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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
|  Posted: 2009-11-07 10:56 pm Permalink
this tiki farm mug 2003 by M'E HANA was my inspiration
maybe more staining and some type of finish?
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laojia
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Joined: Feb 04, 2009
Posts: 948
From: Metz Lorraine France
| Posted: 2009-11-07 11:51 pm Permalink
Welcome on your own thread! More pics please!
J.
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 986 | Posted: 2009-11-08 06:37 am Permalink
I'd love to be able to offer advice on stains and finishing but I'm still trying to learn the ropes myself. There are a lot of talented people here that are very generous about sharing their knowledge and I will be watching for any suggestions offered. I just wanted to offer you my encouragement.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10397
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2009-11-08 07:21 am Permalink
Yes, Nice to see you in your own thread. Nice new carving
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skootiki
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Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-11-08 09:26 am Permalink
thanks for the encouragement 
this is a better pic of a previous post MAHALO
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skootiki
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Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-11-08 9:05 pm Permalink
this is the little guy that started this tiki fever for me 
a palm log..a cheap chain saw...a little free time.....tiki fever
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skootiki
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Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-11-09 7:39 pm Permalink
this guy wasmy first attempt with a chisel
now he lives in the backyard
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Tikilizard
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Joined: Aug 19, 2006
Posts: 374 | Posted: 2009-11-09 11:06 pm Permalink
Skootiki, Welcome to TC. Nice first time tiki's. Would love to see some progress shots.
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-11-14 4:40 pm Permalink
I am not too good at taking progress pix, but here are a few
 had to move into the garage
 started to try legs and feet,chickened out and went for grass skirt
he still has a long way to go ........
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kroozzn62
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 08, 2006
Posts: 122 | Posted: 2009-11-25 11:33 pm Permalink
lookin good , Its great watching the improvement in progress, deeper deeper in those logs
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skootiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-12-06 11:00 am Permalink
Aloha All,
It may be premature, but I might have a few TIKIS in an upcoming Craft Fair. Any ideas on pricing? I know that my carvings are pretty simple compared to most of the work displayed here onTC, and it is just a hobby. However, if anyone wants to buy a Tiki, that would be nice.
Any input would be appreciated.
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drasticwagon
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Joined: Dec 27, 2008
Posts: 263
From: DFW , Texas
| Posted: 2009-12-06 1:55 pm Permalink
I am new at this too pretty much. I have been making it where the customer is happy and I am happy, just a middle point for the both of us. That way I am happy with the time I have in it and foremost the customer is happy all the way around. people always ask me how much? And I can never give them a price. maybe someday I will be able too like the big guys.
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skootiki
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Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-12-12 8:37 pm Permalink
submitted for your enjoyment, a few recent carvings.
this santa was inspired by a posting by Tiki Ray ( I hope that you don't mind, Ray)
Thanks for looking
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10397
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2009-12-13 07:12 am Permalink
Nice stuff, you notice how your tikis get better with better quality logs? Some logs are too old and deteriorated to really get a good tiki from. Lookin' good.
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skootiki
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Joined: Oct 04, 2009
Posts: 584
From: fallbrook,ca
| Posted: 2009-12-13 10:48 am Permalink
Thanks for the feedback, Ben. I have some logs that are developing big cracks in the end grain (is there really grain in a palm log?).Do you think that they will keep cracking more, or will I be able to just cut the ends off ? Any input will be appreciated.
Lotza Mahalo.
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