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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
|  Posted: 2009-12-27 06:17 am Permalink
Whaaat the... it's only 51 degrees there, I thought you guys were in the COLD country! Love the X-mas tiki's
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2009-12-27 07:02 am Permalink
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On 2009-12-27 06:17, Benzart wrote:
Whaaat the... it's only 51 degrees there, I thought you guys were in the COLD country! Love the X-mas tiki's
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That is 51 degrees inside!!!!!!
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AKUAE
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Joined: May 11, 2007
Posts: 129
From: Alsace - France
| Posted: 2009-12-29 01:43 am Permalink
great work here
your carving rocks
mahalo
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2009-12-31 1:56 pm Permalink
Hi, thanks for the props,
Conga, the wood is poplar and I like carving it, no wonder you carve so much of it, after carving ash and elm, this is wonderful.
Gman, I owed you some photos of the slit gong.
The latest update. All ready for the detail carving, and this is where it gets fun.
It is 68 inches from end to end and weighs over 100 pounds.
I think I am going to post this in Marketplace. If anybody from CA is interested I can get it to San Diego free of charge for shipping.
Happy New Year!!
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Lake Surfer
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Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3322
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2009-12-31 6:59 pm Permalink
Nice work Johnny!
Crazy detail work, but it looks like you are handling it well!
Popular looks like it doesn't check too bad?
Best of luck as you continue!
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-01-01 07:14 am Permalink
Looks quite challenging, Can't wait to see the setail worked out on this one. 100 pounds?? I guess this isn't one for the Marching Bands??
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2010-02-21 6:22 pm Permalink
It's been a coulple months. There has been a lot of nice carvings and orginal art posted here in the time I havn't posted. I have been watching though every day. Here is my update on a couple projects.
The slit drum I have been working on. Both male and female ends.
A PNG bow, arrows and arrow heads to follow
And finally a new carving, a orator's pulpit I just started
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2409
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2010-02-21 6:35 pm Permalink
Great stuff Johnny. Always wanted to do an orator's chair,
couldn't get my hands on a big enough log. You have a great one
going, and the drum figures are wonderful.
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Lake Surfer
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From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2010-02-21 11:33 pm Permalink
For the number of projects you've got going and the detail involved, you're forgiven for the lapse of updates. 
You and Conga have got the PNG down solid. I'm hoping to pull into a nearby third or fourth this summer. 
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benella
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Joined: Sep 27, 2006
Posts: 1423
From: Meudon, France
| Posted: 2010-02-22 05:25 am Permalink
Long Time waiting for this update but the pieces shown are outstanding.
Love the slit gong That is awesome.
Bennno
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 715 | Posted: 2010-02-22 3:54 pm Permalink
That drum is amazing. I'm thinking about doing one in the Vanuatu style. I haven't found any information on the dimensions of the cavity. Any advice? I'd like to be able to play it just to annoy one of my neighbors.  I'm sure the stool will turn out awesome as well. Major talent happening here.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-02-23 7:28 pm Permalink
Johnny comes marching along again....!
Keep'um coming Johnny, I Love to see your work getting out so often!
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-03-01 6:47 pm Permalink
Looking Good! Love the size here.
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Clarita
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Joined: Sep 26, 2006
Posts: 1234
From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2010-03-07 11:13 am Permalink
That slit drum is so great! love it, so what happen with it? and the new one seems like a killer one..
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JohnnyP
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 1689
From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2010-03-14 7:20 pm Permalink
Thanks guys and gals.
Thanks Conga-I appreciate it, spring is almost here, some of the snow melted and we even may see summer sometime soon.
Lake,- I do have a lot of pieces going, but what is keeping me from posting is we are trying to get the house ready to sell. We are hoping to move to Florida this summer. I'm in a race to see if I can finish all I've started before having to abandon them here.
Benella, thanks for the feedback, you have some wonderful carvings as well, it is always a treat to see your updates.
Amate, how is your slit gong going?.....
Benzart- My work is almost always outside, there is no more room under the bed or behind the couch.
Seeksurf= fantastic art you are creating, I can only hope to be as precise.
Clarita, thanks, the drum is continuing, but a chip here and there doesn't really show up in progress shots, I do need to spend a few hours on it.
Here is a New Caledonia roof spire. A bit of simple flat-work for a change. It is hard to see the face carved in it. This much snow left after several days of sun and above freezing temps. Michigan sucks---the snow is almost gone today.
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