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Atomic Tiki Punk
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From: Costa Misery
|  Posted: 2013-12-01 9:08 pm Permalink
Very nice.
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TikiRootsRocka
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From: Los Angeles, California
| Posted: 2013-12-03 4:00 pm Permalink
So awesome! Keep up the amazing work!
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
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From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2013-12-04 1:37 pm Permalink
that last one is killer...
I'd love to see you do a 2 tone on koa where just the details & recesses were in the heartood & you didn't torch it at all...
nice work as usual bro...
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-12-04 6:08 pm Permalink
I think that would be a harder task than I would want to do. That outer white isn't uniform in thickness.
Plus I'm not a fan of the white, it just don't say Koa to me...
Hmm, how bout I send you a piece and YOU do that, lol!
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pjc5150
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From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2013-12-04 6:30 pm Permalink
I'm already doin' one on a rosewood log.. lol... 
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pjc5150
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From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2013-12-04 6:32 pm Permalink
and I think the key is gonna be carvin' it out so much that between the recesses & tats, very little of the outer layer is lft...
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-12-04 6:35 pm Permalink
See, you have more patience than me!
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2013-12-04 6:35 pm Permalink
So the other day, I had the great opportunity to go onto the grounds at Coco Palms Resort and take some wood for carving. Not just any wood, but coconut palm from the Coco Palms!
They are taking down some trees on site, and these palms are old, easily old enough to have been there back in the heydays.
I was contacted by the caretaker, who knows I'm a carver. I met him at the gate a couple days ago, he let me in and I followed him around and between the buildings into the back area, where he showed me one of the piles of logs, and left me to take what I wanted!
I only took three, because they're heavy, and I can go back and get more. 
Here I'm going by the north wing that you don't see on the tours.
A close-up look at the detail on the corner.
By the lobby!
One last look before heading out the gate.
Watch for these special logs to become special Tikis sometime after the holidays!
For more info on Coco Palms, check this thread: http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=29331&forum=2&hilite=coco%20palms
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2014-01-23 08:59 am Permalink
Here's the first of the Coco Palms Tikis.
I'm in this one to show the scale.
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hiltiki
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2014-01-23 09:09 am Permalink
Love it, simple and elegant.
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Bowana
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From: La Mesa, CA
| Posted: 2014-01-23 12:06 pm Permalink
What Hilda said!
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2014-01-23 1:35 pm Permalink
Thanks Hilda and Dave, my former chop-mates!
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Tiki Shaker
Joined: Jun 28, 2008
Posts: 767
From: Menifee, CA
| Posted: 2014-01-23 1:52 pm Permalink
Top notch, as always.
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl.
| Posted: 2014-01-23 2:47 pm Permalink
Sweet,
Which one of you two do these carvings ?
I'm gonna have to try one of these
on my new fronds.
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Trader Gino
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Joined: Aug 10, 2012
Posts: 71
From: Charlotte, NC (SoCal native)
| Posted: 2014-01-23 2:54 pm Permalink
Nice, clean design. Great job man!
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