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Long time no carvings!
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Thu, Feb 14, 2008 3:06 PM
Very beautiful and precise. Take good care of those hands! |
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Fri, Feb 15, 2008 12:00 AM
Man seek, this guy is just nuts! The head dress is incredible! Crazy attention to detail and oh so clean. Love the hands on this guy and the body proportions are precise. Wow... that's a sweet tiki. [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-02-15 00:02 ] |
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Fri, Feb 15, 2008 12:48 AM
Clean you're a killer ! Mahalo, Benjamin. |
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seeksurf
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Fri, Feb 15, 2008 9:30 AM
Thanks for lookie and complements tikifreak - i will put him in envelope and send him East. Robin - thanks yes the hands just set below the high outer point Lake - thanks bro, I'm learning so much with each carve. benella - thanks bro, i cant decide how I'm going to do the feet yet? |
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benella
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Fri, Feb 15, 2008 10:41 AM
Hey Bro' Each foot have to make a 90° angle with the leg. The center line of the leg is in the same direction of the space that stand between the second and the third toe. This space is the real center of the foot. mahalo, Benjamin. |
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Fri, Feb 15, 2008 10:58 AM
Wow. I just went through this entire thread and I must say you are amazing at this craft. I look forward to keeping up with updates on your new one. |
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congatiki
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Fri, Feb 15, 2008 6:05 PM
Masterpiece on the way, nice work Seeks. |
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GMAN
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Sat, Feb 16, 2008 7:16 AM
Dayum! Seeks, this guy is the catz azz! I knew you were just playing with us.... |
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Sat, Feb 16, 2008 5:01 PM
Aloha seeksurf! |
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Sun, Feb 17, 2008 12:26 PM
wow insane detail nice!!!! |
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JohnnyP
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Sun, Feb 17, 2008 4:41 PM
perfect! How many hours do you have into this one? It looks like you have alread spent an incredible amount of time on it. |
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CarvenImage
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Sun, Feb 17, 2008 5:47 PM
Thanks so much for posting all of these photos and describing all of the trials and errors you have gone through! That head dress on the last one is off glass, brah. Anyone know what kind of tree that is in front of the Yankee Clipper (Ft. Lauderdale/Hukilau)? The huge seed pods look like that guys head dress. I actually have some of those trees growing now from last years Hukilau! Keep up the great work and thanks again for all of your posts. It is great to see how helpful people are around here! I wish I had some hard woods to try out. All I have worked on so far is sabal and royal palms. |
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Mon, Feb 18, 2008 8:25 AM
benella - The feet pic's came thanks. I hope the wood at the base works Flat Black - I also love reading the threads in here. Thanks for stopping buy. congatiki - you the man! masterpiece i don't know about that. G - I'm learning Mooney - Thanks for the WOW dude. Many Hrs and soar palm from that headdress. Keigs - Thanks much local carving bro. Johnny - IM guessing on the hrs maybe 60? Makes it impossible to ever sell one. carvenImage - thanks for the read i love doing that also. |
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Tahitiki
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Mon, Feb 18, 2008 8:32 AM
That's one good looking tiki!!! |
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Robin
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Thu, Feb 21, 2008 11:54 AM
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Thu, Feb 21, 2008 2:58 PM
Ya, I figured out what you meant later.I was thinking you |
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TheBigT
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Thu, Feb 21, 2008 4:14 PM
Kudos on the headdress. That's awesome! |
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Clarita
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Thu, Feb 28, 2008 6:19 AM
The new big guy is looking great, love the headdress! |
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Benzart
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Thu, Feb 28, 2008 8:41 AM
WOW Seeks, this guy is REALLY starting to POP! |
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Fri, Feb 29, 2008 9:55 AM
sheesh theres a lotta time and detail already gone into this beaut... looking awesome - how's it going now? |
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seeksurf
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Fri, Feb 29, 2008 3:19 PM
Tahitiki - Thanks for comp and dropping buy. TheBigT - Thanks, ya the head dress glad its over. Clarita - Lots of comps on headdress thanks. Benzart - Thanks benz, I'm working the detail more on this guy. harro - Yes, crazy amount of time in him. I'm working the face today |
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MooneyTiki
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Fri, Mar 14, 2008 10:22 AM
Aloha seeksurf!!! Had to bump you back ,nice tikis,Aloha, Mooney |
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seeksurf
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:16 AM
Waffle Head is done just sanding him down more and more. Thanks Ben for the feet pic's I did OK on the tongue this time.
