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tikitammy
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Joined: Jun 21, 2004
Posts: 140
From: Little Rock, AR
|  Posted: 2005-06-01 1:09 pm Permalink
What a HOOT! I admire your creative style!
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Octane
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Joined: Jun 23, 2003
Posts: 316
From: SLO California
| Posted: 2005-06-01 6:17 pm Permalink
that guy is looking great, love the shirt, can't wait to see how it turns out with all the various stain colors. Very good imagination, i don't think i have ever seen a tiki with a shirt, but heck,after seeing how good it looks i would not be suprised if there are not more in the future.
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Sam Gambino
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
Posts: 2197
From: www.samgambino.com
| Posted: 2005-06-01 11:12 pm Permalink
Hey Raffertiki- That's a cool piece. As a Dangerfield fan AND a tiki fan, I'm a fan of your tiki!
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flacookz
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Joined: Nov 17, 2004
Posts: 133
From: Palm City, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-02 08:10 am Permalink
very creative ... be careful not to break his toes. The styling is exactly what I have been thinkin of doing... did he have pants on?
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-06-02 8:21 pm Permalink
Thanks guys, and gals. This guy is starting to grow on me.
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I got to see RD live at the Jones Beach Theater a while back. He was a classic.
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Speedos.
I'm hoping to stain him this weekend. I want to add some detail to the headdress, but the wood is beginning to get dry and crumbly. I still have to figure out what I'm going to do.
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-06-04 6:06 pm Permalink
I started, this morning, carving a leaf pattern on the headdress. Boy am I out of my league. This is going to involve far more sanding than I am comfortable with. Arggghhhhh! There will be no further pics until I get this under control.
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saxotica
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Joined: May 03, 2005
Posts: 213 | Posted: 2005-06-04 6:42 pm Permalink
super cool ! ! The original approach is the way to go. This thing is going to be AWESOME. That's what I like about TC.One person inspires another who inspires another who inspires the first guy [or gal]. It's like a great upward spiral of art.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-04 7:40 pm Permalink
Go Raffer, Go Go Raffer, Go Go Go Raffertiki go
We know you can do it and we know not what you are going to do so whatever you do will blow us away, Raffertiki ROCKS
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-06-05 07:12 am Permalink
Thanks Saxotica, and welcome to TC. This is definately the place to get inspired.
Ben, do you have any advice for sanding the tight nooks and crannies?
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hewey
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2005-06-05 07:24 am Permalink
Hey Raf, thats one sweet tiki you got there. Can't wait to see him stained
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Palama Tiki
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Joined: Mar 01, 2005
Posts: 349
From: Lake Wales, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-05 07:34 am Permalink
Raffer.. you win the award for most creative! great job!
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-06-05 4:31 pm Permalink
Thanks Hewey. Paloma, I not done yet.
So here's the update, I decided to give the Little Kahuna a pineapple haircut. But I'm feeling way over my head on this. The wood suddenly got very dry, and it became more and more difficult to make clean cuts.
So how do I polish this sucker? I've had some success with small hand chisels, but it's not enough, and sanding will take forever. Does anyone have a nice easy tip for a fool that tried to jump too high?
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-06 05:35 am Permalink
Hey RAffer, check out these tikis from over in the Main page in the HIP thread. The headdress looks Awfully familiar, hmmmm..
How did they get theirs that way? I think they must have seen yours and modeled them after it??
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Thanatos
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Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: 318
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2005-06-06 07:44 am Permalink
That is one old pic, look at the dude waling... Love the socks
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-06-06 08:28 am Permalink
Damn, I wish I saw that sooner. I used way too many cuts.
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