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Traderbob's carvings, new stuff, june 17 |
FreddieBallsomic
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Posts: 626 |  Posted: 2008-03-19 07:21 am Permalink
These all are lookin' great. I really like your take on the Moai. Cool stuff!
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Thanatos
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From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2008-03-19 1:08 pm Permalink
Nice job! Can't wait to see the next one
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Traderbob
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From: tropical shores of bavarian breweries
| Posted: 2008-05-20 3:37 pm Permalink
Aloha,
first of all, thanks for all the nice comments on my last photos.
Here are new photos:
The moai lamp I posted earlier has a mount for the bulb. I still don't really like the ikea lamp shade, when I find the materials and time, I'll make my own one.
It's standing on my new project, a 40cm block of fresh smelling basswood.
Tonight, I finally finished the cherry marquesan, which was a pain to carve with palm tools. I just stained it in walnut and will post some more photos when it's dry:
Then I made this small balsa moai yesterday:
And here's one of the frames I carved, glueing the parts together was quite hard without the tools, so it's not even. But I ordered some clamps and already carved the parts for a bigger one.
I hope you enjoy them. I am also planning to visit the Wassermusik festival in Berlin to see Waitiki and Don Tiki, it would be cool to meet some carvers over there.
Greetings from Munich,
Bobo
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2008-05-20 6:57 pm Permalink
Woah, Excellent stuff BOBO. I Really love the different tikis you are doing. Keep it up.and take More progress shots so we can see the steps you go thru!
Thanks for sharing!
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2008-05-20 9:20 pm Permalink
Some very fine works of art going down there.
The marquesan and the moai are fantastic.
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benella
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From: Meudon, France
| Posted: 2008-05-20 11:25 pm Permalink
HI Bobo,
You got some super work here.
I love the lamp but how did you do the hole for the cable in a long piece like this one ?
The marq is very good and will be even better with the stain.
Benjamin.
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Traderbob
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From: tropical shores of bavarian breweries
| Posted: 2008-05-25 7:03 pm Permalink
Aloha and thanks for the replies,
here are some updates from the tropical shores of the Paulaner brewery 
The marquesan is stained in walnut now:
Then while it was drying I took a leftover piece of cherry and made a pendant for my sister's birthday. It's stained with magahoni color:
While the cherry was drying I made this quick moai pendant, I have to stain it once more and then put laquer on it, because it is so soft.
And here's the frame I carved a while ago. Now I have a clamp and it was much easier to glue:
And here's a building I can see from my window. I don't have to go to Trader Vic's to see Tiki in Munich
I hope you enjoy the photos !
Benzart, thanks for the kind words, you are right, I should take more progress shots. Here's what I just started:
Seeksurf, thanks for the nice comments.
Benella, the lamp moai is not too big, it's 20-25cm. I borrowed a very long drill from my dad, which went almost through. I drilled from both sides, so the hole is not perferctly centered. I also carved a small "tunnel" on the bottom from the back where the cable comes out.
Time to go to bed now, I'll try to post some updates next weekend.
Cheers,
Bobo
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benella
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| Posted: 2008-05-26 01:37 am Permalink
Thanks for the reply Bobo.
Your new pieces are very nice.
The piece of wood you've drawn will be a super cool one for sure.
Benjamin.
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Traderbob
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From: tropical shores of bavarian breweries
| Posted: 2008-06-16 3:53 pm Permalink
Aloha,
time to post some stuff I made in the last week. The weather here really sucked recently so I didn't have the chance to work on the bigger one much more. I wish I was back in California...
So I made these small ones in my living room:
basswood tongaroa. Btw, is this the correct word, or is it "tangaroa" for the Cook Islands god of the sea/fishermen ?
Then I made a Ku head from a smaller piece of leftover basswood. It's almost finished, just needs some more sanding and then stain:
And tonight I started a smaller version of the full body Ku. I had to stop, after I got a nasty cut on my palm through the kevlar clove 
I hope the hand is better tomorrow so I can finish it.
Does anyone know an alternative to stain for basswood ? When I stain it, the wood soaks it up too much in some places, would it be better to use wax or oil ? Or should I maybe be more gentle with the stain ?
Talking about wax, are there alternatives for wood which do not contain beeswax ? I am a vegan, so I don't want to use animal products.
Greetings from rainy Bavaria,
Bobo
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Tiki Duddy
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| Posted: 2008-06-16 8:04 pm Permalink
The stuff looks great!
i like the little red guy
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seeksurf
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From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2008-06-16 10:47 pm Permalink
NICE all 3 are looking great.
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Traderbob
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From: tropical shores of bavarian breweries
| Posted: 2008-06-17 1:39 pm Permalink
Thanks for the comments, I probably won't be carving in the next days, the cut on my hand is worse than I thought.
I hope it will be ok until the weekend
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AKUAE
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From: Alsace - France
| Posted: 2008-06-17 2:05 pm Permalink
Aloha Bobo,
hope your finger is OK
Your Tiki's are great, i love the new basswood KU Head - great lines
for staining basswood Tiki i use normaly this french Broux de noix/Nussschalenbeize and
after than the wood had the right darkness i finishe with Bienenwachs for the brilliance
try it out
thanks for your reply on my topic - i will take a big look on the Wedding Aku:-)
I'm german too and i knew this crazy wedding game !!!
keep on the great work
bye Akuae
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