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A couple big Tikis |
AZSteveR
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Joined: May 06, 2010
Posts: 6 |  Posted: 2010-05-06 2:26 pm Permalink
After taking some time off, I carved up a couple freshies. "MEGATIKI" is 8' and "IRIE WARRIOR" is 5'5". A guy bought MegaTiki and wanted a "similar" tiki to keep him company. What do you think? Any tips or suggestions? I have a couple more 6' big logs ready to rock.
8' log...loaded by myself, not a biggie!
MegaTiki preburned
MEGATIKI
5'5" log
Irie Warrior preburned
IRIE WARRIOR
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tikigodz
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Joined: Oct 12, 2009
Posts: 439 | Posted: 2010-05-06 4:32 pm Permalink
that is a whole lotta head!!
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-05-06 7:45 pm Permalink
Nice! love the size of these logs.
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Captain Jack
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Joined: May 01, 2010
Posts: 343
From: Menifee, California
| Posted: 2010-05-07 11:44 am Permalink
Very Cool!! What kind of wood did you use?
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wplugger
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Joined: Jul 09, 2006
Posts: 161 | Posted: 2010-05-08 05:14 am Permalink
Carve deeper
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-05-08 06:50 am Permalink
Nice Starter Tikis, Giant logs which look like Cabbage/Sable Palm logs. Are you in Florida, Where? Love the shots of you on top of the tiki's
As WPlugger said, "Carve Deeper" , get that mouth Way Open and that nose stuck out there, give him some Deep features. Still tikis to be Proud of!
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BUFFBAD
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Joined: Aug 11, 2007
Posts: 54
From: Boca Raton, FLA
| Posted: 2010-05-09 12:25 pm Permalink
SIZE DOES MATTER !!! I am with BEN .... what kind of palm is that?. Looks like Florida cabbage palm on steroids.
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AZSteveR
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Joined: May 06, 2010
Posts: 6 | Posted: 2010-05-10 12:24 pm Permalink
Thanks guys. I will definitely work on carving deeper on my next ones. I'm still a novice and I'm trying to get better. I was lucky to find a huge dead Mexican fan palm in an empty lot from which I got an 8', and two 5.5' logs from! It's crazy how good some of the people are on here. Yowza!
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10309
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-05-10 4:23 pm Permalink
Just keep practicing ant you'll be a Killer Karver too!
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1183
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2010-05-11 8:15 pm Permalink
Those are pretty clean cuts. What are you carving with right now?
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AZSteveR
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Joined: May 06, 2010
Posts: 6 | Posted: 2010-05-11 11:22 pm Permalink
Thanks! I'm actually just using a few crappy home depot style chisels. I didn't even sand or stain, just carve and burn! When I get a bit better, I want to start using better chisels and I'd like to get crazy with design work.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1672
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2010-05-13 08:21 am Permalink
What are you talking about?
Those things are tiny!!!
Hahahaha!!!
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AZSteveR
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Joined: May 06, 2010
Posts: 6 | Posted: 2010-06-12 8:35 pm Permalink
I made another, but I'm not too stoked on him. Wood was really bad so I kinda just messed around.
My first mini...
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drasticwagon
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Joined: Dec 27, 2008
Posts: 263
From: DFW , Texas
| Posted: 2010-06-13 3:46 pm Permalink
I actually think the big one looks good. Don't give up on it, I think most people have given up on one or more and came back to work on them and enjoyed the results.
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AZSteveR
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Joined: May 06, 2010
Posts: 6 | Posted: 2010-06-23 5:35 pm Permalink
A 6' quickie I chugged out before I move to Costa Rica. Just had to get him done, wish I had more time to go deep and add detail, but not too bad for only spending a few horas!
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