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BENZARTs Carvings, FIRST thread 04-09-2006 |
foamy
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|  Posted: 2004-08-28 07:12 am Permalink
Rats. All I'm seeing are the little blue question mark boxes.
O.K., got'em now and wow! Little Gems. Wish I could get to Hukilau. It'd be great to meet (all of) you and see your work first hand.
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-08-29 10:16 am Permalink
Thanks Foamy, Glad you finally got the pictures. Here is another one all carved but the Mouth. He BIT me before I could get it finished. 5 stitches later here I am trying to type without my Main typing finger.I normally would not go get stitches but this one would not stopdripping. I tried to get Sherry to help me suture it up myself with my Shrunken head kit but she refused for fear of shrinking my finger to an unusable size.hahaha..
This piece will be for Keigs and its one from a drawing by a friend of his... keep in mind it is not done yet.
Oh Yeah, the wood is Koa and it is 3 1/8"X1 5/8". Nice way to start off a Sunday?
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Tiki-Toa
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| Posted: 2004-08-29 12:02 pm Permalink
Uncle Ben what happened to your finger?!?!
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-08-29 12:09 pm Permalink
Keigs' tiki Bit me.
Thanks Foamy for the illustration.Just don't do these any more, See what happens??
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Sam Gambino
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 08:25 am Permalink
This latest one, Ben, is so unique and very cool. What beautiful work as always.
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foamy
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 08:41 am Permalink
I wish I had half of the wit, half of the talent and half of the wisdom and kindness of half the people on this forum. Then maybe, I could consider myself half decent. Benzart, the Keigs Tiki is looking very, very fine. I'm gonna find a way down there next month if at all possible.
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 5:47 pm Permalink
Keigs' tiki finally finished. No wonder he bit me, Look at those teeth. perfect for biting
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Octane
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 6:58 pm Permalink
looks great Ben, amazing work, even down one fingure your work is the best. hope your fingure heals up and feels better.
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keigs20
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 8:29 pm Permalink
WOW!!!!!!!!!! it looks great Ben. Cant wait to see it in person. Sorry to hear about your finger. Hope it heals fast. Thanks again I will be wearing it at Hukilau.
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keigs20
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 9:45 pm Permalink
Here is the picture Ben had to go by. I think he nailed it.
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 9:52 pm Permalink
Here are some more better pix of #51, the Hungry tiki
see if you can see the Evile in his eye and watch out for it
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Sam Gambino
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 10:31 pm Permalink
That piercing stare and wild-eyed look...that scaly, snakelike appearance and serpentine head...my kind of piece! Great work, Ben.
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Aaron's Akua
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 10:37 pm Permalink
Benzart, that detail is just amazing considering the scale of the tiki. Those microscopic close ups really tell the tale. After seeing those tiny little Dremel tools from the your "Tools Carvers Use" post, I think I'm starting to get a feel for the amount of effort and concentration it must take to do these carvings. And...it probably helps having about 500 tikis under your belt. Wow! I'd love to just be able to carve that kind of detail in a full scale tiki. And no close up shots would be allowed.
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2004-08-30 10:42 pm Permalink
Thanks sam,Aaron,keigs ,Octane and everyone else who gave me props for this tiki
A goodnight I must say to all and to all goodnight
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GECKO
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| Posted: 2004-08-31 11:49 pm Permalink
your work is too much for my eyes to handle! I love it all!
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