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Johnnyp Tut 2/19
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Sun, Dec 17, 2006 5:04 PM
OK Johnny, where izzit? Time for update pics..... -Gman |
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JohnnyP
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Sun, Dec 17, 2006 6:12 PM
Tikigap and Congatiki, the mistakes were in the form of the Vanuatu slit gong. I rounded the drum body to the head too low and I messed up on the nose a bit. Good things to know since the next one needs be great. Conga, if you use a drum in one of your jam sessions and record it you can come get one. I'd be happy to have one with somebody who could actually play it, instead of just banging on it like I do. Thanks Bete Hodadhank :) That tiki of mine got a tan yet? Is he still waving to tourists? Surf-n-turf I've scrounged for a lot of drum or garmut pictures also. It is surprising how few pictures of them there are on the net. Interestingly though, on of my New Guinea figures (not a drum) shows up on a image search for "slit gong". Gman here izza update. Didn't work on the drum today but did get some time on the croc prow. I hollowed out behind the teeth and carved the detail into the croc body and added the figure at the back. I mostly finished the "scales" on the croc head, except for around the face at the noze. This is taking a lot longer than I ever thought it would.
Thanks for looking JP [ Edited by: Johnnyp 2006-12-17 19:54 ] |
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Sun, Dec 17, 2006 6:19 PM
Now thatz what I was waiting for! Damn, that is wicked! I love how you did the teeth on the prow. I bet that is taking longer than you thought...I bet it will take lots more time too. I shudder when I think of sanding that beast. Gads! That has to be one of the most intense pieces I've seen you post. Congrats on a truly killer piece. Wow! -Gman |
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Sun, Dec 17, 2006 7:44 PM
wow JP! the croc rocks insane detail. |
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Sun, Dec 17, 2006 7:58 PM
JP, You are really doing some heavy, Intricate stuff here and it is looking Awwesome.Can't wait to see this done, but Love the progress shots! |
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Sun, Dec 17, 2006 11:00 PM
Wow! Im not surprised its taking a while. Its looking great, there's a whole lot going on/in/around that Croc! The 'Crocodile Rocks'! laaaaah..... lah-lah-lah-lah laaaaaahh...... TTT :) |
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Mon, Dec 18, 2006 3:26 PM
WOW JOhnnyP, that croc head is looking so cool! |
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Mon, Dec 18, 2006 4:47 PM
The canoe prow is just nuts...you got a little "Sepik" blood in you Johnny? That's the only |
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Mon, Dec 18, 2006 4:54 PM
This looks great. Can't wait to see it finished. |
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GMAN
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Tue, Dec 19, 2006 5:21 PM
Do you have any updates to show us? I know you are scratching at that prow up there...let us see too! |
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Tue, Dec 19, 2006 7:36 PM
Very nice indeed...very authentic looking. |
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Tue, Dec 19, 2006 10:26 PM
Whoah brah! love the croc!!! You people are killing me with all the pono carving Im seeing!!! Im so glad to be back! keep up the good work!!! Im realizing its gonna take me 6 months to go back and read the last 6 months of posts!!!! malama pono bruddah! |
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Thu, Dec 21, 2006 7:21 AM
Thanks guys. Conga, no Sepik relitives that I know of.... I have a couple questions.
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Thu, Dec 21, 2006 8:16 AM
JP the drums are killer. You are really getting some great detail on them. It's amazing to see how intricate you can get. as for the pics of the mai kai drums....mine all have beautiful wahinies in them too....thats not a bad thing...:wink: |
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JohnnyP
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Fri, Dec 22, 2006 8:24 AM
Gman Per your request! Croc top and Croc bottom.
Does anybody have photos of the Mai Kai drum set? JP |
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GMAN
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Fri, Dec 22, 2006 8:58 AM
Thanks Pighammer. I was curious as to what you did under there. I figured you took out all the wood. Very cool idea to do angle cuts there and leave some meat....you must be an engineer or something? -Gman |
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Fri, Dec 22, 2006 11:06 AM
Hey JP - could you show some more detailed pictures of the inside of the slit gong? I'm hollowing one out so the walls are about 5/8 inch thick. I think I should not be doing that. Thanks Greg |
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Fri, Dec 22, 2006 3:09 PM
Gap, TeaKEY stopped by this afternoon and we had a nice visit. It was nice to meet a fellow Michigander into the tiki thing. His Benzart mug is great, he nailed it very well. It shows much better in person than the photos. |
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JohnnyP
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Sun, Dec 24, 2006 2:52 PM
Merry Christmas everybody! Have a wonderful holiday! |
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Sun, Dec 24, 2006 6:25 PM
Merry Christmas Johnny! |
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Sun, Dec 24, 2006 7:24 PM
Merry Christmas Johnny....I love that Mai Kai tiki...he looks great with the santa hat. |
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Mon, Dec 25, 2006 10:47 AM
Love the guy in the santa hat. Merry Christmas Johnny P. |
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Tue, Dec 26, 2006 6:11 AM
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you guys too! Hey Johnny thanks for technical drawing! My gong is actually pretty close to that shape. The 5/8 inch thickness is as thin as it goes; it's much thicker at the bottom (like the drawing). It sounds pretty good to me! The walnut is hard so the tone is sharp. I'll get some pictures up soon. Thanks again for the advice and direction! Regards, Greg |
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Tue, Dec 26, 2006 5:00 PM
Happy holidays JohnnyP! |
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Wed, Dec 27, 2006 6:42 PM
Hey Johnny That was very fun checking out all the great carvings that you have. You are truly Michigan's premiere Tiki Carver. Its been years since I have even seen a carver and of course your the first Tiki Head that I got to hang out with, in your sweet tiki pad no less. Your stuff is so much more captivating in person and its the first time that I got to hear tikis. There was wind and procession tikis. Don't know which ones I like better. But I'm thinking that the next time that we hang out, I might have to get a croc. horn off you if you can part with one. I'm a big guy, but I couldn't have imagine that your PIGHAMMER was so heavy. The only thing that I got you beat on is the dial-up :). [ Edited by: teaKEY 2006-12-27 18:45 ] |
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Fri, Dec 29, 2006 1:51 PM
Happy New Year JohnnyP (aka "The Wildman")! |
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Mon, Jan 1, 2007 6:21 PM
You dead? |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, Jan 2, 2007 6:36 PM
Nope, not dead just really really busy working on a project that I may post. I have to get this second one done. The truck leaves this weekend. The hard part is done, now just to add the detail and clean it up.
