4WDtiki - Bill's stuff. - first new pics in years

On 2007-07-02 06:29, 4WDtiki wrote:
I managed to get some minor progress on this guy at the Chop over the weekend, just sanding and de-angularizing.

Sunday, I broke out the flexcut V and started the detail work. Here's what I have so far.

That's Kool! I dig it!

Looking Great 4 wheele, make sure you keep that v-liner sharp!

Yes Sir, I have to agree, that is great. Very impressive work going on over there 4Wheels. You've switched it on to warp-speed and I'm seriously digging it.

Thanks, T, B, and G!
Ben, I have picked up the the basics of The Benzart Method of Sharpening Flexcuts from some of the locals. :wink:

Here's where I'm at today.

That is excellent! The extra lines give your stuff new life and awesome character.

Very nice work Bill.

Looks awesome, this one has seen your quality just jump! :D

great,great,great!

It´s both rough and detailed at the same time, and the contrasting burning brings it out perfect. Thumbs up!

You have dwfinitely taken it up to the higher level. MAn these look Fantastic. Nice clean, crisp details, Very nice.

!!!Daddy like!!! (last one with Moko)

Keep em coming

Mahalo

McTiki

I finished this one today. I know in the pic, it doesn't really look any different from the last pic, but I stained it golden oak, used the propane torch to brown the grain a little, and gave it another coat of golden oak, because it wasn't golden enough. :P The sun wasn't out, so I really had to play with the photo editing to get the color to show, and it's still not true. :shrug: You'll just hafta come by and see it!

Bill, I think the general concensus of this one is that it's a Masterpiece! You know, when I first saw you working on this one at the June chop, I wasn't sure where it was going (I don't have your vision for tikis yet!) and thought it had a lot of styles I might incorporate into stuff I would try in the future, but I can only hope to chop anything worthy of sitting in this ones shadow, serious!

The Birdman

Extremely consistant tattooing. Especially impressive are the rings around the eyes. Very difficult to get the first triangle shape to match up with the final triangle after having gone all the way around. Lots of measuring first I would imagine. You are a good geometrist, Bill. :)

He turned out really good. Can´t you take some more pictures if him? All pictures are from the same angle, he hasn't´t got an ugly wart or something on the other side? :wink:

Very good one 4WD.

Benjamin.

On 2007-07-15 21:21, tikidreams wrote:
Can´t you take some more pictures if him? All pictures are from the same angle, he hasn't´t got an ugly wart or something on the other side? :wink:

Haha, good point! Here's the other sides.

This looks great! Nic work 4WD. Now more! :D

Flat-out awesome! Easily one of the nicest log tikis I've seen all year, and definitely my favourite tattooing job. Beautiful work 4WD!

Compliments from around the globe, sweet! :D

I started this one yesterday, stained it today. It's ~3 feet tall.

That's one weekend's worth of work?! :o

Your new name is 4WDSpeedy.

ok, I just want to know how much longer I have to chop to get that good consistantly, huh? Can anyone answer me cuz I need to know!!! (If you're gonna tell me a long time I don't wanna know!)

At one of our jobsites at work, there is a pile of about 20 pieces of 6x8s that were trimmed off the rafters at 26". I decided to take two home to see if there were any tikis inside.
There were. :wink:

I knocked these guys out this afternoon, and will stain them tomorrow.
Now I need to get the other 18!

4WDtiki-
Sweeeet Tki's my friend!! Really clean lines, very nice. Do you use power tools, hand chisels or both??
Ray

4WDtiki,
How do you mark this tiki out before start carving?

I'M REALLY DIGGIN' THIS GUY!!

wow! this stuff's awesome!! sorry i don't get around this block often enough, i've been missing out! thanks for showing- mahalo & keep it up!

The folks next door to me knocked down their old house and are building a 2 story in it's place, they had a huge piece of 6x12x4' that I wanted but the contractor said he was going to use it, I think he just didn't want me to have it! I was curious to know how the laminated lines would look, now I know, now I'll jump the wall and see if he really is using it!

