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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 365 |  Posted: 2012-12-03 07:23 am Permalink
Tasty piece my friend.
Waterfall's a knock out.
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1939
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2012-12-10 03:34 am Permalink
Sooooooo I started a log thingy.... it's been a while.
Yellow Pine, 4 footer provided to Me by Rocksoutpost (Thank you John)
Preliminary rough out. Much more to pull out of this log.
Mahalo for all the kine words!
McTiki
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-12-10 06:51 am Permalink
Pine has such a dramatic grain - you can use that to your advantage. Great start.
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 506
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-12-10 08:06 am Permalink
Looks good, already has the McTiki style.
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1729
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2012-12-10 08:50 am Permalink
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On 2012-11-12 08:41, McTiki wrote:
Also found an older Teko panel that I refurbished while I had the stains out. |
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Andy, I always figured you were using paints, due to the opacity. What kind of stains do you use?
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1973
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-12-10 10:34 am Permalink
Cool
He looks thirsty
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Atomic Mess
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Joined: Apr 13, 2012
Posts: 242
From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-12-10 12:30 pm Permalink
Good start, looking forward to see what happens...
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3569 | Posted: 2012-12-10 9:32 pm Permalink
I love the waterfall, good depth. The new tiki looks like another winner, Wendy
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1939
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2012-12-11 03:18 am Permalink
Thanks guys & Wendy! Nice to be carving something other than flat.
Bill, the colors are typically water based craft paints watered down some, so the woodgrain isn't sacrificed. The Wahine is starting to take over that part of the process. She has the patience in the family.
Mahalo
McTiki
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-12-11 06:23 am Permalink
Painting techniques are not something that is discussed much on this forum. I have had better luck finding info on painting at http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com. I'm not sure why most modern tiki carvers don't use paint more often. It can make a good carving great and crappy carving better.
[ This Message was edited by: AlohaStation 2012-12-11 06:24 ]
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 699 | Posted: 2012-12-11 10:40 am Permalink
Well, that was timely. I was just thinking about PMing you to ask about the paint. I've had very nice results with the pine and then there are the those with beetle larvea.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1624
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-12-11 11:32 am Permalink
I never used paint, mainly because to me the wood itself is a big part of what's cool about tikis.
For me, paint kinda ruins that.....if you're gonna paint 'em & cover the natural beauty of the wood, why not just make 'em out of plastic or something...
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tiki beat by marcus thorn
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Jun 01, 2005
Posts: 696
From: A Little Island called Australia
| Posted: 2012-12-11 1:11 pm Permalink
looking good
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RocksOutpost
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Joined: Nov 22, 2012
Posts: 8
From: Cocoa, FL
| Posted: 2012-12-11 4:29 pm Permalink
Awesome start Bro!! Looking forward to the next pic!!!!
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KeverC
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Joined: Sep 01, 2012
Posts: 63
From: Palm Bay FL
| Posted: 2012-12-11 5:03 pm Permalink
very cool Andy. cant wait to see how it turns out.
Chris
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