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Aaron's Akua
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Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Posts: 1594
From: Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
|  Posted: 2006-08-10 9:56 pm Permalink
Hey, Gary! Great to see you & McTiki hanging out & carving. We've had a few of those sessions out here and sure it beats hanging out on-line any day. Always great to see the local carvers' thing happening. Great to see pictures too - been missing your carvings lately.
Cheers!
A-A
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GMAN
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Joined: Jul 14, 2005
Posts: 2994
From: My Island
| Posted: 2006-09-14 6:28 pm Permalink
Bump...badass!
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Tiki G.
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Joined: Feb 28, 2005
Posts: 380
From: Jacksonville Beach, FL
| Posted: 2006-09-18 09:01 am Permalink
AA, thanks for the post. Sorry for the delayed reply. Did not realize it was there till Gman bumped it up. Thanks G.
Not much here, just wanted to drop a note and post a pic taken down at "Benzart's Pad" the weekend before last. Trish and I drove down to Merritt Island to hang out with the "Mctiki's" again, and also managed to squeeze in a short trip down to visit with Ben for a few hours. Needless to say, we came back with an even greater respect for this man than we already had. It was awesome sitting and listening to his stories and seeing pictures of his carving past. Amazing the amount of talent this one man holds, not just for carving tikis, but for ANYTHING he put's his mind to. We also learned a few lessons (x-trade secrets) from Ben with some of his tools of choice. Cool seeing how his choice of tools work for him to do what he does. Also, being the nice generous person that he is, we managed to get loaded up with a few pieces of aerated concrete, and some very nice blanks of Mahogany to try our hand's at some smaller, finger cutting stuff.
Ben thanks again. We had a very nice visit with you. We will surely be back again one day, and this time we're dragging Mctiki down with us;)
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1935
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2006-09-18 2:14 pm Permalink
Now that's a fine photo there for sure G!
Mahalo
McTiki
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-09-18 2:25 pm Permalink
Thanks G.
Notice that Electric Glow around us all? All I can say is that it was Magic!
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GMAN
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From: My Island
| Posted: 2006-09-18 4:05 pm Permalink
Gary,
Nice to see ya back on the forum. Any chance you would post some pics of some resent chops? I'm starving for a peek at a few of your carvings. Just a little peek?
-Gman
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Lake Surfer
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Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3308
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2006-09-18 9:23 pm Permalink
Lotsa good vibes in that aura.
Good to hear from you Gary.
Hope you've been getting some good swell lately.
You'll be missed this year... I'll raise a drink to you in the Mai Kai.
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Paipo
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Joined: Jun 22, 2006
Posts: 1886
From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2006-09-19 03:45 am Permalink
I noticed the radiant aura too - spooky! I think those shorts might need an exorcism. Which reminds me - do you Florida guys ever wear long pants?
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-09-19 03:47 am Permalink
What is this "Long Pants" thing? Is it kinda like when I make my dog chase a stick for an hour and he Pants for a long time?
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-10-03 4:22 pm Permalink
So when are you going to post some more pics. When I was a lurker I used to drool over the photos of your tikis.
JP
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Tiki G.
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Joined: Feb 28, 2005
Posts: 380
From: Jacksonville Beach, FL
| Posted: 2006-10-16 10:50 am Permalink
Polyurethane Foam 30" tall. Something new.
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1935
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2006-10-16 11:52 am Permalink
Awesome foam work Bro! Where ya been?
I can send up some yellow pine if you need any. jus let me know.
Mahalo
McTiki
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Tiki G.
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Joined: Feb 28, 2005
Posts: 380
From: Jacksonville Beach, FL
| Posted: 2006-10-16 12:11 pm Permalink
Thanks bro.
I appreciate the offer, but I think I'll have to pass on the yellow pine;) I do have more white pine up here though if ya needs. You just gotta make a weekend road trip up to come get it!
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-10-16 12:53 pm Permalink
TikiGeee, I Love that foam tiki, it really is cool. Nice detail and coloring. Can you do another one and post the progress pictures?. Awe Hell, will you just come down and Do one for me. PS, I don't have the foamy stuff so you'll need to bring that too.
PS: Another thing, I don't know much about the sanding part so you'll have to bring Trish down to do that part..ParTEE did I forget anything?
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
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From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2006-10-16 1:28 pm Permalink
G. Just carve Ben up one! Don't make him beg. That's jus not right at all. lol
Mahaloz
McTiki
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