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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
|  Posted: 2013-01-23 10:18 am Permalink
More new stuff.
Carved in Royal Poinciana about 13" tall. The picture does not do the color justice - bright yellow with black stripes.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6397
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2013-01-23 11:06 am Permalink
Nice Tom! Is Royal Poinciana the wood it's carved from or the place it was carved at?
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
Pirate Ship Tree House
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1969
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-01-23 6:23 pm Permalink
Me like
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 503
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2013-01-24 08:12 am Permalink
Nice Aloha, that last one has a great shape.
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Philot
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Joined: Apr 04, 2003
Posts: 186
From: The armpit of Florida
| Posted: 2013-01-24 09:24 am Permalink
It never occurred to me that South Florida carvers have access to some unusual woods that people in other parts of the country wouldn't see. All sorts of tropical stuff.
AlohaStation, maybe you could give some more specifics on what the poinciana wood is like and how well it worked for carving.
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2013-01-24 1:02 pm Permalink
This was a fresh cut piece when I carved it. Every blow of the mallet forced a drop of water out of the wood. Carved well when wet - I did not do any detail. It sat in my unfinished box for a while to dry out. I recently picked it up and finished carving the details and clean up. I would compare it to a tightly packed palm - stringy but willing to accept some massaging. WillCarve has the rest of this piece - its big! The best thing about the poinciana is the color, pics just don't do it justice. It is a bright yellow with black streaks - gorgeous!
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RIOTURBAN
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012
Posts: 45
From: Germany
| Posted: 2013-01-25 08:04 am Permalink
Nice Moai,cool style-i like!
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 242
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2013-01-30 1:03 pm Permalink
Very nice! Strong shapes show off the grain...
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2013-02-22 07:25 am Permalink
With some extra time on my hands I started a few new things in Palm. Still wet and needing to dry.
Tang Mask
Smaller Tiki Skull mask
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6397
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2013-02-22 08:14 am Permalink
The masks are nice, but who carved the gnarly feet?  Not to mention you're wearing flipflops while the rest of us are freezing our asses off!
Great work as always Tom, glad to see you're keeping busy making art.
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Clay, the oldest and most divine art media;
"And now, from the clay of the ground, the Lord God formed man" Genesis 2:7
Pirate Ship Tree House
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1616
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2013-02-22 09:36 am Permalink
I like the new masks...that skull masks big brother is very cool in person...
and hey, hope things are goin' well...
I'll be back around in a few weeks...
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 242
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2013-02-23 01:53 am Permalink
the Tang mask is looking interesting too...
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2013-02-23 7:05 pm Permalink
Inspired by WillCarve I started this project. More soggy palm - I hollowed out the inside and will probably add a light. Still very wet and needs to dry.
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zerostreet
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 1683 | Posted: 2013-02-23 7:10 pm Permalink
It all looks great. Looking forward to seeing these finished!
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 | Posted: 2013-02-24 05:13 am Permalink
Some nice projects you have going there. I'd love to try my hand on some of that palm. Do you guys ever use Mexican Fan Palm? That's about all we have around here.
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