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surfintiki
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From: S. Chatham, MA
|  Posted: 2012-04-13 08:52 am Permalink
Maybe that's why Los Straightjackets wear masks!...and don't sing!!!
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Atomic Mess
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From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-04-14 03:54 am Permalink
I just had a look at your website- I can't believe you manage to get the subtle colouring using only a candle. Muy interesante!
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Clarita
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From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2012-04-16 08:36 am Permalink
surfin maybe they don't like tomatoes that much 
Atomic Mess Gracias! It's a mix of the distance at which you put the fire, the different layers of the bamboo, that burns different, and scratching off the layers until you see the color you like. It can take a lot of time, but I like the way it looks
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Atomic Mess
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From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-04-17 03:50 am Permalink
That sounds very intensive, but the results are worth it!
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2012-04-18 11:16 am Permalink
Like a said on FB you are getting very creative on these
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Clarita
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From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2012-04-29 5:03 pm Permalink
Thanks Seek!
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2012-05-11 05:11 am Permalink
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On 2012-03-26 13:23, Clarita wrote:
Thank you very much chief! Very glad you like.
And also I'm so happy with my Benzart pendant, it's perfect, totally worth the wait 
Bamboo carvings #13 & #14 finished at last!
more pics at
http://mundotiki.com/carvings-13-14
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Love these two Clarita, you Never cease to Amaze me!
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2012-05-11 05:11 am Permalink
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On 2012-03-26 13:23, Clarita wrote:
Thank you very much chief! Very glad you like.
And also I'm so happy with my Benzart pendant, it's perfect, totally worth the wait
Bamboo carvings #13 & #14 finished at last!
more pics at
http://mundotiki.com/carvings-13-14
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Love these two Clarita, you Never cease to Amaze me!
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tigertail777
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From: Oregon
| Posted: 2013-06-17 9:06 pm Permalink
Hey Clarita, great stuff! MaddogMike turned me onto your thread for research on bamboo carving. You really have some wonderful imaginative tiki art, I went back a few years in the thread to get a better idea on the bamboo carving and before I knew it was caught up in reading the whole thing. I don't know why I never saw your thread before, but I love all of your designs. I am going to be using a dremel tool for my carving since I don't own chisel style tools, I really hope it doesn't get too splintery. It looks like you can't do really intricate finely detailed designs with bamboo or it might break/splinter? Any advice for someone entirely new to this kind of carving?
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Clarita
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From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2013-07-23 4:14 pm Permalink
Thanks Benz the greatest!!
Hi tigertail777! Sorry I didn't see this earlier.Very glad you like my work, thanks for taking the time to look at this thread, it's a long story by now
I never tried using a dremel on the bamboo, I use a knife mostly. To me it's the best tool, because the bamboo has all this fibres, so it's better to first cut the shape you want to take out and then start taking layer by layer inside that shape until you get the deepness you want.
But if I would have to use one, I would use very dry bamboo, if it's fresh/green it's a lot more soft and probably much more complicated to use a dremel on. You can dry fresh one using fire until it gets brown. But if you can find bamboo that is old and very dry, that would be the best choice I guess... I hope that helps, and thanks again.
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Clarita
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From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2013-11-02 12:00 pm Permalink
Aloha everybody! sorry for the disappearance, I've been flying very low lately, and everything I've been trying to make, came up to difficult or to complicated.. for example
Tiki-Girl 2.0
For the ones of you that remember,this was a pendant I've made a few years ago
and this is the candle holder version, it works with a led tea candle.
http://mundotiki.com/tiki-girl
Thanks for looking much Aloha to all.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-11-02 1:32 pm Permalink
Missing your work around here, man!
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Clarita
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From: BA Arg
| Posted: 2013-11-03 07:26 am Permalink
Aaww thanks so much Atomic Tiki Punk! internet hug
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2013-11-03 08:00 am Permalink
Beautiful candle holder Clarita! Is the girl wax or resin? Great to have you back
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2013-11-03 3:25 pm Permalink
Totally Awesome piece Clarita, WOW!
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