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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
|  Posted: 2012-10-10 7:03 pm Permalink
Well, I wasn't too pleased with tiki #1, so he's in a corner in my yard. But tiki #2 was a piece of Las Vegas Mesquite tree that was a very hard wood.
Its never too early to start them on tiki!
This pic is before I bought a carving work bench and decent chisels. (back ache time)
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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-10 7:08 pm Permalink
He was starting to take shape...
But something was missing... COCKTAILS!
I wasn't sure how to form the mouth, then a big piece broke off. So, I didn't want to make it worse. I kept the silly mouth but hey, I learned from my mistake.
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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-10 7:18 pm Permalink
So, I did a little tiki bonding with the labradoodle dog.
Then I let him sample my Mai Tais.
Here I am celebrating after he got stained and shellacked. Strumming a happy tune on my uke.
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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-10 7:26 pm Permalink
Now I have the carving bug. By the time I finished him I bought chisels, a planer, a grinder and a work bench. I learned how not to do the mouth and how I should have done the chin. Well, there's always the next tiki!
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tikilongbeach
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Joined: Aug 05, 2011
Posts: 674
From: LBC via DFW
| Posted: 2012-10-10 7:40 pm Permalink
Cool, I've wanted to see a mesquite tiki. It's very pretty wood when it's polished. Mesquite is also really, really heavy so I'm impressed.
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KeverC
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Joined: Sep 01, 2012
Posts: 63
From: Palm Bay FL
| Posted: 2012-10-10 7:47 pm Permalink
welcome to TC. careful the tiki bug can lead to a very expensive hobby lol. the people here on TC are great and very helpful. that is a sweet tiki.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6389
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-10-10 8:06 pm Permalink
TPT looks like you're having fun! That mesquite turned out good with the 2 colors of sapwood and heartwood. Plus you can use the leftovers to smoke ribs! 
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pjc5150
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Joined: Jun 01, 2009
Posts: 1614
From: Tampa, FL
| Posted: 2012-10-10 8:17 pm Permalink
yeah bro, that's a solid firstie...and you should be proud of it...
I just sent you a pm...
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NIxxon
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 22, 2010
Posts: 489 | Posted: 2012-10-11 05:36 am Permalink
Unfortunately there are no pesticides that will get rid of this kind of bug...you're just gona have to live with it.
Carve on!
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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-11 09:39 am Permalink
Thanks for the comments and I welcome any advice or tips. @MDM I never thought about smoking ribs. Great idea! I'm working on tiki #3 out of the last piece of mesquite. I hope he comes out OK. Will post pics soon.
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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-10-29 11:30 pm Permalink
Here is tiki number 3.
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Trailerpark Tiki
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Joined: Mar 27, 2010
Posts: 321
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-11-01 10:06 pm Permalink
I scored some logs today. More tikis to come.
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 1962
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-11-28 6:13 pm Permalink
Dude
How did i miss your carving post?
Way cool
See you and your bar on the 1st for the chop
Jon
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