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Lake Tiki - 8/23/2013 - Red Cedar
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08/20/2008
Lake, Those are some sweet pieces that you have been creating. Good luck at the show. Will |
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Lake Surfer
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08/21/2008
Will, good to hear from you! Thanks for the compliment! I checked out your new work, but didn't get a chance to comment on it yet. As usual, some really great SC Tiki Shack creations going on! I wish I had time to swing by your stretch of coast. As it is, I will have such a short time in The California Republic. Too short, but I'll enjoy every minute of it. :) Hopefully, the wahine and I will get back to your area. I loved surfing Pacifica and Marina. Cowell's was flat though, wrong swell direction. They cancelled the Coldwater too. I'd like to do a drive from S.F. to LA... we would for sure look you up. Wrapping up work on the Tiki Mag show pieces! One more to finish, then I have some new things brewing... [ Edited by: lake surfer 2008-08-21 02:54 ] |
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08/21/2008
Lake, Good luck on your upcoming shows though with the great stuff you are carving it looks like luck will not be needed. Love the Big Brother tiki, too bad you had to lose the 3 extra feet!. Your newer stuff is lookin' Awesome with Lots of detail that drives the peeps wild, you should be doing lots more detailed stuff, you Can do it, you just need To do it! :P :D :P |
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Lake Surfer
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08/21/2008
Benz, thanks man... means a ton coming from a talent such as yourself! I'm proud of where I've arrived at, but will never settle... always striving for more. I've never been so stoked about my work as I am now, its a lot of fun! Keep watching, I promise there's more to come! |
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Lake Surfer
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08/23/2008
Still busy, I've got the Dairyland Surf Classic coming up next weekend! 20 year Anniversary of the best Great Lakes Surf party running! 3 days of Great Lakes surf culture, paddling contests, music, lots of beer and waves if the gods allow it! Actually got in the water today for 3 hours of some chest to waist peaks... 73 degree water! Trunking it on the lake! Stoke is running high these days! I'm still keeping the Tiki Mag Show work under wraps until after the show, :wink: Front door with my 7 foot Marquesan Posts, Don trimmed the entire door out with bamboo. Just a sample of the carved trim I did back in December/January, this around the back of the bar shelves Carved Humu Triggers in the back booth... the Surgeonfish are on the left inside wall hidden from view. Door trim, an older sign and a weapon from last November on the inside of the door, now trimmed out with bamboo. A large Marquesan wallhanging and a weapon from late last fall The 4 foot canoe I finished up after Hukilau earlier this summer. Its hanging in a new booth Don built with a wood surfboard table and a reed overhang. Paradise! I'm getting thirsty! If you're in the Milwaukee area, drop me a line and we'll have a drink or two at Foundation Tiki Bar! |
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seeksurf
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08/25/2008
Nice Lake you are keeping up the carving stoke for sure! I also have been surfing my but off! Great waves have been |
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JohnnyP
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08/25/2008
It is so nice to see your carvings displayed in a real tiki bar. That is real big feather in your cap. |
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congatiki
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08/26/2008
Great pics Lake, another place I gotta get to when I make the |
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08/26/2008
Hey Lake! I've gotta postcard on my coffeetable of this joint in milwalkee! Great stuff! |
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Lake Surfer
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09/09/2008
Playing catch up here... been busy with work for the Tiki Magazine Planet Rooth Show and getting ready for the Forbidden Island Parking Lot Sale. Hope to see lots of California Ohana and other artists from around the country this coming weekend! I'll be at the Tiki Magazine show opening Saturday evening and on Sunday, Chongolio and I will be sharing a booth at Forbidden Island brimming with Aloha! Some late responses to your kind comments guys... Seeks, thanks! Good to hear you've been getting some surf! The pics of the Tiki Bog looked wonderful, get some shots of the waves too next time! Thanks Johnny... I hope to get back to some more work on Foundation this fall, and I have some projects in the works for my own bar in a few weeks. Watch for them! Thanks Conga, I've been watching the "bird" posts you've put up. Always good stuff coming out of the Northwoods! Hodadhank, sweet! Thanks much! If you're ever in Milwaukee drop me a line! Foundation makes the best Mai Tais in the whole city! Well, this Saturday evening will be a real honor as I get to see my work hanging in the Planet Rooth Gallery among some of the greatest tiki artists out there right now. For those of you who can't make it, here is a sneak peak at one of the pieces I have in the show... [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-10-23 22:09 ] |
