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skootiki's carving log

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I really like this progression, Scott

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thanks for the encouraging comments....gonna try to finish another one today.
Tony, good seeing you at TiKi Caliente. I hope that your booth did well.
Black Lagoon, good hanging out with you at TiKi Caliente too.

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very cool bro!

I've been dying to do an in-ground piece for a long time. I dig it.

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here's #3


been having fun carving these
3 more to do
thanks for looking

I hope they light them up too. It would be a shame if they don't show them off at night.

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first day of a new project


trying to make a see-no-evil,speak;no-evil, see-no-evil TiKi
thanks for looking

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Nice layout, Love the 3 big guys

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thanx Tikigodz......a little more progress today

keep up the good work

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amate posted on Tue, Jun 7, 2011 3:00 PM

You have definately taken it to the next level with those big boys. Love the apes... great idea.

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I agree. Very cool idea!

Can't wait to see the ape finish. lookin' good !

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hear-no-evil

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not finished yet. I planned on getting more done this week, however my newest grandson decided to be born instead.
We helped out a little by watching his brothers and sister. Baby & his Mom & Dad are healthy and happy....Welcome to the family, David!
Here are some progress pics of the monkeys.


I still have to clean it up and then carve some type of border to try to keep it a little TiKi-ish.

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cy posted on Sun, Jun 12, 2011 8:16 PM

There are actually greater things in life then carving Grampy! Great job on the see,, hear, speak no evil monkeys- They look tiki to me already.

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On 2011-06-12 20:01, skootiki wrote:

Cool work you do! :)

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I Like It!

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GROG posted on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 12:57 AM

GROG like.

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Very Cool !!

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more progress photos

a little sanding, burning and staining and I think I'm done

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SkooTiki! This is an awesome piece! Congrats on the Grand child too!

McTiki

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#4 in the ground


I would like some advice on this guy.
Do you think that I should trim the top at a slightly rounded shape that would match the contour of his head-dress?
Maybe leaving the top as is looks a little choppy.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for looking.

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The monkeys came out awesome! On #4 you could just flatten him off a little lower than he is now to match the other guys.

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On 2011-06-18 17:46, skootiki wrote:

Do you think that I should trim the top at a slightly rounded shape that would match the contour of his head-dress?
Maybe leaving the top as is looks a little choppy.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

That top edge looks like a castle wall! I suggest you cut it off a few inches lower than it is, and parallel to that top-most cut of the design, as seen in this view. That way, it won't be level with the ground, but with the design. Does that make sense? If I had skills, I'd do a photo shop. :lol:

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now that you mention it Bill............it does look like a castle wall.
thanks for the advice. I'll trim it when I go back to carve the next one.

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all finished and ready to leave for their new home

img]https://tikicentral.com/uploads/11355/4e0759f1.jpg[/img]


thanks for looking

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diggin' the funky monkeys bro!!!

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just finished #5, and he looks just like #1.....the customer really likes that design


thanks for looking

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carved this little guy awhile ago.....added some detail , I think He looks better

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just finished #6 of 6 "in the ground" TiKis

all basic carves I think, a little bit different than carving on a horizontal log though

they were fun to carve...I'd like to do more

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started this 4 footer today
hope to finish him tomorrow

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some burning and stain, then off to his new home (he's joining the see no evil monkeys)

Nice work! You move fast too. The monkeys put a smile on my face

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Thanks Grand Poobah. I haven't posted a finished pic of the last TiKi because I had some trouble with the staining process and had to sand it down after staining. The stain went on un-evenly and looked bad.
Here is a photo of mask that was experimenting with though. I've got some queen palm logs that aren't that great, so I cut this one in half to see if a mask would look OK.

Better than OK!

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GROG posted on Wed, Aug 3, 2011 8:05 AM

Good stuff. GROG like.

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Thanks Aloha Station and GROG. Here are some pix of the stained and burned 4 footer.....still not crazy about the stain, but I'm done and ready to move on.

img]https://tikicentral.com/uploads/11355/4e39fb01.jpg[/img]


thanks for looking

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I need a couple of taller TiKis for a friends booth at the Pacific Islander Festival next weekend in San Diego.......so I had this guy that I had given up on and never finished. He has just been hangin' out in the back yard.


spent a few hours today .....some chainsaw, some angle grinder, some chisels, some stain, and I think he just might work!


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yeah man, stain does some weird stuff sometimes. Just gotta roll with it!

And I always liked that last one...you started it over a year ago didn't you???

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Yeah, he's been tucked away in my yard for almost 2 years. I have a couple more laying around that I never finished.....maybe there's hope for them too.
Thanks for looking.

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sitting around in the yard for a year gave him a great weathered. ship it!

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a couple of recent carves

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started this TiKi today 5'-6" tall 8" diameter


not finished yet but I like the way he looks so far

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NIxxon posted on Sat, Nov 5, 2011 4:42 PM

lookin good! size matters :)

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got some time to work on this guy some more today
thanks for looking

Cool! Thanks for [posting those cool Tikis.
Nice job. I like the Santa too.

http://mycargoship.ipage.com/store/index.html

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Keylo posted on Tue, Nov 8, 2011 2:25 PM

Really like the "See No Evil" tiki, good stuff!!

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