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

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4WDtiki posted on 10/03/2009

Thanks Hank!

Here's the finished tiki:

Yes, the coach's name is Lumpy!


Nothing too fancy, just yer basic budget-minded tiki.
The dark streaks are splits in the wood, not stain malfunction.

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4WDtiki posted on 10/03/2009

Forgot to mention, big thanks to Zaya, for lending me her woodburner. It worked great on the lettering, much easier than a chisel!

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BigToe posted on 10/03/2009

Killer!!!!

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buzzard posted on 10/03/2009

hey bill looking good,been out of the loop for awhile,but just got internet access again

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4WDtiki posted on 10/12/2009

Started this Marq at the chop yesterday:

It looks the size of a mug in the pic, but it's 3 foot +.

Side view:

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Zaya posted on 10/12/2009

On 2009-10-02 17:04, 4WDtiki wrote:
Forgot to mention, big thanks to Zaya, for lending me her woodburner. It worked great on the lettering, much easier than a chisel!

No problem at all! Anytime you need to borrow it let me know. I'm sure the burner is thanking you for using it too, and not neglecting it like I have. :) The tiki turned out great! I bet the new owner loves it.

Zaya

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lennieguys posted on 10/12/2009

Very nice Bill!

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benella posted on 10/12/2009

Great piece, the cracks look perfect on it.

Benjamin.

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Kino posted on 10/12/2009

I like the way you just keep pumping those guys out !
Must make it hard to keep stocked with logs.

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4WDtiki posted on 10/19/2009

Thanks, Lennie, Benella, and Kino!
Yes, it's tough to keep a stock of wood.
I'm always accepting donations. :wink:

So I finished the Marq I started last weekend at the chop:

I love the way this one came out. It's kind of funny to me how good tikis just happen. I just started carving without a plan, just to be busy at the chop.
Sometimes I get lucky. :)

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Tahitiki posted on 10/19/2009

I love the way you do the legs, it's very "Picasso" to me. Cool stuff man.

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Tiki Shaker posted on 10/19/2009

Looks awesome.

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4WDtiki posted on 10/27/2009

I've been busy working on my entree into the Tikot show at Freaky Boutiki Gallery http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=33997&forum=17&98

The card drawn for me was "Strength"."The design of this card is fairly constant across tarot decks. The key characters are that of a woman and a lion, with the woman looking calm and gentle, yet dominant over the lion.

The lion represents our strong inner passions, the woman purity. The woman, confident in her abilities, easily tames the lion with virtually no physical strength.
True Strength is fortitude of character, and the ability to not only control the emotions, but to rise above them, and triumph over all out lower impulses and desires."

I received my inspiration from Tiki-Kate's thread on Cannibal carvings: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=33940&forum=5&hilite=cannibal
mainly this pic:

I combined the first two to come up with my version.

I just finished burning and sanding it, It still need to trim some parts, fill in areas, and stain it.
Not quite done, but will be in another day or two.

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tikigodz posted on 10/27/2009

WOW!! Way to take an Idea at make it yours.. thats one bad ass idea!! Yeah C'mon!!

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TikiMango posted on 10/27/2009

Nice tikification of a classic tarot card. Very imaginative.

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little lost tiki posted on 10/27/2009

i remember your trepidation at the Chop a while back...
Glad you took the lion by the Horns
and Rose Above
with such an awesome Strength piece!
YAY Billy!

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Benzart posted on 10/27/2009

Excellent as Usual 4 wheel, I'm sure it will finish out super too. And I Loved your last Marq, he was Awesome, something about him was just Real Sweet.

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Monkeyman posted on 10/27/2009

Billz got Skilz

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GROG posted on 10/27/2009

Definitely knocked the last two out of the park.

Your lines ar so clean on your tikis. You're hired.

GROG like.

[ Edited by: GROG 2009-10-27 13:29 ]

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Tiki-Kate posted on 10/27/2009

Wow!!! Great job, Bill. I can't wait to see it in person.

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teaKEY posted on 10/27/2009

No butt shot. Lookin good

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AlohaStation posted on 10/28/2009

Excellent! That piece will definately stand out among all the paintings.

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4WDtiki posted on 10/28/2009

Whoa, thank you ALL!

Kate, sounds like you'll be there Saturday?
Grog, Monkeyman, how bout you guys?
Teakey, I'll get a butt shot up for ya.

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TheBigT posted on 10/28/2009

Yep, ya gotta love it. Well done. Love the "claws" and the mane on the lion.

