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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
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From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
|  Posted: 2010-10-01 11:46 pm Permalink
WOW!
Those are STUNNING!
Great work!
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hiltiki
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2010-10-02 07:41 am Permalink
Just beautiful. Can you post some close ups of the last carving.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-10-02 3:01 pm Permalink
Holy Cow Vic, These panels are Really getting Highly detailed, you must be becoming a Pro with that software, I Know how difficult it is. You are doing just a Tremendous job with it. Knowing the difficulty with that machine I Gotta say Congrats for hanging in there and taking the time to make the machine do what you want, It's no less than learning how to weil the chisels or chainsaw and grinders. Totally Impressed!
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TikiVic
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Joined: Nov 10, 2005
Posts: 54 | Posted: 2010-10-03 01:32 am Permalink
As requested.....closer up:
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-10-03 06:25 am Permalink
Thanks for the close up Vic, I still can't believe the depth and detail you are getting. I guess we all need to see your CNC machine in action since some people don't read all the posts. (like ME for one  )
I'd like to see more steps involved anyway as a lot more of us would for sure. Also I think I see interest in using this to create large sculptures "In the Round" and I Know there are machines capable of that but I'm sure they are Huge and expensive?
Have you done more Polynesian besides the PNG? I for one would love to see some more Maori and some Marquesians with the tats all over???? Just what you want, another book of designs full of More hours of programming,, Give it, Give IT!
  
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TikiVic
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Posts: 54 | Posted: 2010-10-03 8:04 pm Permalink
As requested by Benz...here is a quick and dirty description of design steps.....
Object is rough sketched and created as vectors on computer
Object is created and modeled in 3D rendering program for basic shape, etc.
Object is imported to a digital "sculpting" program for more tweaking, etc.
Here you can see the natural wood grain being applied to the object digitally.
Finished model is imported into the CNC software for toolpathing (be very careful or you end up with a box of broken cutting tools that used to be worth $100s of $$$)....lost count of this!
Final image of toolpathing ready to cut.
And some action pictures:
And a few other works:
LONG POST.......but thanks for reading.......I have to start painting my New Guinea moldings now.....TV
[ This Message was edited by: TikiVic 2010-10-04 13:08 ]
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pennjones
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Joined: May 27, 2010
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From: Sarasota, FL
| Posted: 2010-10-03 8:27 pm Permalink
WOW! Your work is unreal! Crazy how much time it takes to make these, but well worth the effort!
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TikiVic
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Joined: Nov 10, 2005
Posts: 54 | Posted: 2011-02-28 9:13 pm Permalink
Been awhile since I posted....just stained and painted the first of the window moldings:
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