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TikiMango
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Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 798
From: Satellite Beach, FL
|  Posted: 2009-07-08 09:51 am Permalink
Don't ever call an Ape a Monkey, have you learned nothing from Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall? I love the glass-like finish you managed on this guy. Great!
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2009-07-09 12:24 pm Permalink
Surfintiki, yeah, the Ziricote is beautiful, but tough! Another thing, the wood smells amazing while you're carving it. It's like some kind of wonderful insense.
Big Daddy, thanks! I wanted to give him some personality.
Seeksurf, thanks for the comps!
Ben, I thought you'd like that. 
AlohaStation, Check huh? OK, but don't cash it until the date I write on it. 
Tikimango, thanks again, but watch out for those damned dirty apes!
I'll have a bunch of these resin copies for sale there too, on the cheap.
I've been playing around with resin tints and have been very happy with the results. :thumbsup:
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PalmCityTiki
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Joined: Jun 15, 2005
Posts: 229
From: Palm City, Florida ( no really)
| Posted: 2009-07-09 7:33 pm Permalink
Impressive.... I got the fever again....more please
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kingstiedye
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Joined: Oct 05, 2005
Posts: 1229
From: sackatomato
| Posted: 2009-07-09 7:38 pm Permalink
great work fd! i really dig the red cedar "monkey". the resins are looking good too. you can really see the details on those last 3.
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tiki 65
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Joined: Jun 14, 2009
Posts: 50
From: KnoxVegas
| Posted: 2009-07-13 6:36 pm Permalink
Finkdaddy; You have an impressive body of work and I'm inspired everytime I see your carvings. You have a great eye for detail.
Thanks for sharing your talent with all of us. Its one of the reasons I do my quick lurking at work.
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finkdaddy
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Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2009-07-14 08:22 am Permalink
Thank you guys for the nice words! I'll have more coming very soon. 
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1155
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2009-07-14 11:01 am Permalink
Love those colors! Very cool. 
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2009-07-14 12:40 pm Permalink
Here is a lono pendant that I worked on almost completely durring my son's baseball practices, done completely with a hook knife and a small gouge. The result is something that is not as clean as some of my other stuff, but that's OK since I will be making a mold of him anyway.
I don't know what kind of wood it is, but it didn't carve very well. It was very "chippy" and didn't want to hold any crisp edges. Hopefully I'll be able to pour some molds later this evening.
Mahalo!
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tiki 65
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Joined: Jun 14, 2009
Posts: 50
From: KnoxVegas
| Posted: 2009-07-14 1:48 pm Permalink
WOW! Those chips fell out at the right places.
You knocked another one out of the Pineapple field
If you keep carving masterpieces at practice. I can wait to see when he has a Double header .
Next up ........................... Carved Tiki Ball Bat ? ? ?
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leleliz
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Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1981
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-07-14 1:52 pm Permalink
Really hope you can cast that Roaring Lono...its one of my favorite designs from you recently. Great new work Finkdaddy!
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2009-07-14 2:00 pm Permalink
Tiki 65, a baseball bat, huh? It would be cool if I could carve one that could still be used. I'll think on that for a while. Thanks for the comps!
leleliz, I just poured the mold right now. I'll let you know how it turns out! Thanks a bunch.
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2009-07-14 6:21 pm Permalink
I just tested out the resin mold and it seems to have worked just fine.
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1561
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2009-07-14 6:35 pm Permalink
MAN! You bang these out! Beautiful.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2009-07-15 04:26 am Permalink
You Never Disappoint! Cool carving Finky, I LOVE it.
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Tipsy McStagger
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Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3388
From: HELL
| Posted: 2009-07-15 04:52 am Permalink
I hope to see a good variety of your work at the chef shangri-la 33rd anniversary......good stuff!
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