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Thu, Nov 1, 2012 4:04 PM
Love the tarpon tiki! That's cool. |
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pjc5150
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Thu, Nov 1, 2012 5:16 PM
thanks bro... got him cleaned up a bit today, and chiselin' on him this evening... |
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Thu, Nov 1, 2012 6:10 PM
love the one with the fish jeff. really cool. |
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Thu, Nov 1, 2012 9:32 PM
Great job pjc, that fish really looks like it is hanging there! |
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pjc5150
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Fri, Nov 2, 2012 4:32 PM
thanks guys... so today I chiseled some more on the tarpon tiki...so he's pretty close. AND I also scored a dead palm...lots of future tikis.. I have a big show next weekend... |
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pjc5150
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Sat, Nov 3, 2012 11:13 AM
last night the stolen idols played at the mermaid tavern and I brought some tikis out for the show... |
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pjc5150
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Sat, Nov 3, 2012 4:28 PM
ok, so this lovely piece of florida mahogany is going to be my first panel... |
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pjc5150
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Sun, Nov 4, 2012 12:49 PM
bought this at home depot today... this is a bit overdue... this thing is gonna be like the ETERNAL TORCH at the tomb of the unknown soldier...ALWAYS BURNIN'!!! |
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Sun, Nov 4, 2012 4:44 PM
A lovely tribute Jeff. |
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pjc5150
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Mon, Nov 5, 2012 3:38 PM
some pic my buddy took for my new business card and marketing stuff... |
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Tue, Nov 6, 2012 4:10 AM
A man & his cuts. |
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Tue, Nov 6, 2012 11:47 AM
is that you or an old pic of picasso? i dont know........somethings up. picasso dug the tikis too. just saying :) nice stuff man.......you def have defined your very own style. i could pick your stuff out of a group.....we will have to have a beer or a 100 beers some day.....i still have a cypress log to work on but just havent been able to find the time to carve this past year......keep going and dont ever stop so really...? picasso? ya might wanna check that family tree...or shake a branch or two. ha ha ha [ Edited by: Creative Chimp 2012-11-06 11:57 ] |
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Tue, Nov 6, 2012 3:36 PM
thanks brother....I appreciate the props. This last year has been crazy, and through a lot of luck and kissing people's asses I'm starting to build a rep. it's kinda funny you threw the picasso thing out there...that's what the old cuban lady across the street from me says...lol. so anyway, the work goes on... shaved these this afternoon after I voted...drawin' some out tonight... |
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Tue, Nov 6, 2012 4:04 PM
I can see you're still peeling them with the chainsaw. What kind of wheel are you using on that angle grinder. I just got one and need to learn the ropes. |
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pjc5150
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Wed, Nov 7, 2012 11:17 AM
well I use 40 grit flap discs...the blue ones. although when I visited him a few months ago, Will showed me the little flat red ones that he uses, and they're less expensive...I should probably switch... also, look into a getting a router speed controller....slows 'em down and makes them more manageable. and wear some gloves...angle grinder wounds are quite painful, as it's an abrasive wound...like when you fell of your bike at full speed when you were a kid and went sliding across the pavement on your hands and knees... but yeah, the "chainsaw filet" technique us what I use. I skinned those 8 logs in about 2 hours... anyway, glad all this election shit is over with...tired of hearing about it... anyway, time to start drawin' & cuttin' some tikis for this weekend's boat show... |
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pjc5150
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Thu, Nov 8, 2012 12:06 AM
burnin' the midnight oil.. |
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pjc5150
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Thu, Nov 8, 2012 1:27 PM
today's gig... [ Edited by: pjc5150 2012-11-08 13:39 ] |
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pjc5150
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Thu, Nov 8, 2012 3:06 PM
almost done with the tarpon "wedding tiki"... it's getting inscriptions and a good sand & poly tomorrow / saturday.. maybe a few more details...I don't know... I've had a few beers...it's hard to say... |
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Watango productions
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Thu, Nov 8, 2012 9:51 PM
40 grit Flappys and an Arbortech disc are a carvers best friend. |
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Will carve
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Fri, Nov 9, 2012 4:48 AM
You sure have a knack for those fish. |
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Creative Chimp
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Fri, Nov 9, 2012 5:58 AM
man, i like the head dress or braid on the left you did....i need to get off my ass....and get something going |
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Fri, Nov 9, 2012 7:35 AM
Very nice. |
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Fri, Nov 9, 2012 12:44 PM
Cool guy with the fish! I like the way it crosses over into the base and I agree with Will about the teeth, you've got those down... |
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Sat, Nov 10, 2012 9:58 AM
thanks guys... today I'm cleanin' up the ku for his debut next weekend. I need to give him some kind of eye detail and stain him.... |
