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Will carve
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 363 |  Posted: 2012-09-27 09:27 am Permalink
Good news!
Mango the Fertility God
gets to keep his snippy.
She liked it.
Normally I don't show till I have something to show.
The verdict is still out on this one.
Palm is funny in the stages it goes through.
Starts out too fresh & ends up too rotten.
Catch it at the right time & it's the best.
This is the next 5 ft past that last fat boy I did
& it's not much better than the first 3 ft.
It's like carving wet smelly rope & the center
falls apart in your hand.
I'll work it a lil more but it won't be the best.
It looked so good at first & I still have a 5 ft
piece left.
I know,
I'll give it to Tom.
[ This Message was edited by: Will carve 2012-09-27 09:51 ]
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-09-27 11:48 am Permalink
Never seen a log like this one. its soggy, stinky and you can actually push on it and water comes out. If you need to borrow my extensive knowledge and experience with crappy wood I will gladly share. I will tell you that you removed the best part for carving - whoever told you to "carve deeper" should re-evaluate their philosophy. KISS it and be done with it!
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NIxxon
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010
Posts: 489 | Posted: 2012-09-27 12:07 pm Permalink
hmmm...shrunken head tiki??
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1938
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2012-09-27 3:45 pm Permalink
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On 2012-09-27 11:48, AlohaStation wrote:
Never seen a log like this one. its soggy, stinky and you can actually push on it and water comes out. If you need to borrow my extensive knowledge and experience with crappy wood I will gladly share. I will tell you that you removed the best part for carving - whoever told you to "carve deeper" should re-evaluate their philosophy. KISS it and be done with it!
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Good stuff! Ha!
Mahalo
McTiki
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Will carve
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 363 | Posted: 2012-10-11 10:24 am Permalink
This thing was like carving a fern Tiki.
You know, one of those carved out of ficus roots
or something, but, wet.
Yuck.
When it drys it will firm up. Stain & poly & it
will be fine.
I was lucky to ruff the shape out of it.
Forget any detail.
Not one of my faves.
Next up
I was so pleased with Mango the pendant
I'm going to try a gear shift knob
for my 53 chevy.
It's a column shift.
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1620
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-12 1:52 pm Permalink
very cool!
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Will carve
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 363 | Posted: 2012-10-16 10:12 am Permalink
Here's Mangos brother Shifty.
Took these pictures &
I'm so pleased with my
delicate lil carving.
10 minutes later,
after a back flip off the bench.
Glued, doweled & clamped, he's drying now.
Guess we'll see how that goes.
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1620
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-16 11:05 am Permalink
as I was scrolling down I was thinking to myself "that's gonna break"....and then I got to the bottom...
bummer dude..
sweet little shift knob though...
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AlohaStation
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2012-10-16 1:06 pm Permalink
I told ya so - you needed to cut him off the base! Its better that he broke now than when he was finished and installed. Bummer! Hope the dowels work.
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
Posts: 505
From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-10-16 9:21 pm Permalink
Ouchy Will carve that hurts. Hang10 says the worst sound ever is the slurp of an empty tiki mug but I think the snap of a beautiful tiki is worse. Hope he heals.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6407
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-10-16 9:47 pm Permalink
Gorilla glue will fix anything! I have no doubt that you will restore him to his full former glory. Saturday when you see Tom give him a thump on the head for that "I told you so"! 
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1620
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-19 12:41 pm Permalink
at least you didn't drop a chisel on his foot....lol....
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Will carve
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 363 | Posted: 2012-10-20 3:03 pm Permalink
These lil guys go quick.
A name like shifty he has to have beady eyes.
He broke a few more times be for I finished.
He won't make it on my car but,
I'll start another one.
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hiltiki
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Joined: Jun 10, 2004
Posts: 2775
From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2012-10-21 08:28 am Permalink
A very nice piece with a lot of expression on his face. I'm glad you were able to fix it.
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pjc5150
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1620
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-21 2:04 pm Permalink
yeah, going that thin on a shift knob was pretty ambitious!
but still a neat little guy for sure...he'd look cool perched on a beer tap!
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