Tiki Central / Tiki Carving
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JohnnyP
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01/17/2006
Sand and sand and sand. I can tell you sanded quite a bit. I am having the same issue with my big tiki sanding in all the tight spaces. I have a few spaces under his chin, legs, and arms I can't quite reach and still have some grinder and chainsaw marks that I quite can't reach with power sanders, I think I am going to have to resort to a chisel, but even that is going to be awkward. |
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Jungle Trader
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02/12/2006
Here's the latest on the pelican. It looks good in these images but a closer examination reveals trouble with the marine varnish either not drying well over the knots and some chipping. I didn't want it to be this dark. I really wanted the beauty of the grain to stand out but I covered it with red mahognay stain. sheesh. |
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congatiki
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02/12/2006
wow Jungle Trader...very cool carving and great finish...looks like a moai-pelican....good work |
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Benzart
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02/12/2006
Hey Digger, that Officially looks ike a Peliocan,and a nice job too for your first one. Pelicans are not easy to do, but once you get the hang of it (after about 50 or so) thay are easy. You can use a Wood rasp to get under those tight spots. Chisels work well too and a Die-grinder works wonders. Your angle grinder with a 7" disk works too IF you use a Router speed control to slow it down. You want to see some Bad pelicans, come down to Florida along the coast where chainsaw carvers try to do them. You would see right away how nice yours is. |
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JohnnyP
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02/13/2006
Nice Job! I was wondering how you were doing on this, I was going to bump this up to find out. It looks like you have him sanded up to a real smooth finish. |
JT
Jungle Trader
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02/27/2006
yeah yeah. I call it the Chocolate dipped Moai Pelican. The latest on the Minnie's Mug scandal, starting next week you'll be able to buy the Minnie's mug directly from, of all places, Minnies!! Nice turn around. I don't know why the change but I'll go with it. Also some trouble with quality control from my mug maker. With many of the mugs, the glaze is running (is there a word for it?). These obviously will not be sold, so it's possible, that there will be less mugs produced than previously thought. Not sure how it will all end, but trying to stay positive. Maybe we can have a tiki mug sacrifice party. |
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Basement Kahuna
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02/27/2006
You da man! |
JT
Jungle Trader
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06/14/2006
da' latest rootball, simple yet brutally primitive Get in touch with your inner native!! [ Edited by: Jungle Trader 2006-06-13 21:29 ] |
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hiltiki
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06/14/2006
Great piece JT, I love it. Love the hair too. |
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keigs20
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06/14/2006
wow huge nice jt |
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kingstiedye
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06/14/2006
very cool, jt. i'm on vacation this week and next and would love to come down to meet. let me know. mahalo, bullet |
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Lake Surfer
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06/14/2006
Freakin huge! Nice work JT! |
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rodeotiki
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06/14/2006
How big around is that sucker? Super nice work. |
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haikai
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06/14/2006
Realy cool work! I love it, how you carve the lines of the Tikis eyes. Very expressive! |
TBBMT
tiki beat by marcus thorn
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06/14/2006
Great Style JT Keep up the good work - look forward to seeing some more. |
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RevBambooBen
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06/14/2006
Beavis or Butthead? Cool! |
JT
Jungle Trader
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06/14/2006
Headbutt!! Mahalo everyone, you are all so kind. |
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tikiwinebear
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06/14/2006
Awesome, JT!! A tiki with an afro! :) My next one has to have that root hair. I dig em!
