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pjc5150 Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 2379 From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-05-29 1:52 pm  Permalink
x2 on the grain...
like the little base flower too...
 
 
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hang10tiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 7724 From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-05-29 7:19 pm  Permalink
Sweet
 
 
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Cljha Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 11, 2010 Posts: 58 From: Earth
| Posted: 2012-05-29 11:06 pm  Permalink
Nice carving and nice use of rotted wood, it's definitely gives your carving a special finish. Congratulations
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Christophe
 
 
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amate Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 986 | Posted: 2012-05-31 10:36 am  Permalink
Man you've got a trove of beautifully spalted wood down there! Everything is lookin really nice.
 
 
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Atomic Mess Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 13, 2012 Posts: 283 From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-05-31 11:02 am  Permalink
ditto about the grain, I think the way you leave some nice flat plains in your carves really shows that off. cool.
ps like the subtle painted areas too...
[ This Message was edited by: Atomic Mess 2012-05-31 11:02 ]
 
 
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TheBigT Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1628 From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2012-07-05 09:40 am  Permalink
amate, cljha, atomic, hang10, PJ: many thanks for the comments!
Finished up one of the sweetgum pieces. It came out darker than i anticipated - even after testing in a small spot. This is one of the well spalted logs that everyone was raving about... oh well. I need to experiment with brushing stain on as opposed to wiping it on with a cloth. I used the brush this time and I think that put much more stain on the wood.
And I caught two newly formed beetles emerging out of their holes right when I was about to put the stain on. Unfortunately I didn't get a photo. Little ba$$tards.
[ This Message was edited by: TheBigT 2012-07-05 09:42 ]
 
 
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cy Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 10, 2011 Posts: 1476 From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-07-05 10:06 am  Permalink
Really nice Big T, the painted highlights set it off!
 
 
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congatiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 2539 From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2012-07-05 11:00 am  Permalink
Wow...what a great looking tiki. I love this one a whole
bunch, and the colors are just right. The orange is perfect.
 
 
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pjc5150 Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009 Posts: 2379 From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-07-05 11:18 am  Permalink
really neat little details on this one...
and he stained up nice.
well done!
 
 
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TheBigT Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1628 From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2012-07-05 12:54 pm  Permalink
cy: thanks, it really did make the whole thing pop.
conga: much appreciated. glad u like. funny, i wanted red eyes like some i saw here on TC that look really awesome. but they looked terrible on mine. Then i painted over with a light brown. Result: orangey!
jeff: thanks - i used your favorite: golden peecan. Plus one coat of amber shellac diluted 50%.
 
 
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hang10tiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 7724 From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-07-05 8:46 pm  Permalink
Wow
This one is awesome
 
 
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Captain Jack Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 01, 2010 Posts: 343 From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2012-07-05 9:36 pm  Permalink
Nice!!!! I see stars!
 
 
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amate Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 03, 2009 Posts: 986 | Posted: 2012-07-06 04:40 am  Permalink
It was a shame to lose the spalting but he turned out great anyway. If you had not mentioned that this was the spalted log you showed earlier, folks would still be saying "What a great carve". And those orange eyes turned out great. Bad luck losing the spalting but the eyes turned out nice.
 
 
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Atomic Mess Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 13, 2012 Posts: 283 From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-07-12 06:54 am  Permalink
me too, love those eyes...
 
 
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TheBigT Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1628 From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2012-07-21 3:31 pm  Permalink
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On 2012-07-05 20:46, hang10tiki wrote:
Wow
This one is awesome
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Thanks h10!
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On 2012-07-05 21:36, Captain Jack wrote:
Nice!!!! I see stars!
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Thanks. Don't know if he's a mystic or what, but felt like I wanted to do something different this time.
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On 2012-07-06 04:40, amate wrote:
It was a shame to lose the spalting but he turned out great anyway. If you had not mentioned that this was the spalted log you showed earlier, folks would still be saying "What a great carve". And those orange eyes turned out great. Bad luck losing the spalting but the eyes turned out nice.
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Thanks Allen. Yep, shame on the spalting. At least I have two more of these spalted logs coming along.
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On 2012-07-12 06:54, Atomic Mess wrote:
me too, love those eyes...
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Thanks AM!
Well, this is my 2nd attempt for this post. My PC flaked out the 1st time around. So, I got started on the Marq again. And was sorta getting in the groove...
When this happened.
That was my backyard a week ago today. Swamped the shop pretty good.
It's all drained out now. Left a hell of a mess though.
 
 
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