Conga....Wisconsin stuff!

I think the monkey's doctor told him to
quit drinking and he got caught...thanks
Ben...good luck with the hand recovery!

Or maybe it has something to do with the lack of pants?

See you tommorow at Trader Vic's!

another deletion due to shutterfly shuffling.

[ Edited by: congatiki 2006-08-25 05:50 ]

Interesting piece with a bit of Maori spiral there. Keep it up..

Great job as usual Conga! I can't wait for spring either. It just isn't the same carving in the basement. Keep it up.

He sort of reminds me of a tiki lucha.

Hi Ben and Finkdaddy....Thanks for your
comments...Finkdaddy the only part that
really looks like your "computer"
mask is the nose...I fell in love with
the tongue-shaped nose the first time I
saw it!

ANOTHER CORRECTION OF MIXED UP SHUTTERFLY PICS

[ Edited by: congatiki 2006-08-25 05:09 ]

CongaTiki, lookin pretty Wild there I Love it. You are coming on Strong here with these last few. Can,t wait to see the Big guns,

Hey conga thats great looking! Jez, I've been stumbling along for most of the winter trying to make some molding strips like that. hats off you you! I don't think my tries will ever be good enough to use.

What size/species of wood did you use for that 7 footer? Is it a Redwood or just a Redwood stain on another type of wood?

Wow, That guy is tall. Very nice . Is there going to be another for the other side of the fireplace?
Keep them pics commin..

I love the detail, "Conga Style". Your work is getting better and better with each piece. Yes, & I'm curious about the stain also.

Thanks everyone...really appreciate the
comments...I am always inspired by the
work you guys post.
It's a hunk of pine...5 1/2 inches wide
by 4 inches...kind of a wierd size but it
was left over from the construction of my
fireplace...and I used cherrywood stain...
with several coats of poly. It's just sitting next to the fireplace but will find
a home amid the already crowded congatiki
room...there are several pieces from tc
members...and hopefully many many more to
come! Thanks again!

Wow, congatiki, that looks great! I really like the middle guy with his body turned sideways. It's always better and better with you.

[ Edited by: congatiki 2006-08-25 05:51 ]

I like the ugly bugger too.
Your house looks awesome.

Alright! I was hoping you would post something soon. He's got personality, I love it. I promise I will take you up on that mai tai offer before to long.

Keep the tiki torches burning up there in the Northwoods Conga.... and keep carving.... looking good!

thanks rodeo...finkdaddy...and lakesurfer...
appreciate the comments...especially
since you guys are doing such great
stuff....will definitely get to Milwaukee
when the new tiki bar opens up...cocktails
will be in order!
Also...thanks Rodeo for the remarks on the
congatiki room...it's a big room at the
back of my detached garage...we went with
all pine walls and ceiling...so I'm gradually darkening things up a little bit..
primarily with decorations and clutter.
I believe that more is better when it comes
to stuff to look at!

[ Edited by: congatiki 2006-08-25 05:52 ]

I cant believe thats the back of your garage. The panel looks great, nice deep finish.

Very Cool room and decor, Congatiki! Thanks for posting. I'm glad your creation never saw the burn pile!

Conga, everything there looks so, so nice. I like the new guy, he is quite an impressive door gaurdian. I will make it a point to visit.

I know what Antigo is like. Is it hard for your neighbors to accept your tikiness?

Also, where did you get your tappa cloth?

Nice one Congatiki. I'm glad it never made it to the burn pile too! Sam's right, excellent decor, looks great on the wall.
More, more more..

Thanks everyone...your comments make me
happy happy happy.....a couple of pics
are fairly dark but there is a Sam Gambino
conga playing tiki print just to the upper
right of Pearl of Wisdom...Finkdaddy the
tapa is the corrugated tapa roll that
someone mentioned in an earlier post...works
pretty well for the back wall...and I am
saving room to display something from
Finkdaddy and Benzart...keep me on that
list Ben!
Funny note...as you could suspect..a
lot of drumming has taken place in the
congatiki room...and the neighbors have
actually said they love it..except I get
blamed when it rains a lot!

Wow... Love it.... Great work... What is it cover in? Paint or resin?

hey thanks thanatos...the frame and figure
are carved into the wood....stained...and
covered with lots and lots of poly...a
soup of poly!

Ah, that's why it looks so smooth & rounded inside. I thought it was ceramic at first. Really nice addition to your furnishings. Very cool pad you've got there, Conga.

working on something for a friend....

and a pic with the family pet Petrey-Tiki

Happy May 1st

[ Edited by: congatiki on 2005-05-01 06:54 ]

Cool monkey Conga. It would be really Neat to have your own monkey to serve you your drinks and snacks. As long as he didn't taste the stuff and get wasted that is...
Nice work.

Yippy!!! That is so cool! I can't wait to see him on my tiki bar wall. Wish you could come to Exotica, you will be missed.

I love how proud and confident the monkey looks. I'd let him serve drinks in my bar anytime!

Mahalo, I will talk to you soon.

thanks Ben and Finkdaddy....Glad you like
the painting Finkster....I will be honored
to have it on display at the Finkdaddy bar.
Wouldn't it be great...like Ben said...to have
one of those little guys to serve drinks...
but he would probably gnaw my leg off after
I passed out.

[ Edited by: congatiki on 2005-05-01 13:40 ]

You guys, ah, don't have serving monkeys? Nice painting, Conga.

looks great. I always wanted a monkey.... But I would be scared it would turn on me, then Id be it's bitch...... LOL

Nicer weather coming to northern Wisconsin...first BIG tiki...9 feet of
basswood

Wow thats a back breaker of a tiki.

Looking good, Conga. What are you going to do with a 9 foot tiki?

thanks rodeotiki and raffertiki...he is a
big'un...takes two men and a small boy to
move him around on the workbench..actually
it's going to be trimmed to about 8 feet and
be a floor to ceiling tiki in the congatiki
room...I am planning on making it part of
a larger bar. many hours of work to go.
just started sanding...seems to take around
an hour to clean up four to six inches.

yep, that's a big'un for sure. I can already see the conga personality coming thru. This will be very interesting to watch throught the creation. Thanks for sharing and keep us posted.

That is so cool! You are going to have one great bar when it's all finished, if you can ever actually 'finish' such a thing. Can't wait to see the progress pics on this one.

Lookin' good so far Conga! Keep posting them pics -- I love watching how a tiki is created.

Thats one big tiki! Looks like hes gonna get some nice detail too.

Finkdaddy, speaking of your bar, how it goin?

On 2005-05-18 07:24, hewey wrote:

Finkdaddy, speaking of your bar, how it goin?

Well, it's goin. I'm putting in a bedroom as well as my bar, and I promised everyone that the bedroom would be finished before I start the bar. The bedroom is going up nicely, so I'm hoping to frame in the bar in the next couple of weeks. I'll show plenty of pics when it happens.

Dang, Congatiki, that's a big ol' honkin' piece of wood! looking nice!

Looking great, conga. Can't wait to see this one finished!

Aloha Congatiki, you guys in the Great Lakes area are really kickin' it up a notch. Good work!

aloha everyone...your encouragement is inspiring me to be patient with this one
and breath life into it...will post updates!

I love to handle big wood! and yours is looking great!

wait...

Nice job on that carving!