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benella
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:52 AM
:o WOW, Seek, did you stole it somewhere ? The head is perfect. The tongue is pretty beautiful. Hat off. Special congratulations for the feet, better than mine ! Mahalo, Benjamin. |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 2:41 AM
..and then there's this one, who looks like he could've stepped straight out of the Bishop Museum: That really is one of the nicest Ku carvings I've yet seen - anywhere. I love the classical style, and the work on the headdress is superbly controlled. I would like to see a little bit more volume and strength in the limbs though, to match the power you've achieved in the head (this is referring to the last two only). I can feel the tension in his legs. What's next? Ever thought of tackling a Marquesan? PS how about changing the "kook" in your sig to "pipeline master"? |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 3:07 AM
Wow, that came out awesome. A gorgeous carve for sure, well done :D |
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haikai
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 3:59 AM
Amazing! Hat´s off! |
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harro
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 4:15 AM
mmmm waffles.... AMAZING job Seek - you've achieved almost perfection already, where can you go from here?? |
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GMAN
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:05 AM
Holy crap! I told you you were a rock star! That is beyond killer. The tongue is perfect...it is all so perfect. Dude.... -G$ |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:09 AM
Good golly miss Molly!!!! That is the COOLEST of cool!! Great job Seeks!! |
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congatiki
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:33 AM
A real stunner my friend. Ku-dos to you! |
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MooneyTiki
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:56 AM
Aloha seeksurf! |
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Robin
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:04 AM
Wow! Not much more to be said here. Very fine piece. Staring at that wood is really working for you. Very refined and powerful carving. Congratulations! |
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Babalu
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:04 AM
Whoa Seeks! This baby is one major player...Damn fine work sir! |
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AlohaStation
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:06 AM
Excellent!! enough said. |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:16 AM
No way! I can´t believe it. How did you do this, I mean, how did you do this? |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 7:30 AM
Wow! That guy turned out Amazing... I love the name. If he was smaller and made of steel, he could be one helluva meat tenderizer.. You should get that registered. Tikiphiles would go nuts.. |
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Flat Black
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 9:15 AM
QFT. |
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seeksurf
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 11:02 AM
Thanks guys i really appreciate the complements. People at work don't get it they think i should be benella - I spent about 5 days just looking back and Paipo - Thanks i really appreciate your honesty about "Something tells me you must've been making other cool You are not the first to suggest or hint that I'm hewey - thanks dude took me crazy amount of time. |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 11:32 AM
Seek, man... its all been said already... but that is friggen tight. Everything is precise and cut just right. I can tell you are a perfectionist. Don't stress about the stain. Go with what your gut tells you. I know you have a ton of work invested in this, but you learned on your last one. I say go for a Marquesan next too... you've got Kona Style Hawaiian down to a science. |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:06 PM
Wow...absolutely amazing. Your first pieces look like a lot of first tikis I've seen here, but you seem to have squeezed about 3 years worth of improvement into the next 3. How cool for you that you've found your calling (and us, cause we get to watch), and that you decided to carve tikis and not bears! So what are the next 3 gonna look like?! |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:44 PM
Smokin! Really, really, really solid there seekswell. The face is chiseled perfect. Is he getting a coat of any sort? |
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seeksurf
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:45 PM
Paipo - The next one is going to be a Lono. Waffle Head was As far as the ones after that not sure? My tikis are always My uncle was raving about NZ he said it was prettier than the |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:51 PM
Hey Seek, I see you've put your robotic Tiki carving skills to work on Waffle Head. Symmetry is a very difficult thing, and you have done a great job with it. I agree with the others that it could be from the Bishop Museum. Leggo my Eggo! |
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seeksurf
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:55 PM
surfintiki - Good to hear from you. Thanks, I'm scared to death |
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:55 PM
Wow...!nice work found here!! |
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JohnnyP
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 1:02 PM
Perfection incarnate! |
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seeksurf
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Tue, Mar 18, 2008 7:16 PM
Lake - Thanks, He will be drying out for some time. Bowana - thanks for the waffles that are caffeinated and its crazy al - is that the crazy al that i think it is? if JohnnyP - "incarnate" I had to look it up I like thank you JohnnyP. |
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