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Sunset Mike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
|  Posted: 2012-09-30 7:49 pm Permalink
I don't usually do smiley guys, but I've had a lot of requests lately. So....
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TheBigT
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1155
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2012-10-01 07:58 am Permalink
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On 2012-09-16 19:59, Sunset Mike wrote:
Cypress wood.
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I missed this one. Very cool! It's got a real old school vibe to it.
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Sunset Mike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2012-10-01 7:02 pm Permalink
Yes he does.
The Cypress wood can be really difficult to work with but will last ad infinitum!
I sold him already.
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1615
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-01 8:06 pm Permalink
I dig that last guy Mike...
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Sunset Mike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2012-10-03 12:02 am Permalink
I dig the compliments!
The Old School Vibe. Chisels, rasps, saws, Martin Denny, Exotica,Bamboo shacks, any wood you can find... just hook into the spirit and the Tiki just becomes...
The hands give birth. The adopted parents give it a name and thier love will give it a soul.
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Sunset Mike
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Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2012-11-08 9:39 pm Permalink
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151092844845064&set=a.188721065063.133370.187204985063&type=1&theater
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Sunset Mike
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Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2012-11-11 10:07 pm Permalink
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3894534370475&set=a.1066658395343.2010601.1492546506&type=1&theater
Saying Aloha to Art Snyder is hard. Good to see all of you there and see how much the man was really loved by so many.
My carvings are very minute compared to his creation of a Paradise where we could go to escape. I have been so lucky to be a part of it. Remembered forever, Aloha until we meet again, Art.
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Sunset Mike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2013-02-17 11:40 am Permalink
Sending a message in a bottle.
Working 10- 14 hours day out here in the desert and looking for a place to carve in what little spare time I have. I have a carving in it's early stages sitting on the lift cart.
Of course I miss my afternoons at Don's. The people who come by and say hi. The happy purchasers who give my creations a name and a soul. Hopefully, it won't be long. Some things make life a little more worth living. For me, artwork is a purpose. A business of happiness, inspiration and contribution.
My envy to those active, my gratitude in knowing it isn't over yet.
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1962
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-02-17 7:22 pm Permalink
Good start on this one!
Jon
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Sunset Mike
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Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2013-02-24 09:08 am Permalink
Thanks, Jon!
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Sunset Mike
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 08, 2009
Posts: 203
From: Sunset Beach, California
| Posted: 2013-04-14 4:47 pm Permalink
still alive gang!
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