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-Gman

http://www.oceanandislandarts.blogspot.com/

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Nice lines G !!! I would like to see one in a dark stain. These rock!

McT

McT,

I'm curious about how they would look in ebony stain too, however, these are for other people who want the red to show. Soon I will stain one for myself.

-Gman

"The saw is family"

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Wow man. these are cool. Love the detail on the forehead insert. Real sweet, just finishes it off. Bewdaful!

Great work, GMAN... looks like you had a busy weekend! I especially like the carving depth and detail on the nose of the one tiki!

Great lines as always. They are getting better every time . I would also be curios to see one with dark stain.

Gus, you're a MACHINE!!

If you're gonna stain one, don't use that cedar. The red is too cool to cover up.

Looking good Gman. Great style cant wait to see more.

They are perfect the way they are. I love the natural finish.
Wes

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-Gman

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GMAN-
I want them all!! Those cedar Tikis are so Sweet!!
Wes

aloha gman!! Those tikis are really nice. Are they cedar wood or redwood? either way I love the cuts and the color!

Wow...you can really churn those tikis out with your chainsaw. I dig your style - totally unique to you and your tikis look great!

I'm really diggin that cedar one with the detail on the nose - very nicely done. We need to find you an 8 foot piece o' log to go at...I bet that would look COOL

I say do a 30 minute carving on a smaller piece of cedar and stain it...see what happens - it might look pretty good

have fun

PS - your gyotaku is top notch too!

On 2005-10-11 15:45, GMAN wrote:
I love what I do, and I have a hell of a lot of fun doing it. I just hope everyone else gets the feelings I do when I finish a piece. It's awesome!

We do man, we do. yeh, its awesome! :)

Mooneytiki,

They are red cedar. It grows here in Florida. We don't have any redwoods that I know of. These particular trees came down in a hurricane at this time last year. You can smell the cedar three or four houses away when I am working on a log. My garage smells like giant rabbit cage!

-Gman

GMan yer rockin with the tikis....nice collection by
the pool window....they're a bit different with the
natural red and white...but that's a good thing.

I'll guess there will be no moths within a one mile distance from your place.

On 2005-10-13 16:26, GMAN wrote:
My garage smells like giant rabbit cage!

Minus the #2s I hope.

I'm workin' on an idea for a war helmet that wraps around the eyes. I'll e-mail it when I've got a good drawing scanned. I do like the "stepped" forehead piece on the first couple cedar ones you did.

Speaking of eyes, have you given any thought to doing "hollow" eyes, kind of like a skull? Might look mean and nasty given the right brow. Just a thought.

-Cornbread

Art,

You send ideas and I'll carve it for you. Standing by.

-Gman

Here's a rough idea.

Yo GMAN!
Where are you?
Wes

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GMAN-
How Ernie doing??
Wes

[ Edited by: Moondance 2005-10-20 19:44 ]

Moondance,

Earnie is ok (see below). Today was the last day of his anti-inflamatories. My wife has been monitoring his progress and is happy with his progress. She is against surgery unless it is necessary.

As for having kahonies....I don't know about that. Most folks would just call me an idiot. I'm ok with that. :)

I'll be carving later this week. I have an order to fill, so check back in a few days.

-G

Hey G-
Earnie looks good assuming the prone position.

Wes

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G-
OK, it's been a few days let's see it.
Wes

Wes,

It's just a plain old log in the garage right now, but tomorrow it's gonna evolve into a beautiful tiki carving for a lady in the FL panhandle. I have some drawings, but no real earth shattering ideas. Got any for me....within reason (and the functional ability of my saw)?

-Gman

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[ Edited by: GMAN 2008-06-12 20:02 ]

Gman-
Damm your good, another masterpiece in the making. Did you take any photos of the back?
Is that an ordered piece?
Wes

Looking good gman....another killer tiki in the works.......

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[ Edited by: GMAN 2008-06-12 20:03 ]

Another excellent GMAN Tiki in the works. Man, that is some nice wood. Do you ever get tired of smelling it, especially whe you are grinding it down?
Nice work

This guy has some 'tude! Looking good GMan.

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I like the Tiki and the natural look of the wood, but I really like how it looks now. Your killin' me G!!
Wes

I Likee, I likee

Looking good Chief. I'm glad you waited to use a piece that didn't have a lot of the red core showing through. Looks spectacular!

Hope you the Mrs and Earnie are safe and dry.

Thanks guys. I like the way this antiqued tiki is coming out. I'll likely keep this one for myself.

Also, Art sent me these pics of a quickie tiki tap I made for him. It is proudly sitting on top of one of his private beer fountains. Have a tall one Art....and thanks for the pics!

-Gman

"The saw is family"

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Much appreciated. Of course I had to have a tall one to cap off brew night and make sure the handle worked.

Hopefully Wilma's done blowing you guys around and you can get back outside with the saw.

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-Gman

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I'm Lovin' it Gman. Is that a gloss finish or is it from the flash?
What are the dimensions of the sweet beer tap? What type of wood is it?
I hope you weathered the storm today & everyones OK?
Wes

Moondance,

The top coat of finish is satin but the camera makes it look pretty dang glossy. It's really not that glossy, although it does have a little shine to it.

If I remember correctly, the beer tap is like 4" tall and like 1.5" in diameter. He's pullin' yards up in Mass for Art right now. I miss hanging out with those guys up there.

-Gman

"The saw is family"

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You know you've got places to stay up here. One of these days we'll make it down to paradise and hang in the GMAN palace.

The dimentions on that tap sound about right. He's already helped me to more than a few this evening. Whatever that wood is was a real b*tch to drill a pilot hone through. The darker grains kept kicking the little bit off to the side, but was no match when the big guns came out.

Got that threaded grommet in there and set it up so the little feller was positioned correctly.

Thanks again. And the answer is soon, real soon I'll be cutting my own tap handles, much to mama's dismay. Yet another hobby. \m/

GMAN-
We may fly down to your parts in January. We have friends in Port St. John. Annie & I would love to stop over your way and take you and the wife to dinner. We owe you my friend. Also I need to see Ben.
Your work Rawks!!
Wesley

Wow man, cool beer tap and ye old tiki style! Real nice. Your latest stuff is such a jump forward. Keep it up!

Art, Moondance, and Hewey,

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm trying to change it up a bit. Hopefully I can keep pushing my tikis in new directions without losing the Gman flavor. I dig this one a lot.

-Gman

You should keep that baby for yourself. You style always shows thru all of your carvings and we dig your style!!
Wes