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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
|  Posted: 2012-08-26 5:45 pm Permalink
Hello Tipsy! I've thought about doing a little selling thing in chicago,
now if only the Blasters were playing Fitzgeralds the same weekend.
It was a great day to dodge woodchips and we even accomplished a little bit.
After spending severals days studying, pondering, designing, and changing
my mind, I just decided to dig into the wood and see what happens. Here we
go...
So far it's a little bit tiki and a lotta bit "conga"....I imagine it will
turn out sorta wierd.
Happy carving.
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 242
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-08-31 08:50 am Permalink
is that tongue going to be a turtle?
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congatiki
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Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-08-31 09:00 am Permalink
Good guess Mess.....current thinking is that it will be a bird with
wings wrapped around the neck of the figure. It could become a
turtle if I screw up the wings...thanks for the suggestion.
I know critters popping out of the mouth are not especially common
in tikis....more prevalent in the png stuff. I guess that's sorta
where I'm headed.
Nice to see you!
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 363 | Posted: 2012-08-31 09:43 am Permalink
I figured it was a bad chicken he ate
& it was coming back up.
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congatiki
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Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-08-31 09:54 am Permalink
Another good suggestion....I could turn it into a chicken and
sell it to the local KFC.
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Atomic Mess
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Posts: 242
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-08-31 10:54 am Permalink
yeah though the critters are usually crocodiles in PNG...
I was thinking about doing a mouth/croc thing myself, looking forward to seeing your stuff if you're heading that way!
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-10-01 4:59 pm Permalink
Hey fellow tiki carvers, what's going on?
Finally a little update from the northwoods, a tiki with a birdy thing going on
Not quite finished, another round of sanding might get me there,
and perhaps a little more paint.
Otherwise, how about a shot of Petrie the Wonder Dog, she
hears you
And a nice Wisconsin sunset
Thanks for stopping in!
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1937
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2012-10-01 5:19 pm Permalink
Digging the NorthWestern influences. Your finishes are so tight. Love seeing the sun shot too!
Mahalo
McTiki
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 | Posted: 2012-10-02 03:53 am Permalink
I always get a kick outta this thread! 
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-10-02 10:39 am Permalink
Gotta say - I think you should have spent more time on this one.
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congatiki
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Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-10-02 10:57 am Permalink
Thanks McTiki and Amate.....and Aloha too.
Just sort of "in progress" at this point Aloha, now the fun
begins
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-10-02 11:03 am Permalink
I'd love to get you down here and have Happy Hour with Will and I. Hukilau is coming...
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congatiki
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Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-10-02 12:51 pm Permalink
I'm pretty sure that happy hour with you and Will would be a
pretty good time, I would think that even Hulikau would be
tolerable. Doesn't look like it will happen this year, I've
got a piece of wood to "fancy up" a little bit.
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-10-09 04:51 am Permalink
Hello again, not sure if I will ever finish this carving. (Thanks for the motivational
push--AlohaStation.)
Shadow tests....
More work to be done, we'll have to see what happens. Still wrestling
with my final decision on stain.....
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-10-09 10:53 am Permalink
As Will would say,"your at a great place to start". "Carve Deeper" is my mantra now, sometimes, when its convenient, or I screw something up and need to cut it out. There is also the philosophy that no art is ever "done". Glad you took a another look
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