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Claq50 Two carves Finished. 04/21/11 |
claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
|  Posted: 2009-10-24 1:11 pm Permalink
Final resting spot.
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-10-25 07:33 am Permalink
Here are some updated pics of the first tiki. Finally got around to finishing him
I took the advice from some of you guys here and torched some parts then sanded down.
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BIG tiki scott
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Joined: Sep 18, 2009
Posts: 373
From: lehigh acres florida
| Posted: 2009-10-25 7:20 pm Permalink
there it is!!! sweeeeettttt!!!! that came out awsome!!! good color and tight burns!!!! keepem rollin !!! cheerz!
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2009-10-26 09:11 am Permalink
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On 2009-10-24 13:11, claq50 wrote:
Final resting spot.
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I like this. Cool stuff. Nice color.
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2009-10-26 09:13 am Permalink
Oh, and are you still working with coconut? Looks like you're doing pretty good with it!
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-10-27 6:54 pm Permalink
Thanks everyone. Yea, im still working with coconut only. Its been kinda a pain. I ended up tossing some logs due to exsesive rot. The biggest part that ive have to over come has been the soft pockets in the wood. It seems almost impossible to know where they will be, but every now and then ill end up hitting one and then have to rethink what i want it to look like. Ive been trying to find some sable, but so far no luck. I also was thinking of looking for some pine. The third guy is coming along nicely. Should have some new pics posted soon
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-11-13 7:47 pm Permalink
I finally got around to start working on the third tiki. So far fo good. Hit a couple of snags here and there with the quaility of the wood, but ive been able to manage around it so far. I decided to go a little more simple on this tiki and try a different style. Im thinking i might add a guatemalen style head dress on him. I saw a similar head dress on a tiki in guatemuala last time i was there.
Rough cuts and before first sanding.
After first sanding
My wife caught a pic of me sketching the head dress.
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 | Posted: 2009-11-14 03:35 am Permalink
I like the long schnoz. Many of my carving are also well endowed in this area.
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-11-14 06:15 am Permalink
Yea I went with a different style all together the time. It's much more basic, but since I havnt tried anything like this I figured I would try.
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-11-18 10:06 am Permalink
Update on head dress. Just doing some of the minor cuts right now. Im going to do the deep set ones later this week, but it will give you an idea of where its heading.
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Kino
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Joined: Aug 16, 2009
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From: Valley of The Sun (Phoenix, AZ)
| Posted: 2009-11-18 11:51 am Permalink
Awesome third carve !!!
nice detail and character.
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BIG tiki scott
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Joined: Sep 18, 2009
Posts: 373
From: lehigh acres florida
| Posted: 2009-11-19 6:29 pm Permalink
claq!! this guy is realy takin shape!!! luvin this guys charecter!! gonna stain and thane? gitter duun!! lol! cheerz!!
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-11-21 07:44 am Permalink
Another update of the work. Alot of small cuts in the head dress so its taking me longer then i thought. But im pretty much done with chiseling now, so on to the sanding. After the sanding im planning on torching some parts and then stain and spar it. Might add a couple of smaller designs into the head dress but we'll see.
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claq50
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Joined: Aug 21, 2009
Posts: 123
From: West Palm Beach, Florida
| Posted: 2009-12-11 8:01 pm Permalink
Finished carving, sanding, and staining the third tiki. I just put on the first coat of spar today and it altered the color a little, but it still looks reletivly the same. I post some pics when its finished later this weekend.
Finished the sanding and torching
Stain applied
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 | Posted: 2009-12-12 3:40 pm Permalink
The extra effort you put in this one shows. I like the crisp lines and contrast. What's next?
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