4WDtiki - Bill's stuff. - first new pics in years

See, you have more patience than me!

So the other day, I had the great opportunity to go onto the grounds at Coco Palms Resort and take some wood for carving. Not just any wood, but coconut palm from the Coco Palms!
They are taking down some trees on site, and these palms are old, easily old enough to have been there back in the heydays.

I was contacted by the caretaker, who knows I'm a carver. I met him at the gate a couple days ago, he let me in and I followed him around and between the buildings into the back area, where he showed me one of the piles of logs, and left me to take what I wanted!
I only took three, because they're heavy, and I can go back and get more. :D

Here I'm going by the north wing that you don't see on the tours.

A close-up look at the detail on the corner.

By the lobby!

One last look before heading out the gate.

Watch for these special logs to become special Tikis sometime after the holidays!

For more info on Coco Palms, check this thread: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=29331&forum=2&hilite=coco%20palms

Here's the first of the Coco Palms Tikis.

I'm in this one to show the scale.

Love it, simple and elegant.

What Hilda said!

Thanks Hilda and Dave, my former chop-mates!

Top notch, as always.

Sweet,
Which one of you two do these carvings ?
I'm gonna have to try one of these
on my new fronds.

Nice, clean design. Great job man!

Killer logs
Killer carve

Nice! What a fantastic way for those removed trees to be reborn!

I should finally be getting my chance to do the Coco Palms tour in a couple weeks. Thanks for the pictures of parts I won't get to see!

very nice carve!

Damn. That's just beautiful.

Your work is fantastic and inspiring. Mad props!

[ Edited by: Tiki Republic 2014-01-24 08:27 ]

Thank you guys!
Here's the second of the Tikis carved from Coco Palms coconut palm.
It's 30" tall.

Third and fourth Coco Palms Tikis
36"

Love them both.

Real nice.
Good color.
Some body's going to be pleased with them.

Thanks Hilda, thanks Will!

Here's CCP #5
32" coconut palm

Here's one out of Monkeypod, 27"

And here's both together!

So so awesome, very sharp and clean, I LOVE them. Great pics too.

Beautiful work, just wondering is coconut palm heavy?

Nice work on both but really like the coconut palm.

Thanks Clarita, Hilda, and Amate! Hilda, this coco palm IS heavy! The one pictured is just 32" tall, yet weighs 88 lbs! I expect it to dry out some, but it doesn't seem to fully dry like the Mexican fan palm in CA that I used to use. Maybe it would if we had your cracker dry humidity levels. :wink:

Way kool

nice work as always brother... :)

I bet you've got people lined up around the block waiting on a real "cocopalms tiki"...

Thanks, Jeff, but there's no 'blocks' here. :wink: I do have a few orders, though.

here's CCP#6

Bill,

Your work has such a classic look to it, and is so clean...This one has such a great color to it as well...Keep it up!!

Aloha,

Paul

Thanks Paul!

Here's Coco Palms Tiki #7, 25" tall.

If that Tiki had thumbs, they would both be up

Two thumbs up my man.....

Jon

Thanks Jon!

Here's #8

Still rockin' it 4Wheeler Style :)

Love it.

Cool stuff as always Bill

Kickin ars

Those are looking sooo awesome! Hope to pick one up someday. Really love the designs on #6

you rock! :)

Thank you all for the comments!

I did this Marquesan head out of Monkeypod.:D

:D Newest Coco Palms Tiki, a Tangaroa!

Very nice! I wish I had more room in my place for more tikis.

[ Edited by: MaukaHale 2014-05-02 19:26 ]

Nice.

On 2014-05-02 14:48, 4WDtiki wrote:
:D Newest Coco Palms Tiki, a Tangaroa!

Very nice!

I knew GROG gonna like that one.
Some how Tangs don't
look so much like you.

Still carving. :D
Here's a couple recent ones with me at the edge of the driveway. The Tang is new, not the same one as pictured above.

Awesome bruddah

awesome pieces!

5 Star carves!

Beautiful carvings. Bill you live in paradise.