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Octane
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From: SLO California
|  Posted: 2004-07-11 8:16 pm Permalink
thank you Jungletrader, Benzart, and TNT Tiki.
I hope you like the tiki TNTTiki, it was a fun project, i will post some pictures below of it finished with the clear coat on and some other various little projects (Cabinet door handles & finished Maori panel)
Here is the finished bat with the clear coat applied
this a Gecko Jr. at least a small version of Gecko's Maori guy. this will be like a door handle, beer tap, or some thing. he is 6 inches tall and 1 1/4 diameter. made out of a dowl i got at home depote
this is a pair of door handles made out of the same size wood as Gecko Jr.
here is that Maori pannel i did a week or so ago, but i finally got around to adding the shell eyes
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TNTiki
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| Posted: 2004-07-11 9:46 pm Permalink
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-07-12 06:35 am Permalink
Yes the bat is very nice and that is Not Soft wood. I would like to have seen a bit of Head dress on top, but it's No big deal. Carving Well done.
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Octane
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| Posted: 2004-07-15 12:43 pm Permalink
2 finished pair of cabinet doore handles
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TNTiki
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| Posted: 2004-07-15 7:34 pm Permalink
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Polynesiac
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| Posted: 2004-07-15 9:07 pm Permalink
That's going to be one cool cabinet with handles like that. that bat is awesome too - I'm sure it's a first and not to be copied by any other.
Is the cabinet going to be all tiki'd out too? Keep 'em coming - ya got talent...and a lot of it!
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GECKO
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| Posted: 2004-07-16 01:10 am Permalink
ggod job Octane. Look towards getting them.
Mahalo'z
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Octane
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From: SLO California
| Posted: 2004-07-16 3:06 pm Permalink
thanks: Polynesiac, TNTTiki for the nice words
Polynsiac: the handles were for Da Gecko, but i do have a cabinet that is being tikiifed, with tiki legs i carved (some where in an earlier post) and a set of door handles for my self, but thats it so far, i need to get the matting, bamboo, and top piece. i will post pictures when i finally finish it.
as for the bat, that wasn't my idea, but was TNTTiki's good idea.
Gecko, hope you like them, and here is the finished " Da not so big Puka" (4 1/2 inches tall)
No power tolls were injured in the making of this any of the O'tiki tiki's this summer
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-07-16 3:30 pm Permalink
excellent quality. What tools are you using? How about a picture of your workspace and tools?
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Octane
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| Posted: 2004-07-16 6:06 pm Permalink
here is a picture of my work place. nothing special. I currently planning to build a new work bench, but until then this is it.
sorry for the mess haven't cleaned up today.
as far as tools, i have a a normal straight set of chisels (Millar falls), there are about 8 in the set but for the size work i'm duing i only use the two smallest one.
the short brown handled ones are just a palm set i got from Lee Valley, i don't even know the name of the brand.
there are small silver tools, almost dentist like tools, which are mini chisels which i got at Lee Valley as well (like $9.00) they aren't great quality and will bend if used on harder woods, or if you use with a hammer.
a standard old box cutting knife with the blades you can break off at cirtain points.
a old rubber mattel, that isn't very rubbery any more, and the head will fall off every once in a while.
a pair of calipper, for the smaller stuff to make sure everything is the same size (or as close as possible)works well especailly when doing a pair of tikis like the cabinet handles.
a vise that isn't even screwed down, and a couple of files, sand paper, a chop saw when having to cut off the tikis from the dowl/baseball bat blank (so i do use a power tool)
i think that is it ( i have many other tolls but are not used for tikis.
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-07-17 12:20 pm Permalink
Octane, You get a Lot out of those few tools. Very well done. Thanks for posting the pic's
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Octane
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| Posted: 2004-07-24 8:39 pm Permalink
well back from my little vacation/trip.
Ben thank you for the comment on the tools. can i ask what type of tools you have? is there tools you really like?
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-07-24 9:10 pm Permalink
I LOVE All Tools. I ue knives, chisels, gouges,Flexshaft grinder with various burs, Bandsaw and chainsaw. Thats all my toolsI Love Power tools but I love my Knives and ues them most.A view of some of my tools
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TNTiki
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| Posted: 2004-07-24 9:48 pm Permalink
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Octane
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From: SLO California
| Posted: 2004-07-27 6:19 pm Permalink
here is some new stuff, 4 "not so big Puka's" and one fisherman god guy. the tongan (sp?) guy is flat on the back tofit up against a flat surface. i still need to carve one more of these guys. this is for a tiki display 4 "not so big Puka's for legs, and the tongan (sp?) guys on top of the stage/ horizontal part, but against the back (verticle) part
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