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suburbanpagan's new necklace carving |
suburbanpagan
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2004
Posts: 797
From: southern cal
|  Posted: 2005-06-19 11:57 am Permalink
I'm really happy with this guy.......I think with a little bit of tweaking and tightening up, I'll be ready to make a mold and cast these pups! But, there is nothing quite like the feel of the original in wood!
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flacookz
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Joined: Nov 17, 2004
Posts: 133
From: Palm City, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-19 12:07 pm Permalink
nice job. what do you use to make the mold and cast my son and his friends want a copy of several of my smaller ones. but I know they don't have andy money... Can you point me in a direction.
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suburbanpagan
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Joined: Jan 02, 2004
Posts: 797
From: southern cal
| Posted: 2005-06-19 12:19 pm Permalink
Hey thanks! I like to use a two part silicon rubber for my molds and resin for the casts......I do like to use pulverized stone additives to give some of the simpler designs some heft but I think there is too much detail in this guy to use any additives because they tend to create too many air pockets....check out my site to see how some of the others turned out! 
http://www.thetackytiki.com/000_SPT_necklaces.html
Also, go to http://www.micro-mark.com/ to check out the supplies!
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-06-19 12:56 pm Permalink
Cool stuff Pagan, I like your candles too. How large is this guy, he's pretty handsome for an ugly tiki.
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Thanatos
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Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: 318
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2005-06-19 12:58 pm Permalink
Nice... Ugly tiki??
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suburbanpagan
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Joined: Jan 02, 2004
Posts: 797
From: southern cal
| Posted: 2005-06-19 2:06 pm Permalink
haha! Thanks Benzart! Ugly.........tacky......it's all good! The necklace is 2 3/4" tall.....I think I'll take this design and carve him on one of my 2' palm logs and see how the design translates to a "full scale" tiki!
this here is a headhunter I started to block out......I put some stain on it to stop some severe cracking.....damn logs are splitting like crazy!
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hewey
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Joined: Sep 14, 2004
Posts: 4270
From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2005-06-19 8:55 pm Permalink
Angry lil tiki you got there. Dont know if i want him hanging 'round my neck - he might bite it!
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