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Creative Chimp Grand Member (2 years)
Joined: Jul 31, 2008 Posts: 278 From: Lost continent of west Florida-Parrish
| Posted: 2011-04-14 10:37 am  Permalink
oooooooooooo. very nice nixxon.........
giddy up!!!!!
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-04-15 06:27 am  Permalink
Thank you very much guys...your words are much appreciated and very motivating!
Im def diggin the news chisels...im gona throw some stain on it today so hopefully ill have some pics up later.
Thanks again and have a great weekend!!!
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-04-15 09:10 am  Permalink
Here it is...all finished. I used a lighter color stain but it came out quite a bit darker than I expected.
Next time I may just go for the "natural" color stain and see what happens.
Let me know what ya think!!

 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-04-27 2:20 pm  Permalink
knocked out this little fella today...the log had kind of a weird shape so I tried to work with it as best i could...just gota put some poly and he'll be all finished!!

 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-05-02 09:34 am  Permalink
my latest project...

 
 
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pjc5150 Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 1616 From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2011-05-02 12:25 pm  Permalink
Nice start on that lono.
I'm finishing one up as we speak!
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-05-02 1:16 pm  Permalink
Thanks Brother. Ive been wanting to do one for a while and then I saw yours and got motivated.
Im gona try and finish it up tomorrow...so stay tuned
Thanks for looking!!!
 
 
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pjc5150 Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 1616 From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2011-05-03 1:25 pm  Permalink
dude, that one has a great start. I wouldn't be in a huge hurry to finish it up too fast.
 
 
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Jazzy Josh Tiki Centralite
Joined: Feb 15, 2009 Posts: 31 From: Orlando Fl.
| Posted: 2011-05-03 8:33 pm  Permalink
Wow you been busy, they look awesome man
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-05-04 07:47 am  Permalink
Thx PJC...def not gona rush it...i want to try and sell this one.
And yea ive been VERY busy...carving as much as I can...thx for comps
 
 
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seeksurf Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144 From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2011-05-05 7:24 pm  Permalink
Ohoo ya he is looking GREAT!!
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-05-06 11:55 am  Permalink
Thank you for the compliment and thanks for looking 
 
 
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McTiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 22, 2004 Posts: 1935 From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2011-05-06 12:10 pm  Permalink
Next you are going to say that you got rained out so there will be no progress pics of this beaut...(It was raining in Orlando when I left at noon today lol)
Keep on cutting Nix
Mahalo
McTiki
_________________ Tis a brave man who wears the kilt in January.
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-05-06 1:01 pm  Permalink
LOL...I wish i was home today to enjoy the much needed rain
ill be in brevard til sunday morning so the carving must wait 
 
 
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NIxxon Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010 Posts: 489 | Posted: 2011-05-09 3:12 pm  Permalink
[ This Message was edited by: nixxon 2011-10-03 13:50 ]
 
 
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