New stuff added!!

On 2011-09-08 12:45, AlohaStation wrote:
This is for BigT and Conga - they all grind. All 3 are carved in Mahogany. I started small and went bigger till Will made his monster. Then I made the one in the middle. I still need to take some glamour shots of the smallest one (9.5" tall) the biggest is 14".

So it wasn't good enough for Tikis to just sit around lookin' all cool and everything... You had to make them look cool, AND grind pepper! Swell.

Fantastic work AS. I love all your work man. I like the tall one the best with all the extra elements you added to him. Bravo to you. :)

You really do amazing work...I would love to have one of those in my kitchen :)

On 2011-08-23 07:19, AlohaStation wrote:

WOwow! Awesome job Tom! AWESOME!

Hey Tom, Excellent work on these grinders, Tight detail, Excellent finish!

Here's another one - Tiki Grinder. Carved in Mahogany and getting close to being finished. Not sure how I will do the finish on this one.

So his head will turn around like an owl when you grind pepper? :D Nice carve Tom

Awesome!

All four are outstanding... but I guess everything you carve is. I like the one with the faces in his hat. Kon-tiki?

Just finished up this carving. It is approx 3' tall - it is carved from a remnant piece of palm from one of WillCarve's monster tikis. This was a fun, quick carve - I probably have more time in finishing than the carving. It shows if you look close, but I like the rough look.

I could have spent more time sanding but wanted to keep it simple so I could sell it cheaper than if I spent days sanding. He will be on sale at Revenge Of The Tiki 3 - this Saturday in Ft Lauderdale.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=41296&forum=4&4

[ Edited by: AlohaStation 2011-10-04 08:22 ]

carve deeper!!

:wink:

He looks like King Kukulele.

On 2011-10-04 11:43, NIxxon wrote:
carve deeper!!

:wink:

carve deeper?! bahahahah!

Nice mask - i like.

Yeah, I guess I deserve that. I'll try and redeem myself on the next one. There another piece of that palm floating around and its screaming at me. I have some other projects to finish first. Grinder #5 is alost done, along with a small mahogany moai. Pics soon.

lol...I saw an opportunity and had to take it...

Looking awesome...cant wait to see the new grinder...those are just way too cool

Here's a sneak peek at TikiGrinder #5. I'll take some better pictures by this weekend.

WHOOOOOA!!! Now that is probably one of the coolest pieces i've seen on this site...very nice work. The detail you get out of those is just awesome...humbling and inspiring all at the same time.

Tom, I like the intentional asymmetry - gives him an attitude

Have you been drinking MadDog? It is a grinder after all...

:lol:!!!! OK, ya got me Nixxon!

Looks amazing Tom!

Correction...#5 is now my favorite

Man,thats way kool!

Something new. I found these snail shells at a local park and have been wanting to try to incorporate them into a carving. Wa-la!

Lil creepy, but I actually like it!

Do they squirm when you put gorilla glue on them?

Mahalo

McTiki

[ Edited by: McTiki 2011-10-23 15:19 ]

That's incredibly great AlohaStation. The snail shells make him look whacky!

Looks like he's been hypnotized - "You are getting very sleepy..." :lol:

Great idea Tom

Edit - are the shells pretty strong and thick, or will you need to fill them with resin for strength?

Be good to yourself and to the ones you love

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2011-10-23 15:51 ]

[i]On 2011-10-23 14:49, AlohaStation wrote:[/i

GREAT!
Can't wait to see him finished!

those shells look awsome.....cant wait to see the finished piece.

Dude those eyes cracked me little brian up into a million laffing pieces. Now I have to sweep up the floor. Awesome! It is really fresh!

On 2011-10-23 15:43, cy wrote:
That's incredibly great AlohaStation. The snail shells make him look whacky!

I like whacky. That's fun.

Insanely MAGICAL!!!!! Awesome!!!

The snail shells are fun, but difficult to fit. I've spent as much time trying to get them to fit as I spent on the whole carving. I'm pretty happy with the way they fit - now its on to sanding and finishing.

McTiki - no squirming, the birds picked them pretty clean. I did soak them down with Clorox to kill any leftover bacteria.
Cy - I'm not too sure who's whackier - him or me?
Mike - The shells are very sturdy - I've dropped a few with no visible damage. These are the invasive Channeled Apple Snail. http://www.invasive.org/browse/subinfo.cfm?sub=9395

[ Edited by: AlohaStation 2011-11-04 06:50 ]

Very cool looking piece, cant wait to see it all finished.

I have always coveted your style Aloha. Excellent!

Mahalo

McTiki

Cool tiki with the snail eyes Tom, he looks a bit Dizzy tho...Like!

Time for an update. I've had the this fish done for some time, but never took any glamor shots - till today. The fish was carved in a very wet piece of palm. I ts was a quick carve simply because I wanted to do "other things with it. I taught myself how to tie the float and wire it with a red LED, powered by a 9-volt battery (see panel on back). I'm no electrician, but it works and really looks great in low light settings (pics soon). The teeth were inspired by GreenTiki Pat (has has a painting with a custom frame that used the thorns), the teeth are actually the thorns off a Washintonian Palm. Those suckers are sharp. I made the fins so they can be removed. I love this piece! Number 2 is already in the works. Originally I had made a mug to be placed in its mouth (representing a "lure" tongue), but after a trip to the West Coast (Fort Myers) I had a new solution. While shell hunting on the Gulf Coast I stepped into these clam shells. They are in excellent condition and still connected - They fit perfect!

Next is the finished Shell King. I found these shells at local park and immediately knew I needed to use these in a carving. I had already started the basic carve and made some adjustments to get the shells to fit. The piece of wood is a scrap from this tiki http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=39705&forum=7&start=0. The bark is actually the back of the piece, I left it on for effect. This was fun carve, kinda wacky (some say its a family trait) - I have more of the shells.

Both look really great. I really like the fish and the shells definitely add some flavor...cant wait to see the lighted pics!

ARE...YOU...KIDING...ME!!
Phenomenal.

Holy.....:o excellent!

This stuff is mind blowing!! I agree with Surfin, definitely Finomenal!!

This stuff is mind blowing!! I agree with Surfin, definitely Finomenal!!

A++.

Very nice.

Brilliant use of those shells for eyes.

Good stuff bro.

That Angler came out stellar man! (I knew it would too!)

Great job mang!

Mahalo

McTiki

wow tom,,,,i love the lantern fish and the shell eye guy.....awsome stain job. you have been busy lately....pumping out the stuff.

Thanks for all the comps. I've been taking pictures of some previous projects - so it juts looks like I'm busy. There are several projects in process and close to being finished. In the mean time, here's another finished, older project. Tiki Grinder #5...

That is awesome Tom.