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Lake Tiki - 8/23/2013 - Red Cedar

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/16/2013

Grog, hang10, Grand Poobah and Jeff... Thanks guys for the kind words!

Taking it up a notch tonight... Got a good start on this 5 foot Cannibal Trio pole while watching the Billabong Pro Tahiti on the IPad.
The waves weren't very good so I was able to focus a bit more on the chisels.

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rixzantis posted on 08/16/2013

Your work is really terrific!
Is it just me, or does the clamp on your workbench in the last picture kinda look like a tiki face?

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TravnerRavenweird posted on 08/16/2013

That's going to be Awesome! I'm a huge fan of your work! Can't wait to watch the progress on this one.

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hiltiki posted on 08/17/2013

Great start, would like to see more please.

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/18/2013

rixzantis, thank you very much! You are correct, the clamp does have a tiki look to it... Never noticed that before!

TravnerRavenweird, thanks for the kind compliment!

hiltiki, thank you! Just finished up carving today!

Whew, that was fun! Nice chunk of pine. Hope to get it colored up before the weekend is out...

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pjc5150 posted on 08/18/2013

nice...

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/18/2013

Thanks Jeff!

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amate posted on 08/18/2013

How tall are you man???!!! :D Just curious.

Oh yeah, great carve! goes without saying at this point. I'm sure everyone on here always expects only the best work from you.

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/18/2013

Amate, I guess I look a bit taller then I am here... Camera angle. I'm only 6'.

Boy, no pressure there. :wink: I have my screw ups once in a while, but I guess they are hard for anyone but me to see them. Thanks, I appreciate the kind compliment!

I've got my favorites and pieces I'm really comfortable with... Those are my staples, but I've been doing some new "out of the box" pieces that have been turning out alright.

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2013-08-18 10:36 ]

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Slacks Ferret posted on 08/18/2013

So cool.

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Grand Poobah posted on 08/19/2013

On 2013-08-12 19:14, Lake Surfer wrote:
I had a show in Ohio over the weekend and didn't get a chance to show the finished Cannibal...

Here he is...

28" H x 8" W. Carved from White Pine

what kind of stain did you use on this guy??? again I love the texture... do you add the texture later or just carve him that way?

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/21/2013

Thanks Slacks!

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/21/2013

Grand Poobah, thanks for the kind compliments!

I used a combination of three different colors of stain on this, some are wiped on and some are brushed.

The marks all come from carving.

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/21/2013

[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2015-03-22 12:13 ]

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TravnerRavenweird posted on 08/21/2013

That kicks ass! Fantastic!

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/23/2013

Thank you TravnerRavenweird!

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/23/2013

Carved a couple of tikis from the recently acquired Red Cedar. "Marquesan Tiki" is 11.5" H x 5" W and "The Sneer" is 10.5" H x 3.5" W. The deeper the cuts, the more the red heartwood peeks through.

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pjc5150 posted on 08/23/2013

I LOVE red cedar...

those are BOSS...

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/24/2013

Aloha Jeff!

Yes, I remember you doing some work in Red Cedar in the past.

Soft enough to palm carve, and it leaves a nice waxy finish on the surface. And the surprise inside is really cool.

Thanks for the kind compliment... Much appreciated!

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hang10tiki posted on 08/24/2013

This page kicks some serious ars....

Jon

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colinbk posted on 08/25/2013

[ Edited by: colinbk 2013-08-25 09:00 ]

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colinbk posted on 08/25/2013

On 2011-11-23 10:39, Lake Surfer wrote:

This guy is a wrap.

4 1/2 feet tall x 12" wide.

On to the next project!

This is fantastic

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/25/2013

Jon and colinbk... Thanks guys, I really appreciate the compliments!

TBBMT

awesome mate

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NIxxon posted on 10/08/2013

Saaaaaweeet!! That cedar looks freakin awesome...great new stuff.

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Clarita posted on 11/03/2013

Awesome work lake!

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Watango productions posted on 04/07/2014

Hey Dave , you should post some pics of those rad mosaic pieces for all the peeps that dont use F/book.

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MaukaHale posted on 04/08/2014

On 2014-04-07 14:05, Watango productions wrote:
Hey Dave , you should post some pics of those rad mosaic pieces for all the peeps that dont use F/book.

How do you find the pictures on Face Book?

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jimsflies posted on 07/04/2016

What happened to all the photos in your thread? Do you not post here any more? :(

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