Will carve

I guess I'm late on the bandwagon, but that previous carving is really over the top. Wonderful piece...one of my favorites!

On 2012-07-21 08:37, Will carve wrote:
This carve sucked.
This fan palm trunk is the bottom of the tree
that died some time ago.
It's 30 in tall & 36 in wide.
Carv1ng it is a cross between stringy potato & wet rope.
The center is like wet straw. I can't carve deep.
It's ok, when it drys out it will be fine.
Stain & brush on polly. Lil sanding, it'l be cool.
I have 2 more 5 foot sections of this tree.
I'm going to let them dry for a few months.
Hope they carve better then.

It's gonna be killer though, gonna have a lot of character.

I started one similar to that just recently but I'll be reluctant to post mine now. Just not working on your level yet. Not many are. Nice job.

Ah shucks Amate I'm not that good.
The really good ones just don't post much any more.

Jump on Conga any time.

Thanks T, the guy's a bruiser.

You forgot something.

On 2012-07-22 11:31, GROG wrote:
You forgot something.

penor jonzn?

Mahalo

McTiki

On 2012-07-22 11:31, GROG wrote:
You forgot something.

LMFAO!!

That's it - keep telling yourself its the log! Going from one degree of hardness to exact opposite would send any carver's head spin. Don't you need to start on that other Oak log?

lol...what's funny is how close your idea of what "sucks" is pretty close to what the rest of us would refer to as "awesome".

but yeah, you set the bar super high on that last piece for sure... looking forward to seeing what's next.

Any updates?

Since this guy (Tang) looks like me. I would express that your talents be applied to finish this beautiful Tiki .....

Thank you for sharing.

Mahalo

McTiki

Nice start, you gonna have something crawling out of the ears?
:)

The Tang is done for now.
What a mess. It just needs to dry out, a lot.
Then I can finish it.

But I have the other navel oak. It's about 40 in tall.
Hard stuff. I'm getting use to it.
This is the Ku 2.
2 weeks & I'm still ruffing out.
At least I've cut off enough wood to be
able to carry it.

This guy has no ears but,
I'm sure something will be popping
out of somethings ears sometime.

looking great already Will...

agreed ^^ what a transformation already. Cant wait to see this one

Progress ?
May be.

yes....indeed.

awesome bodywork there Will...

Tony Little would be proud of this one! Nice sculpting for sure Will!

Thank you for updating...

Mahalo!

McTiki

Amazing so far...

Wish I could do that!

Is that all you've done since I left? Looks like I need to come over and crack the whip!! :wink:

Time for an up date.
Body's ruffed in so I'm back to the mouth.

That looks killer ......... That's what I call carving deep! Good work!

I love the detailed pictures, makes you anticipate what is coming next. There is so much character in his face. Very nice.

wow....looking great Will...

Awesomeness! This is gonna be killer...

Mahalo

McTiki

Great update...another "peanut butter mouth" tiki? You sure do some
wonderful work, anxious to see more.

On 2012-08-19 13:56, congatiki wrote:
"peanut butter mouth" tiki

Oh yeah - I like it

Awesome piece Will, that wood is Beautiful and HARD and I admire your sticking to it and making it so perfect!

On 2012-07-13 08:01, Will carve wrote:
Well, finally.

Just look at the color.
The beauty, of that wood.

I sure enjoy seeing your updates Willcarve, always top notch!

^ x2 ^

Will you really have perfected that smooth Fair finish down pretty well. I don't see any ripples, bumps or ugly spaces. Well done old man. :)

I keep knocking wood off this guy
but I'm not on the home stretch yet.

looks awesome Will!

You are indeed a master Will, you know just which wood to knock off!

Very nice! Interesting twist on that tongue work!

Will have a great idea
Will draw
Will carve
Will finish
Will look awesome
Will do more...

Lookin' good.

Thank you every one.

First off,
I had a real nice visit from CY.
All be it too short.
What a nice guy, with a nice family too.
He stopped by on his way to the Mai-Kai.
I'm not really welcome there any longer so
Tom took him there for the 50 cent tour.
You got to like a guest that knocks with his elbow
because his hands are full of gifts.
Your welcome back any time CY.

secondly
This guy was a pile of new things I wanted to try
& some of them worked out better than others.

Last thing
next up
This is a request from a girl for a pendent.
Shes a doll.
As you can see I gave him a lil snippie.
He's a Fertility God
If she's offended or feels it's inappropriate,
I'll cut it off & He'll be
the God of Misfortune.

Just getting back and I can't tell you how cool it was to meet you and go through your beautiful work. Much better in person and your attention to detail is unreal. It was too short a visit and would like to have mined your brain some more but got a lot out of it. Really enjoyed seeing the piece that you and Benzart collaborated on and I will certainly be working on a triangle shaped piece like we spoke about. Thanks again Will, me and the family had a ball! (Will has some HUGE pieces of palm waiting in the wings TCers)

off the charts as usual Will...

That came out great.

The new guys is looking pretty cool too...

oh yeah, and looks like I may be heading south to visit my grandfather again here in the next few weeks...

was hoping to visit if you have a little time to hang out...

On 2012-09-10 10:42, Will carve wrote:

As you can see I gave him a lil snippie.
He's a Fertility God
If she's offended or feels it's inappropriate,
I'll cut it off & He'll be
the God of Misfortune.

Somebody got the latest issue of Tiki Magazine. :wink:

Lookin' forward to seein' how this "li'l guy" turns out.

Yes, I stole your God of Misfortune.
Here goes my knee caps again.

[ Edited by: Will carve 2012-09-10 16:22 ]

Awesome stuff as usual !!!

I'll cut it off & He'll be
the God of Misfortune.

If you cut it off, you may be able to start selling repair kits similar to one GROG had. :wink:

This didn't take long.
The lil guys go quick.
His name is Mango.
The Fertility God, for now.
He's mango wood. The thinner branches have
outrageous colors. Rub polly brings it out.

woops

[ Edited by: will carve 2012-09-14 07:47 ]

Beautiful wood for a beautiful Gog!

The closeup makes the wood look like Palm. Nicely done!