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New Tikis from Germany!
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11/10/2005
I start to carve my first Tiki in September 2004. It´s from a piece of balsa wood. These are also balsa Tikis. This is a kind of a Tiki mask. The wood calls in Germany "Birke". Sorry, I don´t know what´s in english! Six mounth ago I start to create my firt bigger Tiki. Now I have 15 Tikis. Here you can see a few of them. I create a Tiki bar with two chairs for one of our three tiki exibithion in summer 2005. This time I´m carving new figures for our next exibithion in February. |
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Unga Bunga
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11/10/2005
Very cool work Haikai! |
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tikifish
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11/10/2005
I'll be willing to bet that 'Birke' is Birch! |
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Lake Surfer
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11/10/2005
Good stuff! Welcome! |
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Humuhumu
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11/10/2005
Great stuff, thanks for sharing it, and welcome to Tiki Central! |
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Haole Kat
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11/10/2005
Great stuff! Please keep those pics coming! |
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Benzart
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11/10/2005
Welcome to TC Haikai. What a great way to make an entrance, Tikis all over the place and more under construction. Excellent tiki bar and excellent tikis. How long have you been carving tikis and what made you pick up the first log and say ," I'm gonna make myself a Tiki"? |
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rodeotiki
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11/10/2005
Welcome to TC. Very nice stuff. Is that a carved Shrunken head hanging on the bar. Keep them pics coming. |
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kirby
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11/10/2005
great style, I realy like them, welcome... |
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haikai
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11/11/2005
Thanks everyone, Benzart, the first time I was touched with tiki, was in 1999 when I discover the book of tiki. Here are more from my first carvings: rodeotiki, here can you see the carved Shrunken head. Thanks... |
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haikai
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11/11/2005
sorry, for the wrong link! Here are the pictures: |
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congatiki
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11/11/2005
great stuff Haikai....impressive collection for a first |
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Palama Tiki
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11/11/2005
very nice work, and welcome aboard! |
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surfintiki
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11/11/2005
Welcome to TC. Your stuff looks great. If you can't buy 'em, build 'em! |
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Moondance
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11/11/2005
Beautiful Work!! Very, very nice. I love them all! |
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GMAN
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11/11/2005
Dang! That is some great work. I like your style. Those tiki stools look quite comfy with the shaping you did to their tops. First rate stuff all the way. Show us more!!! -Gman |
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Mogambo
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11/12/2005
Man, I told you they would treat you nicely. Great you arrived at TC. - (I had the pleasure to see his work for real, during the exhibition in Munich. Great Stuff) |
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hala bullhiki
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11/12/2005
welcome aboard! great stuff, please post more of your wonderful creations here... |
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hells idols
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11/12/2005
European rules |
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haikai
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11/23/2005
Here are some new pics from Germany! I have started a few new projects. The second Tiki is also a Moai. It´s not finished yet! I think that in a few days, Here I try to create a Tiki in Marquesan style. The next figures are all balsa Tikis. In the next picutes you can see my tiki candle. And this is my latest shrunken head. |
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virani
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11/23/2005
really cool. I love your shrunken head.. |
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Loki
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11/23/2005
Sehr Gut...wonderful stlye...keep the pics coming... |
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Benzart
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11/23/2005
Your carvings are getting much better. Love the Moais, you got the look down just right in that last one. The candle looks great too.You should make a mold of it and sell the repro's. |
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Aaron's Akua
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11/23/2005
Most excellent work Haikai! Stick around & carve with us some more. |
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bigbrotiki
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11/24/2005
Kai, I just found this. Welcome on TC! I love seeing ALL your stuff. I might have to come back for work in freezing February, see you at Trader Vic's then. In a true example of good timing, I had just arrived in Munich this August when Kai and Micha's Tiki exhibit ran at the WESC store (TC link?), so we met, and I fell in love with the biggest Moai and bought it. This puppy is so heavy, it will have to stay in Germany, and is currently lodging in Jo's pad in Munich. (pic?) For being at it so briefly, this boy really has it down. |
