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Beachbumz Tikis, Troffs, Shots and Tings From Maui - Couple new one's I finally finished. |
Beachbumz
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|  Posted: 2011-01-26 02:26 am Permalink
Without further ado.... Tongo
He started as a lump of clay..
then after a few to many hours and a couple beers...
Here he is completed just waiting for some color..
TONGO with his warrior friend..
BACKSIDE
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Trader Tom
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| Posted: 2011-01-26 10:20 am Permalink
Tongo is lookin' good!
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GROG
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From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2011-01-26 11:32 am Permalink
Nice sculpt.
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tedtiki
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From: Sunny Springfield Illinois
| Posted: 2011-01-26 6:43 pm Permalink
Nice. I especially like the one on the right with it's wood grain and whatnot.
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TikiKIrby
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From: SoCal
| Posted: 2011-01-26 10:28 pm Permalink
Very cool, love the detail....
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MauiTiki
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| Posted: 2011-01-28 1:43 pm Permalink
They look so smooth, you'll have to show me your mold making technique. I'm looking forward to seeing them glazed this weekend!
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Beachbumz
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| Posted: 2011-01-31 5:09 pm Permalink
Mahalo's Trader Tom, GROG, TikiKIrby, tedtiki - I love the wood grain look too..
MauiTiki,Every other mold I've made up until this one I've used hand soap to coat the sculpt with. I kept getting plenty of air bubbles and in return way to much clean up on the pieces.. I did not use anything on the sculpt this time since I read the clay I used was oil based and was not needed. It came out so much cleaner, not perfect but mo betta for sure...
Learning as we go, huh??
Crossing finger's on Tongo, well see tonight, ya?
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Babalu
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From: Lemon Grove
| Posted: 2011-02-01 7:56 pm Permalink
Nice sculpt man! Good luck with the molds.
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Beachbumz
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| Posted: 2011-02-02 1:24 pm Permalink
Thanks Babalu, I'm learning something new each time thanks to good friends and some xlnt How-To's here on TC!
Here my first four Tongo's I've made, thanks to Rob for doing all the glaze tests they came out pretty good for the first one's. I ended up brushing 1/2 and airbrushing 1/2 on some of the glazes since I couldn't get the airbrush to flow right so there a little different than I wanted but I like em...
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GROG
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| Posted: 2011-02-02 2:14 pm Permalink
Looking good. GROG like.
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Beachbumz
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| Posted: 2011-02-02 10:24 pm Permalink
Mahalo GROG!
The boys and I were having a little fun with the new Tongo's tonight..
Small Kine Hawaiian Style Campfire!
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MauiTiki
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| Posted: 2011-02-03 7:26 pm Permalink
They came out GREAT for your first 4! lets get some more slip and get some more going this weekend. I really like the dark one. My plan is to get the brown glaze on thicker, I think it would help your as well.
What's next? TONGA Shots?
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Beachbumz
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| Posted: 2011-02-08 10:51 pm Permalink
Got five more ready to go, tried a couple different carving methods on them and I think there going to come out great. Need to order some more glaze though, really wish Maui had a store that had ceramic supplies..
You mean Tongo Shots? hummm I still need to make a few more Pau Hana shots..
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Trader Tom
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| Posted: 2011-02-08 11:40 pm Permalink
I think they turned out really well.
As far as glazes, I like the dark glaze with green showing through the best. However, my favorite sculpt is the one with the really deep vertical wood grain/cracks along it.
Nice job !!!
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Beachbumz
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| Posted: 2011-02-16 11:25 pm Permalink
Mahalo Trader Tom ~ Rob liked that tiki as well and it just so happened it was his B-day around the time I got them out of the kiln..
Just got the five out of the kiln and should be glaze firing as soon as I get my glazes..
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