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crazy al
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09/10/2008
dan a lang a ding dong... nice! |
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Lake Surfer
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09/10/2008
Mahalo Al! Did some straightening and cleaning up in the shop today, found this extra piece of wood and it was calling to be carved... Whipped up this little Marq... 10"x 10" [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-10-23 22:29 ] |
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09/10/2008
Refreshing stuff Lake, Good luck with your show, Wish I could be there. |
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congatiki
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09/10/2008
Always cool, Lakesurfer. Congratulations on your participation in the |
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09/10/2008
Always cool, Lakesurfer. Congratulations on your participation in the |
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Babalu
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09/10/2008
Really looking forward to meeting you and seeing your work at the show Lake...you work is just plain some of the tightest stuff around. I hope you get a few days to play here in SD...lots to do out this way. See ya Sat night. |
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little lost tiki
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09/10/2008
Very Cool Dave! |
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Lake Surfer
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09/10/2008
Thanks for all your support guys! Benz, thanks for the best wishes! I hope the pieces I did for the show find a good home. Conga, thanks much! I pushed hard on my work for the show and my brain is nearly fried. Nothing a little surf time in SoCal won't fix, though. :wink: Babalu, thank you, and likewise. You do some very tight work yourself. Your mug and bowl sculpts are outta sight, and its great that you've inspired and taken the time to get others involved in mug making. See you at Planet Rooth! Ken, thank you! I can't wait to see them either! They've traveled a long ways. |
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09/25/2008
Whipped up ! you a sick carving machine Lake NICE WORK! |
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Lake Surfer
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09/26/2008
Seeks, thanks much man! Good to see you have been enjoying some R&R involving surfing and carving! My West Coast tour was a bunch of fun, the highlight being the Forbidden Island Parking Lot Sale. Great Ohana there and Martin puts on a great little event. Scored some decent surf last Monday at HB! Hung out with a pod of dolphins for a bit during the session. Back in the swing of things here... mainly working on projects for myself for the next couple of months unless I get orders for work. I just finished these guys up today. I made a pair for the Tiki Magazine show in San Diego and they sold opening night. The Marquesan tikis are based on an adze that resides in the hallowed halls of the Mai Kai. They were so much fun that I wanted to make another pair. This pair is for sale in the Marketplace under my thread. Each is about 2 feet tall by 8 1/2" wide. [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-10-23 22:25 ] |
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09/27/2008
Wonderful Lakesurfer, before I croak I am gonna own one (or two) or your |
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09/27/2008
My thoughts exactly! |
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Lake Surfer
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09/27/2008
Conga and 4WDtiki, thank you for your kind compliment. No worries, as long as I have two hands I'll still be carving these. Its in my blood now and there's no stopping. I've found carving as a way to unwind, relax and forget about all the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It would be an honor to have my work hang in your homes someday. Thanks again! |
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09/27/2008
Very nice, Lake. Is the snow arrived ? Benjamin. |
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Lake Surfer
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09/27/2008
Benjamin... Thanks for stopping in and checking out the new work! No need to rush the winter, for it will be on it's way soon enough. But no, no snow yet, and hopefully not for a long time. It is 80 degrees F, still quite warm for this time of year. We will get back to normal temps midweek... 60 degrees F. Snow usually starts to show up around mid to late November... and after last year's 110 inches it can stay away for longer than that. :wink: |
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09/27/2008
You're on fire, brah! Great designs. |
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09/27/2008
Like BK said... HOTT STUFF! Really diggin' the soul patch on the marquesan bradda'z and your voyaging canoes are top shelf too Lake Surfer! Keep honing da great chopz to a fine edge! Flip-flOp-fLipPp... :D |
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09/27/2008
Very unique style and look to your work, Lake Surfer Dave. Nice meeting you at Planet Rooth! Bowana |
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Lake Surfer
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09/28/2008
