fBalls outta Tiki Hibernation/// New Cuts- 10/26

Great little guys. How do you carve something so small?
I haven't attempted it, but it looks harder to carve small than big.
Amazing detail there. I like the fat kid.

Nice stuff, FB! I'm with seeksurf--that small scale carving looks like tuffstuff. I'd be slicing my digits all to hell with that little hook knife. PS_ I may have some good news for you in the very near future--if you're still interested.

F-ballz going a bit bigger on that last one! Man! You are on FIYAH ! You're all low-profile in ther shadows and then BAM! out you come! You're starting to really challenge yourself and are just going for it and the results are SUPER man!
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Lovin these two-especially the guy on the left!
A Chess set would be KILLAH!
Keep it up-don't be a stranger so long!

Fast Freddi, I really love seeing the skills you have develop and getting refined. Your little guys are getting such Clear, precise detail. Excellent work.

Uh! they are getting more complicated every minute!! Soon you will carve a little village there! great, keep them coming!!

Whats up, All?! Sorry no new pix, but I've been shovelin' snow like a mutha'.(joys of the Superior Savage) 15"s this weekend.. Thats great if your a female pornstar, but not if your FreddieB.:lol: AAAAnyway. I wanna thank everyone who stopped by. Seek and Howland...Yeah, tha small stuff can take atoll. Usually after acouple hours of carving, my index finger can be used for sanding,,,, but on the brightside, I save on the 150 grit paper. Always on the positive!! WooooW!

Howland.......U KNOW I'm interested, Maholla at me, Brutha!
Benz, I wanna thank you, I always appreciate U stoppin' on my thread. Your comments, critiques are always welcome. Thanx aton. Lookin' forward to the day I can come down and see U in action.
Clarita, glad your diggin'em. I think I gotta get my hands on that rockabilly candle to keep my El Fuego company!! Holla when you get some time.
If I dont get around till X-Mas, I hope you all tear it up N enjoy your Ohana~ One life,Baby!!!!
fBalls

Very cool carvings.....I totally dig the one with the skull...nice detail in all these for being so small...keep up the good work!!

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Here's a couple pieces that got finished up this weekend. The first is just a lil' dude. Not really sure if i'm gonna lose the base and make him into an earring or a small ladies pendant..
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Being this is the first statue in my Platinum Tiki Line~~~ I had to give this lil hombre some iron clad BALLSomic. Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dc25b3127cceb4948a15a78100000026108AZM3LFmzbuX :lol: Yeaaasss!
Hope you all dig'm and thanx for check'n~

[ Edited by: FreddieBallsomic 2008-02-04 13:16 ]

Nice work Freddie...I really did the party tang. He musta been a Giants fan
huh....me too! Actually I'm a Colts fan so little brother winning was
the next best thing (since the Pack got ousted). Nice stuff....I think
I would lose fingers if I worked so small.

Nice work Freddie i love the little guys.

Thanx Conga T. I'm a Bears fan,,,, tough to believe they were in the SuperBowl last year. Yeah, it was great to see the Giants pull it off, I'm a huge fan of killer d-fense. Lookin' forward to gettin' together sometime and choppin' away.

Thanx for stoppin' in Seeks~ I really like workin on these smaller guys. I may like workin' on bigger stuff, but even the garage up here is usually around the 0-degree mark.

Take care guys~ fB

Pretty good. Nice work.

Benjamin

Thanx Benji!! Im still waitin' for U to hook me up with that Marquesan Mini, Dude.. That piece is CuSH!!

Here is the newest piece out my head........ "The UnSuspecting MeNeHuNe".
Poor Bastard~
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He's all chopped,detailed,,,,Next is the paint and stain... Comin' soon to a TC post near U...
Thanx to everyone who checks in !!! I really appreciate it. fBalls

[ Edited by: FreddieBallsomic 2008-02-05 17:18 ]

Freddie... this guy is really cool. The way the mouth wraps around the top of the victim totally looks like he's being gulped down.
Looking forward to seeing the color application and finished product. All this in such a small package!

Keep on chipping!

Freddy!
That Poor Bastard!
really dig this one!
and so teeny!
Makes me smile when i look at him!
poor bastard! :lol:

I like it!

COOL Stuff Freddi, Way to go so just KEEP Goin' and don't look back, just do your things and we'll Love'um

Cool!! theres some fun little guys here on your thread Fballs!!

I love the last one too.

cheers.

