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PalmHarborTiki
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Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Palm Harbor, FL
|  Posted: 2005-02-18 4:00 pm Permalink
Been lurking around here for months and learning to carve. I'm using a ryobi angle grinder with a lancelot wheel for roughing out, and using a growing collection of chisels to finish up. Thanks for all the inspiration and great ideas.
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I welcome any comments or suggestions. Thanks.
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2406
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2005-02-18 4:02 pm Permalink
Hello..nice first effort....keep up the
good work...you will find lots of support
and encouragement here!
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PalmHarborTiki
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Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Palm Harbor, FL
| Posted: 2005-02-18 4:09 pm Permalink
Thanks, I thought I had this picture posting thing down.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-02-18 4:19 pm Permalink
Yo PalmharborTiki your tikis are just FINE. I like the last one you posted the best. You will be a pro in no time if you keep it up. So keep carving and posting this good work.
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Tikiwahine
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Joined: Apr 09, 2003
Posts: 3288
From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2005-02-18 5:20 pm Permalink
sweeet tikis!
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teaKEY
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Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2005-02-19 6:23 pm Permalink
that last photo looks like the tiki is in Outerspace. The tiki appears to float over the table. Right??
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PalmHarborTiki
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Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Palm Harbor, FL
| Posted: 2005-02-20 4:25 pm Permalink
I finished a palm tiki today, I think this is my favorite so far. Probably because it carved so easy. I'm finding some palms are better than others.
After two coats of spare urethane, it should be ok outside for a while.
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TikiTita
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Joined: Feb 07, 2005
Posts: 13
From: Kaneohe, HI
| Posted: 2005-02-20 4:36 pm Permalink
Great work! Glad you came out of lurkdom!
I love the pineapple on the head of the last one.
There is something pretty neat about palm when it is left to age naturally as well. Our neighbor, the one who taught ono the basics has a palm tiki that is aged, gray and wearing. He is just the coolest thing I've ever seen.
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sungod
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Joined: Feb 07, 2003
Posts: 219
From: Tampa Bay/New Port Richey
| Posted: 2005-02-24 2:09 pm Permalink
Welcome aboard PalmHarborTiki. There are seversl of us tikiaholics around the Tampa Bay area. Liked your carvings. I've been working on mine off and on for the last year but have yet to finish.I may have to look you up to get some motivation. Sungod, New Port Richey FL.
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Blue Tiki
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Joined: Mar 03, 2005
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2005-03-03 8:28 pm Permalink
Where do you get the logs
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PalmHarborTiki
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Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Palm Harbor, FL
| Posted: 2005-03-04 2:32 pm Permalink
Well back in August and September of '04 we had a couple little storms (hurricanes). In the town I live in all I had to do is drive around and pick up all I could off the side of the road.
Do you think it's bad to wish for more storms?
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Raffertiki
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Joined: Oct 31, 2003
Posts: 1527
From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-03-04 3:21 pm Permalink
I like storms. Good work by the way.
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1561
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2005-03-04 7:24 pm Permalink
You southern folk are SO lucky...hurricanes, and palms that blow over so easily! Stuff looks great. You sound pretty confident in that Lancelot, no gripes?
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PalmHarborTiki
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Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Palm Harbor, FL
| Posted: 2005-03-06 03:31 am Permalink
The Lancelot IS a little scary at first and it has a tendancy to dig in. But like any other tool, once you use it a while you get used to it. By the way, Harbor Freight has it for a much better price than Woodcraft, so shop around.
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PalmHarborTiki
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Joined: Feb 18, 2005
Posts: 23
From: Palm Harbor, FL
| Posted: 2005-04-17 1:55 pm Permalink
I finally got around to posting these two new ones..Enjoy!!
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