indian chief palm frond pg. 8

43 is great

those look awesome Plan on going bigger1

Nicely done. I really like the little white one.

Great "baddtitude" on this guy!

Bowie

mijaba, Love the Moai guy!

Cool guys and the red oak is No Picnic to carve,, Good On'Ya!

previously undocumented tiki (dremel/red oak) 1 inch tall glow in the dark, tiki from the black lagoon:

very first knives and basswood, made just before the "attitude" tiki, 1 inch square, this is the Florinesian War Mask:

and my most detailed to date, knives and basswood(really starting to like!) 1.5 inches tall, the Lil' Mermaid

thanks fer lookin'!

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-04-01 11:21 ]

Hey mijaba, great stuff. I like the war mask. It's very cool. Good job on the mermaid. That's gotta be pretty difficult to carve.

Excellent carves! I dig it all.

Very nicely done. I don't know how you guys pull of the little detail stuff.

The little guys are amazing & so wonderfully tiny!
~Kele

lovely littlecarvings...
so full of personality and style!

Thanks to all!

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-04-07 11:12 ]

here is a proposed custom tiki based on lilmonster. This one's name is "tijohu"

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-04-11 16:13 ]

Wow, you can Really see the details coming out when you introduce the knifes to the tools list.

BIG Difference, Excellent stuff!

tijohu-- red oak, knives-- unfinished-- commish for son of a friend

wide eyed look-- red oak, knives-- unfinished-- a suggestion from a friend

Great looking stuff!

THAT FACE IS COOL

Ya, i like the crushed looking face.

Carve deeper!

Cool stuffs there and you Love that red oak??? You are a glutton for punishment so get some softer wood, get in there deeper, quicker and keep having fun..Love your stuff!

I used an ebony base coat, dry, sand off elevated areas (for contrast), dabbed white stain on with finger, coat HEAVILY with glow fingernail polish, then semigloss acrylic spray

THEE MICRO-FURY- knives, red oak, 1"x.5"

MICRO FISHY- knives, red oak. 1.175"x.5"

and DONNIE (why donnie? cause he LOOKS like a "donnie"- THAT'S why!)- knives, red oak, 2"x1"

Glow in the doark VERY KOOL MAAN!

a little preview-- no name yet (help me name this dude). it's the leg offf some piece of furniture-- some CRAZY hard wood! the next door neighbor lady gave me some AWESOME carving knives her Dad doesn't use--- it helps! 3"x1.5"

No offense but would Constipated do well for a name. I'd sure name him that. He looks kool. Youve got kool neighbors.

well done. I cant think of a name off the top of my head that's what my daughter is for.

big happy 3d tiki- lightwave 9.6

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-08-26 15:38 ]

Love that Light-wave tiki Mijaba, excellent work.. Send me your address so I can send you some HARD wood to carve why don't'ya, and while I'm at it I can send some Softer woods too if you like. No sense punishing yourself and your tools all the time.
Now,Go back to work making more cool stuff!

You've got great style going on...Poly Pop to the max. Keep 'em coming!

Loopy Gecko-- Basswood, knives (roughed with dremel-TRICKY!!!)lots of wood hardener (that's what she said)
1.5" around x .5" thick
Thank you Benz, Paipo, Coco and Seek.

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-09-07 15:30 ]

Sweet! Great imagination and visualization and putting it together for a nice carve.

That is a pretty cool idea! great job on the detail.

cool looking twist.

thank you godz, seek and lizard. i ruined a 20 hour pendant of the same basic idea the night before---- drilling accident-- so i kinda hurried through this one--- it was still too late for gecko fest. guess i'll just call it mine 'til next year!
Here is "tijohu" finished--- his eyes have a faint glow--- i may refinish him--not sure yet, looking for feedback (he's supposed to be purple by request)...

oh--- knives, red oak, acrylic wash

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-09-08 11:09 ]

"Bloki"-- 4"x1.5"x.75"- bass wood, knives, minwax stain and hardener.

Evil!

Thank you 4WD! he does have that feel, don't he?

another detail shot of "bloki"-- you might notice his package.

and my floral loop (75% done) with keys for scale

little genie. mid-production- basswood, knives. her head is the size of a thumnail.

Mid-production? Looks great as is!

lil genie updates-- to do- refinish , paint, stain, stringup




and my floral loop update (hippie wedding ring) basswood w/ nail polish

here is the face extreme zoom! would love some input (that's what she said)

that's my fedora in the background

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-11-10 10:39 ]

This Genie is brilliant work mijaba!

Posture is accurate, and the face is intense.

Your Fedora is approved for background shots!

Hook blades rock!

On 2010-11-10 10:38, mijaba wrote:

This guy have character... Cool carving!

J.

thanks McTiki and Laojia-- i took some more off the chin to "feminize" her a bit more- little more detail around the lips. I'm not sure if I want to paint or stain her. I just soaked her in wood hardener so I don't have to redo her face again. I've chopped her lips and eyelids off so many times I could have made a horror movie!!! She should be bulletproof by morning.

[ Edited by: mijaba 2010-11-12 15:57 ]

That Genie is amazing! The face is increadibly realistic for being so small. I wish I could do something like that. If you want my opinion, I wouldn't stain or paint the body, but that's just what I like.

Great Job!

Nice carves mijaba, the hair on the Genie is very convincing - I thought it was fiber attached to the wood.

Up in the gecko discussion you mentioned "wood hardener" - what is that? (and don't tell me it's Viagra! :lol: )

My few cents worth is that it's great. Like Finkster says, incredible detail and
lifelike, especially at that size. Top notch little gal.