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Well, I wasn't too pleased with tiki #1, so he's in a corner in my yard. But tiki #2 was a piece of Las Vegas Mesquite tree that was a very hard wood. [ Edited by: Trailerpark Tiki 2012-10-10 19:12 ] |
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Trailerpark Tiki
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10/11/2012
He was starting to take shape... [ Edited by: Trailerpark Tiki 2012-10-10 19:11 ] |
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Trailerpark Tiki
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10/11/2012
So, I did a little tiki bonding with the labradoodle dog. |
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Trailerpark Tiki
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10/11/2012
Now I have the carving bug. By the time I finished him I bought chisels, a planer, a grinder and a work bench. I learned how not to do the mouth and how I should have done the chin. Well, there's always the next tiki! |
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tikilongbeach
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10/11/2012
Cool, I've wanted to see a mesquite tiki. It's very pretty wood when it's polished. Mesquite is also really, really heavy so I'm impressed. |
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KeverC
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10/11/2012
welcome to TC. careful the tiki bug can lead to a very expensive hobby lol. the people here on TC are great and very helpful. that is a sweet tiki. [ Edited by: KeverC 2012-10-10 19:48 ] |
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MadDogMike
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10/11/2012
TPT looks like you're having fun! That mesquite turned out good with the 2 colors of sapwood and heartwood. Plus you can use the leftovers to smoke ribs! :D |
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pjc5150
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10/11/2012
yeah bro, that's a solid firstie...and you should be proud of it... I just sent you a pm... |
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NIxxon
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10/11/2012
Unfortunately there are no pesticides that will get rid of this kind of bug...you're just gona have to live with it. Carve on! |
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Trailerpark Tiki
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10/11/2012
Thanks for the comments and I welcome any advice or tips. @MDM I never thought about smoking ribs. Great idea! I'm working on tiki #3 out of the last piece of mesquite. I hope he comes out OK. Will post pics soon. |
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Trailerpark Tiki
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10/30/2012
Here is tiki number 3. |
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Trailerpark Tiki
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11/02/2012
I scored some logs today. More tikis to come. |
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hang10tiki
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11/29/2012
Dude Jon |
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