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4WDtiki posted on 10/28/2009

Uh-oh. I just finished a re-do on the mane this morning! I like it better now. Pics by tonight!

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buzzard posted on 10/28/2009

wow bill they look great!

if you think you have it bad finding logs you should try here
the closest palms are tucson 60 miles away but i still have a
few imported from sd

sure miss the chops

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4WDtiki posted on 10/29/2009

Here's where it's at today.
I'll call it 98% done.

Butt shot for Teakey.

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seeksurf posted on 10/29/2009

Hell ya! Nice work.

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Tiki-Kate posted on 10/30/2009

On 2009-10-28 11:37, 4WDtiki wrote:
Kate, sounds like you'll be there Saturday?

I'm not 100% sure yet. I'll either be spending the evening in San Diego or in a very sincere pumpkin patch.

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tikigodz posted on 10/30/2009

I think I am a little turned ON.....

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4WDtiki posted on 12/26/2009

I had to carve something so I could bump my thread before the year ends. :roll: :lol:

Started this guy last weekend, finished this morning. He's only about two feet tall.

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MadDogMike posted on 12/26/2009

2 months! What happened Bill? You new guy there looks very stable with that 3rd foot :)

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4WDtiki posted on 12/26/2009

Well, shorter colder days, rain and wet ground, holidays, lazy...:wink:

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VampiressRN posted on 12/26/2009

Always a pleasure seeing your new carvings...just GREAT!!!

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hodadhank posted on 12/28/2009

Fab!

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drasticwagon posted on 12/28/2009

Good to see you back in the saddle.

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4WDtiki posted on 12/30/2009

Thanks :D

I plan to have something else done by Sunday, look out, I'm on a roll! :lol:

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TikiMango posted on 12/30/2009

I like this one, nice proportions!

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Lake Surfer posted on 12/30/2009

Nice carve Bill!

Your Marquesans have a calming effect on me.

Maybe its the greenery behind it, but this guy is just sitting there real patient, like a silent guardian.

All the lines work together to make this guy pop, not too many cuts, not too little cuts... just the right amount.

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Lake Surfer posted on 12/30/2009

Nice carve Bill!

Your Marquesans have a calming effect on me.

Maybe its the greenery behind it, but this guy is just sitting there real patient, like a silent guardian.

All the lines work together to make this guy pop, not too many cuts, not too little cuts... just the right amount.

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4WDtiki posted on 02/22/2010

Hmm, seven weeks since I last posted some tiki here, I've been Slackin!
But, I went to Billy the Crud's minichop last weekend and got all inspired. :D

Here's two smaller pieces I finished today.
The left one was started waay back in Oct(?) at HodadHank's Lagoon Chop! I took it to Billy's last week, and added two lines. Today I burned it.
The tiki on the right I started yesterday, finished today. It's burned, not stained.

They both are half-round logs, flat on the back for wall mounting. Both are very light, and could be shipped for cheap! :wink:

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surfintiki posted on 02/22/2010

Damn! That Marq is beeee-u-teee-full. That's a good way to catch up quick, ...crank out some perfect tikis!

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congatiki posted on 02/22/2010

Great things being posted tonight, must have been a good karma day
for carvers:-)
Really like the new ones, 'specially the Marq.

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MadDogMike posted on 02/22/2010

Nice carves Bill. Very dramatic photos too, looks like something Robb Hamel would paint on black velvet.

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Lake Surfer posted on 02/22/2010

Bill, the Marquesan is super pretty. Great lines, and from the front I'd swear it is a full log.

Loving the mask on the left too... great eyes!

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4WDtiki posted on 02/22/2010

Thanks surfin, conga, Mike and Lake!

Mike, check out page 36 of this thread for what I thought was my Robb Hamel photo.

Lake, funny you say that. I had this split log hanging around for months with me not sure how to carve it. Finally it occured to me to treat it just like it was a full round log. Also, all your wall-hanging pieces were the inspiration for me to try one myself!

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TIKIVILLE posted on 02/22/2010

I dig em !
Here is the problem I'm having ...
Every time I open up this compooter deal and sign into the greatest digital thingy on the web I see something else I want to have in my room!
You work is cool and it is now on the list of reasons my creditors may never see their money returned to them ! lol
MAHALO!

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little lost tiki posted on 02/22/2010

Bill is BACK
and Badder than ever!

You're a MANIAC!

beautiful!

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