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43 is great

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those look awesome Plan on going bigger1

Nicely done. I really like the little white one.

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Great "baddtitude" on this guy!

Bowie

mijaba, Love the Moai guy!

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

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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 ]

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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.

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Excellent carves! I dig it all.

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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!

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Thanks to all!

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

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

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

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

BIG Difference, Excellent stuff!

M

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!

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THAT FACE IS COOL

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Ya, i like the crushed looking face.

Carve deeper!

B

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!

M

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"

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Glow in the doark VERY KOOL MAAN!

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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.

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

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big happy 3d tiki- lightwave 9.6

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

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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!

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Paipo posted on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 1:42 PM

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

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mijaba posted on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 3:25 PM

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.

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

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cool looking twist.

M

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 ]

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

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Evil!

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

M

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

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

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

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Mid-production? Looks great as is!

M

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




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

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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 ]

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This Genie is brilliant work mijaba!

Posture is accurate, and the face is intense.

Your Fedora is approved for background shots!

Hook blades rock!

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

This guy have character... Cool carving!

J.

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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.

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