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DHTiki
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Joined: May 10, 2013
Posts: 73
From: Sunny Phoenix
|  Posted: 2013-09-03 08:36 am Permalink
Really killer stuff, man. Dig it.
What kind of wheel(s) do you use on your grinder? I just got a grinder and haven't played with it much - I think the chisels are going to get jealous.
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1888
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-09-03 08:43 am Permalink
I just use the coarsest discs I can get at Home Depot, I forget if they're 24g or 36g.
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RIOTURBAN
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Joined: Jul 03, 2012
Posts: 108
From: Germany
| Posted: 2013-09-04 2:15 pm Permalink
Holly shit , that one is massive! i likkkeiiiii!!
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Heath
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Joined: Dec 31, 2005
Posts: 608
From: Suburban San Diego (The Drawer)
| Posted: 2013-09-08 4:42 pm Permalink
Great work Bill, the island life seems to agree with you!
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1888
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-09-23 8:56 pm Permalink
Here's a piece of Koa I've been working on for about a week. I'm sanding today, then ready for stain.
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 605
From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl.
| Posted: 2013-09-24 09:10 am Permalink
Sweet,
Looks like you started with a nice piece of wood.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 2369
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2013-09-24 09:33 am Permalink
wow... I didn't realize or see before that it was Koa...
some pretty neat colors inside of that stuff...
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congatiki
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Joined: Jun 01, 2004
Posts: 2473
From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2013-09-24 8:24 pm Permalink
Very nice...you're the "King of the Marqs."
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DHTiki
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 10, 2013
Posts: 73
From: Sunny Phoenix
| Posted: 2013-09-25 10:08 am Permalink
A week? A WEEK!?!?! It would take me a month and a half to get to that point and it wouldn't look half as good. Nice work...
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TravnerRavenweird
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Joined: Apr 12, 2011
Posts: 71
From: Everett, Washington
| Posted: 2013-09-25 10:22 am Permalink
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On 2013-09-24 20:24, congatiki wrote:
Very nice...you're the "King of the Marqs."
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I second that! Your work is very inspirational. Awesome!
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TravnerRavenweird
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Joined: Apr 12, 2011
Posts: 71
From: Everett, Washington
| Posted: 2013-09-25 10:22 am Permalink
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On 2013-09-24 20:24, congatiki wrote:
Very nice...you're the "King of the Marqs."
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I second that! Your work is very inspirational. Awesome!
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1888
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-09-28 9:27 pm Permalink
Thank you guys!
Here's the finished Tiki.
It's a 30" tall piece of Koa that grew about ten miles from my house. 
It has a great grain, but it's hard to see with the shine from the wax/oil finish.
You can see the grain better in this shot.
It's a real nice carving wood.
Thanks for looking!
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 902 | Posted: 2013-09-29 05:53 am Permalink
Another beauty!!! Forward... Marq!
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1888
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-10-04 10:07 pm Permalink
Thanks amate!
I don't do small, but i always get asked for small Tikis, so I thought I'd give it a try.
This is the smallest carving ever by me at 16".
It's Koa again, which carves reeaally nice, BTW.
Turns out I'm having a blast carving this guy! I love the way it's turning out, and am already planning more little pieces! I just need smaller tools. 
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 4377
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-10-04 10:10 pm Permalink
Dude, u freekin rock
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