Moondance, I used a chainsaw to rough them out, some chisels to even them out, and an angle grinder to smooth them out.
I mark out all my tikis by first putting a centerline down the front, then rough drawing one side with a crayon. Then, I measure and transfer to the other side.

Here's the two pieces stained. Minwax Golden Oak, and Jacobean.

Wow, I really like the Golden Oak one. Great find on that wood - how hard is it with the chisels compared to palm?

Mieko, it's slightly harder than palm, but I only used chisels for about 2% of the work on them.:wink:
98% power tools.8)

Here's today's work! Started this morning. I had a palm log that split just laying in the yard, so I decided to try something different (for me).

Here's a side and back view.

They are about 3' tall, and extremely light, maybe 5lbs each. This wood was FULLY dried.

More nice work mate :D

Very very good.

Excellent work.....:)

On 2007-08-05 16:44, 4WDtiki wrote:
Mieko, it's slightly harder than palm, but I only used chisels for about 2% of the work on them.:wink:
98% power tools.8)

Here's today's work! Started this morning. I had a palm log that split just laying in the yard, so I decided to try something different (for me).

Here's a side and back view.

They are about 3' tall, and extremely light, maybe 5lbs each. This wood was FULLY dried.

These are VERY cool, Bill! You should call them Beavis and Butthead!

That mask piece you gave me has come along very nicely. You'd be proud!

Once again proving fast and good need not be mutually exclusive. I have a severe case of productivity envy!

Wow! 4WD!

The Moais have a Witco feel to them. Very nice!

I love the masks too.

I have "Time to carve" envy.

Mahalo

McTiki

Thanks to all!

I took home a couple more of those 6x8 pieces. Here's a sort of before and after shot, so you can really see what I'm working with.

I started in on the shorter piece tonight, all excited to do another Moai. It fought me all the way. Those cracks did me in, two large pieces split off, and the wood is in the trash. :(
But I learned something, respect the crack!
I'll try again tomorrow.

On 2007-08-06 19:23, 4WDtiki wrote:
But I learned something, respect the crack!

:lol:

Yeah, with kiln dried lumber like that those cracks can go all the way through and on a short cut-off theres not much holding it together. You can vill the voids with plenty of glue and clamp it a bit before you even start and it will hold together. Nice stuff you Did do though, I Love both Moai.

Ben, I'll have ample opportunity to try gluing the cracks, I brought home half the pile of these today.

A couple pieces are actually clear, but most have a few knots. There's a 5' piece of 12x12 that I may grab, if I can get a hand lifting it. :wink:

This past Saturday, I had a booth at a Luau fundraiser for the local outrigger club. Here's my stuff. I came home with three fewer tikis. 8)

There were two different hula halaus, and a reggae band.

See you all at the Oasis!

Congrats on the sales mate! well deserved.

Bro, Any more photo's of this fine specimen??

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR WORK WITH US ALL!!

Thanks Hewey!

Moondance, here's a couple other views.

And here's another cube Moai I did over the weekend, and a small commissioned piece I did today.

Dang Bill! You are on FIRE!! You, Buzzy, and Clysdalle need to have a Who-Can-Carve-It-The-Fastest contest.

Thanks for the extra photo's 4WDTIKI!
You rawk Bro!!

On 2007-08-16 20:15, Tikidav wrote:
Dang Bill! You are on FIRE!! You, Buzzy, and Clysdalle need to have a Who-Can-Carve-It-The-Fastest contest.

hahahah...a carve off!! now is it power tools or not :wink:

I'm pretty sure Bill finished 3 while I was typing this...

Hey Bill, bring a few of those 6 X pieces, I'll ave a go with it too, maybe bring some for all and do just that a carve off! Fastest moai!

Nice!
Love that Moai! Youve got great style! Dig it...

Keep it up, hana hou brah!