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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
|  Posted: 2006-09-12 3:49 pm Permalink
Thanx Benz! It's a good thing there's little difference between black walnut and English chestnut stains! No. 7 has no stain, really a cool looking piece of wood with all the worm holes and color all its own. So here's #1,7 & 6 left to right finished...
#'s 7 & 6 closer...
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Tiki Duddy
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Joined: Jun 04, 2006
Posts: 759
From: Manitoba, Canada
| Posted: 2006-09-12 7:17 pm Permalink
nice stuff man. i like the dark one. neat pattern on the head.
looking forward to the next ones
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-09-13 07:34 am Permalink
You're right, that stain job really came out nice. I really love the Wormy Chestnut too, How was that to carve?
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TIKI DAVID
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Joined: Apr 07, 2004
Posts: 1904
From: North Coast
| Posted: 2006-09-14 3:44 pm Permalink
FRED, couple things,first happy hour this friday.if you want,we can load those 2 palm logs in one of my trucks and i could bring them over on sat.and #2 you gotta see the 7ft. WITCO i scored on monday. you have got to see this,its awsome. let me know. TD
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tikigap
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Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: 834
From: Arlingtron Virginia
| Posted: 2006-09-14 6:03 pm Permalink
Tiki David! That's bad form! - getting us all hot and wet about a 7 foot Witco? Please post some pictures of it at least!
Thanks
TG
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2006-09-15 04:16 am Permalink
Yeah! I get to see the 7 ft. Witco live tonight! I'll help TD post some pix with his new camera if I can! Thanx Duddy, got the pattern idea from one of Benz's Tikis. Getting started this weekend on next one that is "bought" already. Using a mug from TBOT as a model. (See if you can figure out which one later). Benz, the wormy one was an easy carve, because I started with a 16 inch chain, then merlin 2 inch chain, 2 inch sanding discs on merlin, done. Used sanding sealer for the first time, too, then sparred it.
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2006-09-16 07:56 am Permalink
Here's the link to TD's seven footer... Enjoy!!
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=20416&forum=5&start=last&54
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2006-09-16 3:38 pm Permalink
Here's a Merlin 2 inch chainsaw rough-out, about one foot tall, Tiki # 8...
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2006-09-17 2:42 pm Permalink
Here's more; 2 inch chainsaw for another hour, then 2 inch rough sander; and worked around the piece today... can you find its mate in TBT?
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Tiki Duddy
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Joined: Jun 04, 2006
Posts: 759
From: Manitoba, Canada
| Posted: 2006-09-17 2:55 pm Permalink
that looks good man cant wait for more.
good stuff
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2006-11-25 3:10 pm Permalink
Well... it's been a few months since my last update, so I hope this is good enough. No. 8 is done... The weather here has been anti-Tiki every time I have time and could work outside... until the last few weeks. Actually warm here for Turkey Day! Bummer was that this pear wood one split down the middle after I was done carving it. I was so distrought... that I had to save him. I caulked the cracks with clear Alex, and it kind of looks like wax in there. I hope that the eventual owner won't be too disappointed, and think it looks cool...
[ This Message was edited by: Freddimon 2006-11-25 15:12 ]
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2007-08-08 6:38 pm Permalink
Well, it's been a really long time for a carving post for me, and regrets for sure! First it was too cold to do it, now it's too hot! Well here is... what I've done so far this year:
Here's me on Pelee in March starting on a real rotten piece of black walnut.
Start of the rough-out when the motor on the rotary Merlin burned up, causing a three month delay on the project...
It morphed a bit do to more than expected dry rot...
It's getting there, almost done...
Ahh, a finished #9 Tiki!
My next victim, a far less rotty piece of "blonde" black walnut...
Double 15 minute cheapy-Tiki in rotten cottonwood just for fun and practice with my new Lancelot grinder...
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2007-08-08 8:47 pm Permalink
Getting some Nice stuff Freddimon. Keep up the good work.
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2007-08-11 4:01 pm Permalink
Thanx Benz! I'm very guilty of not following your or anyone's thread lately, but at least I'm carving....
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Freddimon
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Joined: Apr 04, 2006
Posts: 67
From: Lake Erie Basin
| Posted: 2007-08-29 6:37 pm Permalink
Here are some pix of finished Tiki #10 and newest Tiki #11.
This one has a head full of corkscrew willow hair...
Here's #11 using a log from Tiki David's collection of Florida palms, a six footer and going full 'round. Using a 4 1/2 inch, 22 tooth lancelot circular chain saw w/grinder on this piece to start... Goggles and dust mask recommended!
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