BK: Just going with the flow... I do what the voices in my head tell me to do. Voices from an island far, far away. :wink: Thanks man. :) Jonsey: Good to hear from ya! Thanks for the compliments! I'll keep honing away! Bowana: Thanks for the kind words! It was a pleasure meeting you at the show also! Nice to put a face with your talent filled work! I've got to get back to this OA inspired Trader Vic's pole I've been working on today! |
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Lake Surfer
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09/30/2008
Started this guy more than 2 years ago in our old flat and he's been kicking around in the studio 3/4 done the whole time. The next couple of days I'll do the finishing work on it in between surfing. We've got a large low pressure system coming down from Canada that's going to bring a couple days of sustained 15-25 mph winds out of the N NW. That spells clean, sideshore chest high waves for the south half of Lake Michigan. :) |
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09/30/2008
Beautiful Lake. Beautiful. |
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Lake Surfer
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09/30/2008
surfin... thanks much bruddah! This fish needs to get his gills wet! NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... WEDNESDAY...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-09-30 12:33 ] |
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09/30/2008
Killer post! 2 years?! Oy, that's a long time. :D Kind of interesting. I see that you are using the same repeated pattern and it shows that you can do that and still have an awesome looking post. |
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Lake Surfer
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09/30/2008
BIg T, thanks! The post was inspired by the Oceanic Arts posts that used to be in the Chicago Trader Vics. This guy is done. 6' tall about 8-12" diameter from bottom to top. Still waiting on the waves and had time after some work this morning to put the wraps on it. Trying to find the right spot for it in the bar. [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-09-30 14:08 ] |
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congatiki
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10/01/2008
Lake you're killing me with all this stuff. Your carves and finishes |
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Lake Surfer
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10/01/2008
Conga... you're too kind my Wisconsin carving bruddah. Just striving for the best and keeping it real. Thanks again for the compliment! |
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tikithomas08
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10/01/2008
awesomee! the finish and the rope look killer! |
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RevBambooBen
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10/01/2008
Awesome! |
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seeksurf
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10/01/2008
Sweetness Sweetness Sweetness LOVE IT! Dam fine work love the poles you do. |
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10/01/2008
Really cool pole. I love it. |
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Lake Surfer
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10/01/2008
Thanks for your replies, guys... tikithomas, BenBoo, seeks! Your feedback is much appreciated. Virani, good to hear from you! Thanks for the kind words. Tell you what, you fly me out to Paris and I'll carve you all the tiki poles you want in a week's time. :wink: Getting ready to go out and hit the waves today! I'll try and get some pictures. |
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10/01/2008
Hey Lake- |
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Benzart
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10/01/2008
Another excellent Lake Pole, What took you so long on this one? |
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Lake Surfer
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10/02/2008
Thank you Mr. Sperm Whale for your kind words... much appreciated! Thanks Benz! What too me so long? Well, the other 57 pages got in the way. :wink: Surf was real fun this afternoon! I'm beat! |
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virani
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10/02/2008
Sounds good ! |
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Lake Surfer
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10/04/2008
Virani... all depends on how many logs you can get! :wink: Good luck with the progress on your new tiki room! If I can be of any more help, let me know! |
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seeksurf
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10/04/2008
Love the surf shot! Break looks close or is that a zoom? |
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Lake Surfer
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10/09/2008
Aloha Seeks! That's a sandbar break, not much of a paddleout, but shot with a zoom. I'm beat. Two and a half straight days of surf here out of the east/southeast with comfortable water temps in the 60's. Marathon sessions like these are rare here on the lakes. Usually its a one day event. But this was fun. Tired, but recharged in mind, body and spirit. I'm really looking forward to 2009 already. I have some great ideas for next year's work that will start in December. The next month will be spent in libraries doing research and sketches. I've been editing pictures for my portfolio the last couple of weeks and here is a shot of another watercraft. |
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