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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
|  Posted: 2010-06-17 10:41 pm Permalink
Well, here's some pics of my very first Tiki carving. Geedavee was kind enough to donate a log and let me use some of his tools over the last couple of weeks.
I still need to spray a coat of marine varnish on it, but it's basically done. I'm pretty happy with it, considering I haven't carved anything since my boy scout days.
Now I just have to find some logs. I hope to have more to show really soon. Thanks for looking!
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Hiphipahula
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: May 27, 2006
Posts: 2376
From: The Valley! Female, leo,fav color pink.
| Posted: 2010-06-18 10:00 am Permalink
Nice job there scout. I think you were keeping your talent a secret all this time. Isn't there a palm in your front yard? Ummmm....
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GROG
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jun 21, 2006
Posts: 6178
From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2010-06-18 10:05 am Permalink
That sucker's got a set of nostrils on him! You should call him "Smelly".
Good job.
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TheBigT
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1155
From: Fabulous Houston
| Posted: 2010-06-18 10:16 am Permalink
1st tiki?! Good works!! 
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tobunga
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 12, 2008
Posts: 896 | Posted: 2010-06-21 4:08 pm Permalink
Wow! Great job, Tom! Especially for a first attempt!
Are you going to be carving regularly now? Would be great to see your untapped tiki talents!
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2010-06-21 5:09 pm Permalink
Thanks everyone! I'd love to do some more carving. I'll have to keep my eyes open for more logs. I'm only constrained by what I can fit into the back of my Murano.
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seeksurf
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-06-21 9:34 pm Permalink
Outstanding first tiki!
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Capt. R.H. Falernum
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 05, 2009
Posts: 235
From: Mar Vista (Los Angeles), CA
| Posted: 2010-06-24 09:03 am Permalink
Wow. Great job, Tom. Can't wait to see what you come up with next! (since the title of this thread is "Trader Tom's CarvingS"!!)
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kingstiedye
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 05, 2005
Posts: 1229
From: sackatomato
| Posted: 2010-06-24 11:19 am Permalink
very nice first effort, tom!
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TikiG
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 1519
From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2010-06-24 12:02 pm Permalink
The tiki is pretty cool, Tom - Love it!
Keep on with these projects. I know if you are as passionate about carving as you are with mixology - then brother the sky's the limit. RIP IT UP!
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lilusako
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 05, 2010
Posts: 54
From: Placentia, CA
| Posted: 2010-06-24 1:02 pm Permalink
Great to see a pic of it now after talking about it last night at the RR. It looks awesome! That's some fine handy work you've done for the first time. As for more logs... how about craigslist and the free section?
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2010-10-12 4:36 pm Permalink
Well, I got a new palm log, but it's not nearly as good as my first one.
I let it sit for a few months to dry but it didn't appear to do much good.
It's still really wet and hairy and stringy. It was so hard to strip off the bark, though, that I refuse to give up on it.
I started the carve yesterday and it was carving like a pumpkin, it was so wet. I'll let it sit for another week or so and start again when I get a chance. I fully expect it to split horribly when it dries out, but maybe it will make a good outside Tiki or a future beach burn candidate. It's all good practice.
Here's some pics before I started carving...
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2010-11-05 11:08 pm Permalink
Well, we had that rainy spell in LA and the log got covered in mold. I sprayed it down with bleach solution a few times and once I got rid of most of the mold I saw that it was cracking pretty badly all the way around. At this point, I declared it a bad log and threw it in the dumpster.
On to the next project...
I went to my local lumber yard and picked up an eight foot long poplar board that I'm going to carve and will eventually go on the front and sides of an old bar that I have.
The bar was a gothic themed wine bar with a trim piece of repeating gothic arches, but I hope to give it a bit more of a Tiki flair.
Here are my sketches on the board, based on the Tiki Farm Logo Tiki Mug. More progress to follow. At least I won't have cracks and mold to contend with.
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Kino
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 16, 2009
Posts: 100
From: Valley of The Sun (Phoenix, AZ)
| Posted: 2010-11-06 7:20 pm Permalink
hint - if the end of the log is soft and spongey when its wet,
it will get spongier and stringy when it dries.
Thats what I have learned.
BTW, nice looking 1st carve !
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Trader Tom
Grand Member (5 years)
Joined: Jan 26, 2006
Posts: 744
From: Hillsboro, OR
| Posted: 2010-11-08 2:06 pm Permalink
Thanks, Kino!
I've got a couple more leads on logs and I'll try to pick a better one for my next carve.
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