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Conga....Wisconsin stuff!
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Thu, May 25, 2006 5:45 PM
thanks everyone..... TikiGAP...The basswood is great...I have a great supply from my boss who built a house out of I feel like this is my "Sistine Chapel"....it's challenging to fight the feeling to get done |
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JohnnyP
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Fri, May 26, 2006 10:44 AM
The "Sistine Chapel" is looking wonderful. How are you doing that detail with a hook blade? JP |
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Sat, May 27, 2006 11:47 PM
Basswood is like mana from heaven compared to most anything else. That tiki is already a keeper, Conga...one of the most interesting things going on around here right now. You're up in Leroy Schmaltz territory with that one. |
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congatiki
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Sun, May 28, 2006 8:41 AM
Mahalo Johnny and Basement |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 12:29 PM
Really nice work. The detail is just beautiful. I'm speechless. Very excited to watch the rest of your journey with this piece. |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 3:14 PM
thanks "I Dream Of..."...I have spent a lot of nights dreaming about this one...having a lot of |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 3:35 PM
Wow Conga, that is looking truely wonderful, filled with detail from head to toe(and head to chin)! Do you think the basswood would be nice to carve on a small pendant sized scale? |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 4:23 PM
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Mon, May 29, 2006 9:11 AM
Excellent work on this carving Conga. It is A Nice carving of 2 tikis.. Don't slow down to try to figure it out, Carve, carve and then carve some more. |
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Mon, May 29, 2006 9:48 AM
great work conga! less tennis, more carving. (more sunscreen helps in both cases) |
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tikigap
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Tue, May 30, 2006 9:42 AM
Wow - conga! very nice progress on the big guy... |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, May 30, 2006 12:57 PM
Sweet!! Carving hard and not even breaking a sweat! |
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Tue, May 30, 2006 7:35 PM
Conga, Looking good! I'm glad you are enjoying this guy and letting him tell you where to go and what to do. It's easier that way. If you had to plan this all out it would be too much like work! Just let him do all the work and you just cut where he tells you to. It works for me..... Beautiful stuff man. -Gman |
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Tue, May 30, 2006 9:28 PM
alright....I finally busted away from the carving after three hours of exploration and another [ Edited by: congatiki 2006-05-30 21:29 ] |
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congatiki
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 5:15 AM
Sanding and more sanding this week....but a little update on some detail work...this first one |
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GMAN
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 6:29 AM
Way to go Conga! You are going to town! Keep going....this is going to be so great! I love what you are doing. Don't stop! -Gman |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 5:11 PM
Conga, it looks like you have been taking Going Overboard lessons from someone!! This guy is getting better and better every day. Every update I say to myself, "How much more can he DO to this thing" and then you comew along the next day and blow me away again. Very Nice. |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 8:33 PM
WOW Conga! I don't know how you're doing it! I'd have broken him a dozen times by now! That is AND will be an amazing carving!! |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 10:49 PM
Keep it up Conga... Then we'll all be EXPECTING this stuff from you! (as if we're not, already)... You're just causing trouble for yourself! Great stuff! I'm waaay amazed! |
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JohnnyP
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Mon, Jun 5, 2006 1:26 PM
He is finishing off very well, the detail cuts enhance it. Thanks for the close ups. |
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kingstiedye
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Mon, Jun 5, 2006 1:48 PM
the detailing is looking great! thanks for all the progress pics. |
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Mon, Jun 5, 2006 2:45 PM
That's lookin mighty fine there, Conga. You can see a lot of heart and soul going into this one. Don't rush because of us, just continue doing what you're doing because it's obvious you're enjoying it. |
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Mon, Jun 5, 2006 5:23 PM
Great original ideas. And...Whoa! What patience! |
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Mon, Jun 5, 2006 8:19 PM
Thats awesome man - love the detail in that wood. |
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congatiki
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Mon, Jun 5, 2006 9:23 PM
Wow...many many thanks to all of you guys...and I notice a couple of new visitors from Hawaii and |
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congatiki
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 5:29 AM
OK....we want this one to look old....very very old.... |
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 8:27 AM
Conga... incredible. I've been at this 5 years and that blows me away. That is a once in a lifetime piece... but I hope that your next one can be as great as this one. |
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 11:13 AM
That makes me proud, man...That's a hell of a job. Looks like it came out of a Haus Tambarin. Great job, Conga. |
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 11:34 AM
WOW! I have no other words.... |
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 1:00 PM
unbelievably awesome. |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 1:34 PM
The aging finish really adds to it and makes the piece. It really makes it a stand out piece of art that has a tremendous amount of character. So any plans for the other half log? |
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congatiki
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 6:02 PM
Well thank you all...and it's not even done yet...gotta do a little polishing and a bit more |
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 11:05 PM
It looks like it should be behind glass at a museaum. Beautiful work.... |
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Wed, Jun 7, 2006 7:38 AM
Excellent work Conga, How'd you make him look so Old. However you did it, you really put it across. It looks Very Old. Are you sure this isn the one you did and not a real one you put up in its place?? Come on Now,,the Truth... |
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Wed, Jun 7, 2006 10:21 AM
Way to go Conga! That piece is awesome! Would love to see some aging process shots if you've got 'em! BTW- Had my new Holland pic framed! Looks fabulous near the bar. Mahalo brotha! |
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Wed, Jun 7, 2006 12:51 PM
I just keep coming back to this. I can't beleive how good the finish makes this piece look. The whole thing just pops to life. Terrific! We need a full body shot. This guy's brother is hiding in that other half of the log. It's calling--do you hear? .... Conga .... Conga ....Conga JP |
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Wed, Jun 7, 2006 6:07 PM
Ben...you are too wise...I thought I could fool everyone, but you must have recognized the carving Thanks to all....a few final...full length pics with some "aging" techniques coming up in a |
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Wed, Jun 7, 2006 8:42 PM
Wow - that looks awesome! Some aged pieces look cool, but you can tell theyve just been aged. That one looks dead set artifact material. Nice Looking forward to learning more and seeing more pics |
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Wed, Jun 7, 2006 8:49 PM
just keeps gettin' better and better, conga! |
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congatiki
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 5:20 AM
mahalo to all. these are the final pics of this one...I promise! Sugar coated comments are |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 5:33 AM
Sugar coated comments to follow-----> WOW! He turned out awesome! The aging was great... chalk is a great idea... You turned it up! |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 5:54 AM
Conga, that is a keeper for sure. |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 6:02 AM
That's a nice space for him too... very nice job indeed! |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 8:47 AM
I don't know Conga, I Think he might look better on My wall. You can send it down and we can try it out. I'll send you pix and you can see if he looks better or not then we can decide how to tell you thay he won't be coming back. |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 9:10 AM
it's been great seeing all of the progress on this piece, seeing it finished and put into it's new home. great job with it! now let's see what you come up with next. |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 8:21 PM
Conga- That is a great result! It was a lot of fun to watch the carving progress. Now that it is finished, what are we going to do? I know, you better start something else cool now! |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 9:28 PM
off the hook ... nice work ... I realy enjoyed watching your progress on this one... |
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Thu, Jun 8, 2006 10:09 PM
i'm very impressed. when i get a basswood log can i come to you for advice? |
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