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pdrake
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From: las vegas
|  Posted: 2008-05-15 5:21 pm Permalink
well, i'm trying to make a fresh start with all kinds of things here, so i thought i'd make a fresh start carving thread. i have about 4 or 5 projects going, but i think this will be complete first. something i don't think i've ever seen before. some people may not recognize it but it will become apparent.
it's a lakatoi.
i'll do some more carving and some lashing and a couple of inlays and it should look pretty nice. beef bone and all.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-15 8:01 pm Permalink
people are funny.
man, it's hard to get a good photo of bone. especially at night. here's the sail with the first, fine sanding and the inlays.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-15 8:57 pm Permalink
well, the sail's coming right along. it's amazing how crappy photos make bone look. oh, well, too bad.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-15 9:49 pm Permalink
either my camera sucks or i don't know how to use it. (probably the latter.)
after final sand, stain and polish.
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hodadhank
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| Posted: 2008-05-16 12:32 am Permalink
I like it fine PD!
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Benzart
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| Posted: 2008-05-16 02:27 am Permalink
Excellent lines Perry, I'm Really liking this piece!
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Tamapoutini
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From: Aotearoa (New Zealand)
| Posted: 2008-05-16 04:50 am Permalink
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On 2008-05-15 21:49, pdrake wrote:
either my camera sucks or i don't know how to use it. (probably the latter.)
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Well one of you has to get it together!  Whats the carved detail at the bottom? Can you get a clearer pic?
Nice idea, it seems to be one of those that would yeild many developments if 'followed'.. I saw a few examples of these types of sail in a Melbourne Museum recently. Beautiful things.
Keep the new thread kickin' Perry!
T 
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-16 10:54 am Permalink
thanks, hank, ben and tama.
i really shouldn't take pictures of stuff so close. all i see now are the flaws. oh, well, onward and upward.
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Tamapoutini
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| Posted: 2008-05-16 2:50 pm Permalink
NOW its a sail - love that mast addition!
T
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Robin
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From: where the road and the sky collide
| Posted: 2008-05-16 3:13 pm Permalink
That is a beautiful thing.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-16 4:30 pm Permalink
thanks, tama. it's a little split piece of bamboo.
anyone know where i can get coconut sennit? 
thanks, robin.
here it is with the cord. the toggle will be done later. it will be a paddle.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-16 7:08 pm Permalink
here it is with the paddle and all. next move will be to market, hopefully.
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Paipo
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From: Aotearoa / NZ
| Posted: 2008-05-17 12:45 am Permalink
I like it. I think the concept works well enough that you could just do the sail and the binding/rigging without all the other stuff and it'd still look great. Sweet job on that crescent inlay too.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2008-05-17 08:43 am Permalink
Hey Man, I Like it even Better finished. Excellent piece.
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pdrake
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From: las vegas
| Posted: 2008-05-17 10:28 am Permalink
thanks you guys. i think i'll do more of this style. it was fun and i have more ideas for them.
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