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MooneyTiki
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06/15/2006
Aloha JT!!!!!!!! |
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Benzart
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06/15/2006
How huge, its Just HUGE is what I can see, Digger, its nice to see more of your art work . I Know you have More hiding around there somewhere,THis one is Really nice though. |
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McTiki
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06/18/2006
Nice Rootball ! Very Nice ! Mahalo |
TBBMT
tiki beat by marcus thorn
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06/18/2006
awesome work. keep up the good work. |
JT
Jungle Trader
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06/20/2006
aiight, time to put a little excitement into the carvings. [ Edited by: Jungle Trader 2006-06-19 23:42 ] |
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Benzart
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06/20/2006
Can't say enough about your work here Digger and the back props are excellent too! |
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Tikiwahine
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06/20/2006
FANTASTIC JT! Damn I totally forgot to get you the size specifications of my suitcase for a JT special from the Tiki-KON, I wish I could bring home a big bad one! Love the rootball guy. See ya this weekend! |
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Basement Kahuna
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06/21/2006
Uhhh...Man...(cough..) Ahem.. Those tikis are awesome! And I say that respectfully... :wink: That rootball reminds me of the Tropics Hotel guy. Nice work, Vic. |
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Jungle Trader
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08/06/2006
Thanks Aaron, damn, I really like this one too. Thought I would repost it since shutterfly has shuffled most of my links, and all but a few images are gone from my thread. Thanks Hanford!! |
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Aaron's Akua
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08/06/2006
What, no model?!! |
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Unga Bunga
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08/17/2006
CALITIKIFORNIA! |
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Tiki Duddy
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08/18/2006
wow.....wow. the tikis are nice too. joking of course. great work there i like that big boy with the toung sticking out. how tall is that one? GREAT work |
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Jungle Trader
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08/18/2006
TikiDuddy, that Maori Tiki is 12 ft. tall. Far as I know, it's lying on the ground in Modesto right now. Real shame. |
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Benzart
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08/18/2006
I Think I am starting to get the picture of Why you aren't getting much carving/work done. It MUST have something to do with your ney photo background items. Ah Sooo... |
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Tiki Duddy
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08/18/2006
that is a shame to hear about the tiki that fell down there. hope he gets back on his feet soon. |
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Jungle Trader
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08/18/2006
Hey Benz, nope, that girl is my daughter's age and a friend of hers. If I tried somethin' with her I'd be up shit creek without a poodle. Besides I had to abandon the role of SugarDaddy and become just a dad. TikiDuddy, that 12 ft. Maori is actually on the ground because that's where the owner wanted it, hopefully only temporary. I should call him, try to buy it back, and find a nice home for it where it could stand tall again. |
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Jungle Trader
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09/30/2006
I'm doing about 30 of these hand painted Minnie's Mugs. Here's the first already sold. |
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Jungle Trader
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10/03/2006
Here's the third one for me. |
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tikiwinebear
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10/03/2006
Cool, JT! I like that one. Kinda reminds me of the Frank Gorshin character in the original Star Trek series where he was half black and half white. :)
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Polynesiac
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10/05/2006
Love the paintjobs JT - that mug would look cool with the white dot type painting...can't hink of the name of it now. It was great finally meeting you at FI - we gots ta hook up again, bro! How did I leave without one of your mugs?!?!?! how much are the hand painted ones going for? |
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teaKEY
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10/05/2006
sweet. Two Face tiki |
JT
Jungle Trader
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11/19/2006
My latest rootball at Minnie's. Some of you have already seen it. Come see us sometime in da' jungle. [ Edited by: Aaron's Akua - to fix image link - 2006-11-19 10:36 ] |
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Benzart
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11/19/2006
be Rite there. Love your Hairballs and the painted mugz Rock! |
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wplugger
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11/20/2006
JT, I see you have a long impressive thread. You are not new to this. Every thing is nice. I wonder if you agree that carving the hair balls is only 1/2 the challenge, finding them, moving them & setting them up is the other half. |
JT
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Jungle Trader
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11/20/2006
hmmm, white dot, white dot. Well black dots would be cow. wplugger, absolutely that's the other half. Finding, moving, setting up is very difficult. Symmetry in carving is another challenge. |
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Aaron's Akua
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11/21/2006
There's something I've always admired about Vic's carving style... Concise - that's the word. Simple but tight, not too much, not too little. Clean lines, nice burn... Gotta dig it! :) |
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JenTiki
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11/21/2006
Hmmm. That black and white mug looks amazingly similar to the one on my mug shelf. Could it be that you gave up the one you were hoping to keep for yourself to make a fellow TCer happy? If so, you rock, JT. Huge Mahalos, |
JT
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Jungle Trader
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11/21/2006
AA, you are a kind man, you too Benz. My style is just simple. No fuss, no dazzle, just straight up. It's not hugely popular but it's what I am. Jentiki, you're right. I was gonna keep that one for myself. I really enjoy making something different everytime. There's very little challenge in duplication. You have the only one. Thanks again. |
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JohnnyP
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11/22/2006
Good to see you posting again. The trees here in Michigan just don't have the same roots as palms, so I always think it neat when I see a root ball tiki. JP |
JT
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Jungle Trader
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02/22/2007
It's raining and I'm bored. Carvers are taking over THE WORLD HAWHAWHAW. Where's my peyote? Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/642/45dde1ac.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=b5696a7497e8af67bc3327713c9635bf Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/642/45dde210.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a045b3a64307a177831b72bfbf6e4159 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/642/45dde24a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=496239ef22c9fbb4ff81b21a54781311 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/642/45dde2ed.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c2734d78447f254e56a7e72971156cc0 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/642/45dde326.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=43caa8b03d368ea008d0e4eab24af027 |