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Moondance
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11/24/2005
Haikai- |
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Polynesiac
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11/24/2005
Awesome! welcome aboard and I love the new stuff! those smaller balsa wood tikis are excellent - I totally dig your carving style. But what takes the cake for me is that shrunken head! the carving is fantastic and the presentation is COOL! thanks for sharing and be sure to post more of your stuff |
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haikai
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11/30/2005
Thank you all for the nice wellcome on TC and your compliments! This time I´m creating Tiki figures for the next exibithion in Munich. So far I have carved these nine Tikis, but they are not finished yet. Thank you mogambo and bigbrotiki for your support and your visit on our exibithion at the WESC store. |
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Mogambo
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12/01/2005
And here he is recovering from the cold German winter in our well heated Lucky Lounge. Looks like the Banana tree is growing out of his head. There is always a warm place for a lonely tiki at our home. |
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bigbrotiki
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12/01/2005
I miss him! I want him with me at home! Sigh. Kai, I am glad you will be doing another show so soon! |
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rodeotiki
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12/01/2005
WOW!!! look at all that wood and such cool carvings . I really like the shrunken head in the shadow box. Judging from the massive pile of sawdust you keep pretty busy. |
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Basement Kahuna
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12/01/2005
I raise my St. Pauli Girl to you, my brother! |
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12/20/2005
see all this great tikis at the next swing & sway in hawaii party: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=17709&forum=4&1 |
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haikai
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02/07/2006
O.K. here are some new pictures of my Tikis! These next figures are my new Tikis, which I create between oktober and december 2005.
The Tiki Seeman!
Here I carve two balsa Tikis for a picture frame decoration.
This was my last balsa wood carving. It´s a Maori with perlmutt eyes for a "pacific showcase".
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Benzart
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02/07/2006
Holy Cow, what a Cool bunch of tikis. Nice show. How could we not Love that pile of carvings. Awesome! |
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Bete
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02/07/2006
Very cool artwork, very nice linework. |
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Basement Kahuna
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02/07/2006
Your style is definitely getting more distinctive and refined. Lots of Cali Cartoon style Mana in there that's quite cool.. |
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teaKEY
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02/08/2006
did somebody say, Tiki Seeman! All very nice with an older unknown quality about them. That Moai barstool is so cool. I like how the head tilts back but them it turns out to only be the back of the seat. |
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02/08/2006
That's a great bunch of tikis. Your style is nice and the different twist to the tikis are great ideas. They are all very well done. Look forward to seeing more. |
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02/08/2006
Haikai, I love the imagination!! Will |
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haikai
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02/08/2006
Thanks for your nice commentary! I will be busy angain and post more pictures. Here you can see some pictures from the "Swing and Sway in Hawaii" party in munich. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=17709&forum=4&8
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haikai
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02/09/2006
Aloha guys, here you can see my yesterdays homework. Have you any tipps for me for the finish coulor?
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Mogambo
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02/09/2006
Hey, how coool. I like it. |
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turbosickboy
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02/09/2006
You have an excellent style... Saw the article about you in Smokin´ shutdown #10 nice! |
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hodadhank
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02/09/2006
OOOOOHHHH!!! I love those wavey roundheaded Moais! Great stuff! Willkommen zu hause Hai Kai! My Volkwagon will not be complete till I have a little one hanging from my rearview mirror! |
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teaKEY
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02/09/2006
Nice tiki head, now we just need the movie to come out with it. The funny thing is, I was just thinking about that movie today and how it needs to be made. I was wondering if you there going to say that you made a life-size, full body one but this is a more portable one, so it just as good. Now when that film, does come out, you can be wearing it around your neck while you watch. Its sort of like all those toys that come out with all the new releases. |
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Bete
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02/09/2006
Looks cool. |
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Mr. Dale
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02/10/2006
I love these tikis....you give them an artistic expression thats all your own! Many tiki carvings are just repeats of things already done, while yours on the other hand have the heritage in them, but give it a whole new fresh twist! |