Mrs. JohnnyP just launched my website. http://www.badaxecarving.com Whadauthink? Thanks for looking, JP [ Edited by: Johnnyp 2007-01-02 19:05 ] |
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Tue, Jan 2, 2007 6:49 PM
Man - first class website! Mrs. JohnnyP is quite talented! I'll be back later - I'm gonna spend some time checking out the website. Way to go bro! |
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Tue, Jan 2, 2007 7:01 PM
Dats got mo sizzle, fo Schnizzel! |
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congatiki
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Tue, Jan 2, 2007 7:23 PM
Now we're talking! Great collection of "stuff" on the website...and the gongs are otta |
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Tue, Jan 2, 2007 7:26 PM
Your website is really terrific! Did the Mrs. construct it too? |
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Bete
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Wed, Jan 3, 2007 3:24 PM
Just checked out your website JohnnyP, very nice. |
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Fri, Jan 5, 2007 7:11 AM
JP, the drums are looking Great. Saw your web site yeaterday,,, VERY Impressive. Nice collection of stuff. |
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Sat, Jan 6, 2007 12:02 PM
Great site JohnnyP! Its cool to see everything together (& a few previously unseen). Your New Guinea designs are just incredible, if your name wasnt beside them I'd swear I was looking at the genuine articles!! Ditto the clubs,drums & sharktooth knives! Hope the site brings good sales for you. Ka pai! Tama :) |
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Sat, Jan 6, 2007 9:18 PM
Hey Johhny, your site rocks. Lotsa cool New Guinea pieces. Love the crocs! Shouldn't it be titled "GOODaxecarving.com" instead? |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 4:58 AM
WELL?? Where IZZIT?? |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 3:50 PM
Thanks for the comps on the website. Mrs. JohnnyP did do the website. This was her first. Here is the Slit Gong finished up. 7.6 feet tall. about 12 + inches in diameter. Goin' to Hollywood! Permanent Vacation. Thanks for looking |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 4:00 PM
That looks great! It seem to me that you owe us some sound recordings. How about one with the horns and your new drum being struck with a pighammer? :wink: |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 4:04 PM
I do owe the sound recordings, I seem to have misplaced my recorder. As far as this drum, it is already 500+ miles west of here so I can't record it. JP [ Edited by: JohnnyP 2007-01-09 16:08 ] |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 4:54 PM
Bang a Gong...Get it ON! Very nice work Johnny! I like the shallower cuts behind the head as well. Top notch detailing! Hollywood, huh....I hope he likes tofu :D How did it sound? Deep like a big boy or a sweet high pitch? -Gman |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 4:54 PM
Looks Great JP, what you gonna do with 2 of thise guyz. NICE! |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 5:14 PM
Man! That gong is cool as hell! 7 feet long? You gotta be kiddin' ! That's awesome! |
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Tue, Jan 9, 2007 10:05 PM
Nice chops Johnny. Those guys are something I've wanted to carve for 3 years now... never got around to it. I always get busy doing something else. I miss chopping big guys like that. I keep fiddling with small stuff. Need to get some logs. Again, really nice work! Maybe this summer I'll make it over your way. |
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Wed, Jan 10, 2007 12:21 PM
You have got this stuff nailed. Totally indistinguishable from the real thing! Great to see someone snapped that up too...lucky bugger! |
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Sun, Jan 14, 2007 6:24 PM
Thanks guys, Here are the beaters to go with the drum. They are going in the mail and might actually make it there before the drum does. I hope these meet expectations. TikiDav asked, why the name "badaxecarving" for my website instead of "goodaxetiki"? Thanks for looking [ Edited by: JohnnyP 2007-01-14 18:31 ] |
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Mon, Jan 15, 2007 6:46 AM
Nice beaters Johnny. I hope they get to their destination on time. As for the company name, I like the fact that it doesn't have tiki in it and that you can market all sorts of other carvings out of there (like fish). Once you get that sucker hitting with the search engines, I think you will start to see a lot of hits. -Gman |
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Mon, Jan 15, 2007 6:55 AM
Great beaters JP! I like the name too. Like Gman said, you could market anything with it. |
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