Run little guy RUN, but alas that ONE BIG insiser got him.Keep carvin freddie havent heard from you in a while. Hope all is well,Aloha, your friend, Mooney

Its about time I got back to this.. Thanx to everyone who stopped by to take a peek.
Lakesurfer- Glad you like this last guy...color application below.
Kinney, glad this lil' dude made U smile... You sure it was the tiki or the inhale~ :lol: Good talkin' on Sat!
AS and Benz- it's always cool gettin' comments from you guys!! Tom, thanx for the piece of walnut. I gotta get crackin' on it. Ben, hope your startin to feel better.
Harro- Thanx for checkin out my thread~ I appreciate it.
MoooooNey- Everything is good here, Bro. Is all good down on your end? Hope you like the finished product.

Alright.... Here's the finished up Poor lil' Bastard.. He stands about 2.5 inches tall and has 3 different colors of stain. Hope ya dig'M.
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LaTeRz!

[ Edited by: FreddieBallsomic 2008-02-26 12:13 ]

Very Cool, I love how the little guy is smiling.

Hey there, Seeks!! Thanx for checkin' it. Yeah that lil' hombre is fearless.:)

Yeah, he Must have something up his sleeve toi be wearing that grin, or maybe he is just stupid and clueless?
Nice work.

hahaha! Great! Poor little guy!!

Thanx for checkin' these out Ben and Clarita... Deeeamn its been awhile since I posted on this,,,,, once again. Anyway, I gots a new one done up. A lil' Maori action.. He is about 95% finished. I may put another coat of poly on him and I need to get him a headband or headress of some sort.. If you got any suggestions, fire away. Well thanx for lookin' in.. Image Missing: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b8dd07b3127cceb6ea1eb16b8000000026108AZM3LFmzbuX
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"Something Good From Wisconsin"...looks like our marketing slogal of a few
years ago pertains to tikis too. Nice stuff...always fun to look at your
little guys.

Yo, Conga!!! Thanx for the comps, dude.. I really appreciate it.. Whats the weather by U.. This snow can go anytime, right?? When r we gonna connect to do some chops? I definitely will be pickin your brain when it comes to the bigger stuff.

Alright... I finished up the Tung-Zilla Maori..
This was a bit tough doin'.. Very small, very delicate and I had Slipknot poundin' on my alternate U-Tube~

Here he is.. Tung-Zilla ReLoaded.
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Freddie, Balls-Out!

[ Edited by: FreddieBallsomic 2008-03-26 20:04 ]

Right On ! Love the detail, head band and body work you are going
to town.

Looks good for the detail you can do. He's Mighty Small, how do you see all that little stuff.

right-on Freddie! good catchin up with you earlier. i hadn't seen either one of those last two! very cool. keep it up!

Very good. Small pieces are often hard to do and this one seems very hard !

Benjamin.

Daaaamn, it feels crazy being out of hibernation.. Had a crazy last few months....Engagements, deaths, weddings, new scars.. But it seems i somewhat back in the saddle. Thanx to everyone who posted here, like 7-8 months ago...
Well here are a couple new pieces,,, some are refined and some are brand spankin' new.
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The ku in training is a bit older, but he needed a stand. The baby tang/baby stoner, is new..
This last one is my favorite,,, in the spirit of Halloween. This lil' badass cut me up 3 times pretty good~~ Check the six pack, and hand jesture. The tombstone is painted wood.
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Thanx to everyone that stops to check these out. I currently have about 3 in the works, and will try to do progress pix. Laterz!!

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[ Edited by: FreddieBallsomic 2008-10-26 14:18 ]

Good to see you back on board my northern friend. The wee carves are nice.
You must have hibernated during the summer months, I'm just starting to curl
up for a long winter.

Sorry... I meant to post a pic to show the scale of these chops..
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Yo, Conga... when r we gonna have a Northern Chop??

[ Edited by: FreddieBallsomic 2008-10-26 14:47 ]

Yah Dude! Those rock! And small too. I don't know...tiki and halloween together...perfecttttttt!!!!!!!!

you so crazy

Neat stuff. A bunch of fresh ideas for sure. I love that baby tang! That is so cool.

Well its about time.

Yeah, Yeah, I know Tom. I will try not to be such a stranger 'round here, anymore.
Hey Sneaky, that may be so.....BUT we are Brothers..
Surfs,, glad you checked my thread. I'm gonna get a pic of all of our(surfintiki, alohastation, benzart,MooneyT, etc.) "Wooden Posse Tikis" hanging out. Its a great visual every morning~
BigT, glad you like some of the ideas.. Not very traditional at all, but I kinda like to explore.. Thanx for looking in. I will have some new pics up soon.

Maholla!!

Another long time TC'r returns from Somewhere, Welcome back Freddi and with NEat stuff too! You gonna stick around awhile?o. :P :lol: :D

Freddie!
Glad you're outta hibernation
and gettin back in the groove!
GO FREDDIE GO!

Right On! Good to see some more little fellas.

I also like the tall this fire guy nice work.