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congatiki
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From: wisconsin northwoods
|  Posted: 2007-11-27 6:08 pm Permalink
Boy oh boy...I always love the BK stuff. The finish is always perfect, no matter what
you are doing. Top shelf.
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Basement Kahuna
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From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2007-11-27 7:33 pm Permalink
Long live Congatiki!
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haikai
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From: Regensburg / Bavaria / Germany
| Posted: 2007-11-28 05:40 am Permalink
Yes, the moai is also very beautiful. I like his big cheekbones and the small mouth. The color is also great. Do you have a picture from the back?
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danlovestikis
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Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3553 | Posted: 2007-11-28 9:11 pm Permalink
Hey BK just got the cannible tiki I ordered from you in today's mail. It's so great when dreams come true. It's so well done and such a scary tiki, maybe my nightmares came true. Anyway I've got it hidden away until Christmas for Dan, he's a lucky guy. You can post photos of it here, he never touches the computer, I'm really danlovestikis. Have a great night and happy carving, Wendy
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Basement Kahuna
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From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2007-11-29 09:29 am Permalink
Glad you like! Gotta look out for your labelmates. Here's me and yon cannibal taking a break at the workshop..the (at the time) filthy workshop. 
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JohnnyP
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From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2007-11-29 3:14 pm Permalink
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On 2007-11-29 09:29, Basement Kahuna wrote:
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Turn off the bright fluorescent lights, put a drink in your hand, and it would look like you are setting at a really terrific looking old school tiki bar, with all your creations. It even has the authentic RevBambooBen white ceiling.
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2007-11-29 5:04 pm Permalink
BK the marquesan is fantastic you definitely have the
original look in your carves.
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Basement Kahuna
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From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2007-11-29 5:56 pm Permalink
Mahalo, guys...Johnny, hey, it's a workshop, man. MY job is to make YOU look good 
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harro
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Joined: Sep 05, 2005
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From: Australia / Argentina
| Posted: 2007-11-30 12:26 pm Permalink
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On 2006-03-17 17:02, Basement Kahuna wrote:
New Tongaroa born today! He's 4 feet tall and about 14 inches in diameter. One of my favorite Cook Island images. I may bring him to Coontiki just for some scenery! I'm loaded to the hilt with comissions right now, so Tonga was sort of my "spare time" carve for a while. Aloha! 
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hey BK,
trawling through your thread and remembered this one... i vaguely recall you posting step-by-steps with the process of shaping the tang's body - but couldn't find them.
maybe it was in the great "Tiki Carving Methodology" thread, but sadly a lot of those initial posts have their pics missing.
Any chance of you re-posting those progress pics if you still have em?
Cheers.
Harro.
PS Love the new stuff too.
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Basement Kahuna
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From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2007-12-01 6:06 pm Permalink
Harro, let me see if I can find them. That Tangaroa is in Knoxville now with TNT. Gecko posted a great step-by-step on carving a Tangaroa, too, way back in 2001 or so. I may have that somewhere as well.
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2007-12-03 12:51 pm Permalink
BK - (if i may ask) what is the stain on the 3-foot 1/2 -round hardwood Marquesan?
I just grabbed a few test cans at Home Depot but im not happy with them.
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Basement Kahuna
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From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2007-12-04 5:17 pm Permalink
That stain is an old trade secret given to me by an architectual salvage guy who restores old nautical stuff a long time ago...2 parts mineral spirits, 1 part (get this) STANDARD roofing tar, and about 1/2 cup of Japan Dryer. Takes about two days to dry nice. The results on more porous woods, palm especially, are incredible. But you need to give it about two coats of a good matte or satin finish over like Deft or Grumbacher (stay away from that shiny polyurethane slop; number one finish mistake tiki carvers make.)
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2007-12-04 6:56 pm Permalink
Right on BK! I will have to try that crazy BK Mix soon.
I already put minwax #225 on this morning.
Many mahalos
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Bali_Dan
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Joined: Aug 17, 2007
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From: Lake Conroe Texas
| Posted: 2007-12-19 07:29 am Permalink
Hey BK where you been? Have you tried that concoction on pine ever? Does it come out splotchy like regular stain does? Look forward to your next post.
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Basement Kahuna
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From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2007-12-21 9:24 pm Permalink
Aloha, Dan...that Tongaroa was, in fact white pine. Turned out good. The Japan Dryer is the non-make-a-mess ingredient. You can find it at Home Depot. It was the way they used to dry those hundred-layer Japanese lacquers in the high eastern humidity.
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