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Sat, Nov 10, 2012 11:29 AM
Killer Ku you got der. I like the details in the mouth. Can't wait to see this one done up. Is that how a Jaw Horse works? Mahalo! McTiki |
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Sat, Nov 10, 2012 8:31 PM
well, basically the jawhorse is a foot-pedal operated clamp. you put what ever you're working on in the clamp, hand tighten it, and then push down on the pedal and it squeezes harder & then locks. it's actually a very handy item...I'm definitely glad I got it. |
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Sun, Nov 11, 2012 5:13 AM
Jaw horse on my Chrissy list! Mahalo! McTiki |
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Tue, Nov 13, 2012 1:15 PM
2nd wedding tiki done... and I put some eyeballz on the big koooooo.... |
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pjc5150
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Tue, Nov 13, 2012 6:09 PM
my new biz card... |
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Tue, Nov 13, 2012 8:45 PM
Looking good |
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pjc5150
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Wed, Nov 14, 2012 12:19 PM
thanks bro. so yeah here's one more pic of the tarpon tiki...this one really shows the grain... and I did a little tiki restoration today... the "weeping tahitian" stopped sapping out, so I resurfaced him and stained him... before... and after... |
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Wed, Nov 14, 2012 8:36 PM
Dude |
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Thu, Nov 15, 2012 1:29 PM
big-bigger-Surf Soul Tiki!!!excellent stuff,man!!! |
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Fri, Nov 16, 2012 8:47 AM
I like that. it looks like a lot of work! |
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pjc5150
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Fri, Nov 16, 2012 1:07 PM
a grand... |
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pjc5150
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Fri, Nov 16, 2012 1:21 PM
and I would like to invite all of you to my first gig at the Tahitian Inn... "tiki nights at the Tahitian"... I know Tampa is a bit of a drive, but I still wanted to make sure all of you guys know you're invited. Basically I'm doing what I can to get what I call our "fractured scene" together and bring all the tiki-philes to one place to get to know each other, have some tropical drinks & talk tiki... I'll be doing a live carve, and also asking other carvers to come and do the same (it ain't all about me)... It's gonna be a monthly gig, and the first one is January 24th, which is a thursday... I have 2 leather couches if anyone would like to make the drive and would rather crash before going home... |
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Sat, Nov 17, 2012 10:41 AM
the ku is stained... |
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pjc5150
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Wed, Nov 21, 2012 11:47 AM
a few plunge-cuts with the chainsaw to get the 2nd kanaloa started... this one's cypress... |
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Wed, Nov 21, 2012 2:53 PM
ok, most of the rough cut is done... |
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Sat, Nov 24, 2012 3:22 PM
The KU looks great! and the new one is well on its way to stardom. Very cool meeting you today...hope you caught some good waves. Next time I'd like to paddle out with ya! |
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Sat, Nov 24, 2012 3:36 PM
yeah Nixxy, too bad you had to go to work...the waves were super fun for a few more hours... I was doing my normal rush-in / rush-out routine, but yeah, next time we'll paddle out & bust a few together... |
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Sun, Nov 25, 2012 4:36 AM
Careful! |
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pjc5150
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Sun, Nov 25, 2012 9:17 AM
lol...that's some funny shit... well played Will... |
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Mon, Nov 26, 2012 12:53 PM
^ :) |
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pjc5150
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Mon, Nov 26, 2012 4:02 PM
badda BING! So yeah, I've tried getting some tree guys excited in the past about giving me stuff, and they're always kinda "yeah, sure, we'll call you"...and then never called. So last time some tree guys came through I spoke to them and said "hey, here's the deal: you need to start calling when you cut down sable & coconut palms....wanna know why?" to which they obviously replied "why?" and I said "because I'm a tiki artist. And you know this 'tree service' thing you guys do for money? Well, whenever I run out of palms to make tikis with, I go out and find people with dead palms and offer to cut them down for free. And you know what else? I get lots of referrals from their friends and family with dead trees. So if I have to go out and be the 'free tree service guy' I will, but let's face it, I would rather NOT be in the free tree service business. I'm sure you'd prefer that as well. Plus, it costs you money to dispose of it...so you're saving money by giving it to me." He agreed, and now I have more sable palm than I know what to do with (not really...lol). Also, I have recently fallen in love with Eucalyptus. There's a bar here called "FIRE" and the bar & surrounding area is done in eucalyptus, and it is GORGEOUS....just stunning...I asked my new tree guy if he ever gets any eucalyptus, and he was like "oh yeah, all the time...you want big huge logs or smaller ones???".....I want 'em ALL bro, I want 'em all...lol...so yeah, looking forward to getting my hands on some of it... |
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Tue, Nov 27, 2012 5:19 AM
Damn! That should certainly keep you busy for a while. Love the surfer tiki pic...awesome! |
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Wed, Nov 28, 2012 11:32 AM
I reckon that's probably a weeks worth ;] |
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Wed, Nov 28, 2012 5:40 PM
I'd say less |
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