8:33 pm Permalink
Oh Yea! Nice job on the "daylight" .... I'm venturing there myself so seeing your success is encouraging! The big guy is looking good!
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 365 | Posted: 2012-04-16 03:35 am Permalink
Cha-Ching
I see the light.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-16 09:55 am Permalink
yeah man I wanna cut a little holes thru his legs too, but I'm worried I cinched him a little too thin in the waist & the more I cut away down there the more likely that he's gonna break in half, and that's kinda freakin' me out. I've already had one break like that right at the waist, and it wasn't THAT big of a deal, but I've got enough time into this one that I'd be pretty upset if it broke. I plan on just slowly adding more and more detail to this one over time. I gotta figure out some kind of body tattoos or detail.
I think that since this one is my favorite I'm keeping it for the house. I've already got a dude who's expressed interest in it, but it's gonna take some real money to get me off this one. I'm taking it to the "art on the water" art show at Jackson's Bistro here in Tampa in the ritzy "harbour island" area. I probably won't sell a lot of stuff, but the dude who puts the show on really likes my stuff so he doesn't charge me the normal entry fee & usually covers my drinks, so it's a win-win. If I sell stuff that's a bonus. Plus, seems like although I don't sell a lot at these art shows, this particular show seems to attract A LOT of hot, kinda freaky artist chicks, and they're usually fairly easy to pull. I met the crazy nympho hungarian painter at the first one I did....and actually dated her for several months. So yeah, it should be a good time.
I need to make some stuff though....
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-16 3:14 pm Permalink
took a break from the tikis today to play with my new (well, new to me) roadbike. The "Juiced Schwinn"
73 Schwinn Varsity ten speed, converted to single speed ,52 tooth wheel on a 19 tooth hub, some short handle bars I made, and I'm about to run the cable to the back brake (already took the front off). Eventually it will get a white seat to match the other white stuff. It should be pretty fast.
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1561
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2012-04-16 5:06 pm Permalink
Damn! I need to go to Art on the Water art show!!!!
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Watango productions
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Joined: Mar 20, 2008
Posts: 420
From: Melb,Australia.
| Posted: 2012-04-17 12:28 am Permalink
Look'n good with the big guy and the new schwinn looks pretty neat too!
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2012-04-18 1:05 pm Permalink
Looking FWD to going thru your post and looking further into some great looking carvings and surf shots.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-19 08:33 am Permalink
Thanks guys.
And good to see that you crawled back out of the woodpile seeks....always liked what I saw in your thread.
So, OK. Kinda scored on a stash of standing dead palms....a whole neighborhood full of 'em. And they're all just sitting and waiting for me to cut them. Apparently some sort of palm disease wiped 'em. So there's probably 20 of 'em waiting around now, and it's like ten minutes from the house. I've taken 2 so far.
Yesterday's haul:
And this 5 footer's gonna be a big moai.
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Keylo
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Joined: Aug 09, 2011
Posts: 98
From: Daytuna Beach
| Posted: 2012-04-19 09:00 am Permalink
Sounds like you hit the mother load of trees like the Hillybillys struck Texas Tea!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-19 2:12 pm Permalink
yeah man, I scored for sure.
so here's the 5 ft Moai....
I think I'm gonna tat him all up....
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-20 1:31 pm Permalink
The dude organizing the art show asked if I could throw a show-themed piece together on the cheap, so this is it:
and here's my road bike, the "Juiced Schwinn", all finished & ready for the road, as well as my next project: a 72 Raliegh "gold edition" 3 spd. Very stoked on both...
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NIxxon
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Joined: Dec 22, 2010
Posts: 489 | Posted: 2012-04-20 4:19 pm Permalink
Good looking stuff bro...is that the gray color stain on that Moai? Look sick
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-04-20 7:05 pm Permalink
yeah man..."classic gray"...
I love it!!!
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