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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 11:38 AM
Ah, hell. I'm diving in with two feet! [ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2005-06-24 17:44 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2005-06-24 18:23 ] [ Edited by: polynesiac 2005-10-10 15:26 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2005-10-31 13:28 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-02-25 22:44 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-02-25 22:45 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-03-20 15:12 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-04-20 14:03 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-04-24 18:06 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-04-24 18:26 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac 2006-05-03 22:12 ] |
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 12:08 PM
Fantastic Polynesiac! I'm the new owner of a small chainsaw and have wanted to jump into carving for some time now, I just need a little push and some wood to test my skills on! I've always been more of a 2-d artist, but you've got to start somewhere, right? Keep 'em coming! I can see your personality starting to come through! I love the grin on that palm, he looks so happy! |
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 2:51 PM
Great start Polynesiac, looks like your hooked! The palm in question is definitelly a Mexican Fan Palm, i think... A good way to strip the frawns off is a utility blade (razor blade tip). The only way I've been able to get detail from palms, is to use a dremmel. Since the tool is spinning, it burns/ polishes the fibers which kind of solidifies them like below: Good luck and keep carving! |
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tikitony
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 2:56 PM
oh yeah, make sure you dispose of the chips and dust from those green tree poles properly, they can be deadly if swallowed by dogs or kids. I use to use them for lamps too, but I started realizing that I had a horse voice for the next 2 days. I used an angle grinder to carve, so I was breathing the smoke from where the carbon fiber tip burns/cuts away wood. Yeah, bad news, I try to stay away from them now, its too bad they don't sell them untreated, 'cause I don't know anywhere else to get round pieces like that.? |
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Polynesiac
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 3:12 PM
Tikiwahine - thank you for the inspiration and be sure to post your carvings when they come about. I'd love to see them. Tiki Tony - Thank you for the information about the fan palm (and a very cool carving with said wwood)- your idea of using the Dremmel sounds like a great idea. Did you use a special bit for that, or just one of the ones that comes in the set? |
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 5:53 PM
Polynesiac, If you say these are your first, I think you ahve been holding back. Let 'er rip and bring on some more. |
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Chongolio
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 8:08 PM
Aloha and welcome Polynesiac. I like your work. That pole is coming along nicely. However, I think you should look for a less toxic log. Why risk the exposure. I bet if you contact a couple tree services in your area you find one that will hook you up. The logs may not be perfect but thats all part of the charm. |
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Mon, Feb 2, 2004 8:11 PM
Aloha and welcome Polynesiac. I like your work. That pole is coming along nicely. However, I think you should look for a less toxic log. Why risk the exposure. I bet if you contact a couple tree services in your area you find one that will hook you up. The logs may not be perfect but thats all part of the charm. |
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Wed, Feb 4, 2004 12:14 AM
polynesiac, I use the long fat cyllinder shape bit. The one at the bottom of the "U" line up from the picture. The one I use is a little longer than that one, but that gives you a visual. I use the edge of it, like a "v" shape chissel. I also use the "flex shaft" attatchment. mY TiKi sLide sHow: [ Edited by: tikitony on 2004-02-04 00:17 ] |
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Polynesiac
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Wed, Feb 4, 2004 9:32 AM
Thank you for your support everyone - the carvings are coming out nicely (I always have several different projects going at the same time).I'll post as they come about. tikitony - Thank you for the visuals. I have that attachment and I'll head out the door after this post to try it out. By the way, I love the effect in your carving of the repeating tiki. I didn't see that on first look. |
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Wed, Feb 4, 2004 10:23 AM
. Yeah, bad news, I try to stay away from them now, its too bad they don't sell them untreated, 'cause I don't know anywhere else to get round pieces like that.? ---------------------------------------------------------]try Lowes, I have seen eight foot long cedar posts in their gardening section. They are not smooth but rough on the outside and should hold up well outside. I don't know how well it would carve though. |
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Polynesiac
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Thu, Feb 5, 2004 3:53 PM
Here's the new one. He's an irate pirate. This one is made out of the same palm as the previous one - possibly a fan palm (thanks Tikitony). Enjoy and thanks for lookin'. |
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Thu, Feb 5, 2004 3:58 PM
That's cool! You've got the whole symmetry thing down pretty good, which is not always easy for starting carvers. He really does look like a pirate! |
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Benzart
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Sun, Feb 15, 2004 9:52 PM
Polynesiac, That one Cool Pirate. You're really getting the detail down well. |
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Sun, Feb 15, 2004 10:10 PM
nice pirate, like how the patch was done |
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Tikiwahine
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Mon, Feb 16, 2004 12:13 PM
I love it! |
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Basement Kahuna
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Tue, Feb 17, 2004 12:59 AM
Cool stuff...keep it up! |
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Tue, Feb 17, 2004 8:11 AM
I like it,.....the palm bark makes it look like he has a beard too. Pretty cool. |
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Chongolio
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Tue, Feb 17, 2004 8:47 AM
Thats a cool tiki you carved up. "ARRRGH" Is that a knife in his mouth? |
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Polynesiac
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Tue, Feb 17, 2004 11:32 AM
Thank you all for your words of encouragement! It means a lot! |
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Polynesiac
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Tue, Feb 17, 2004 2:42 PM
HOW TO MAKE AN ELECTRIC TIKI TORCH I did some forum searches and found some good information about electric tiki torches (the links appear below), but I thought I'd do a step-by-step (a la Alnshely) so you can see how to do it and maybe try one yourself. Here are some links to other threads that deal with electrifying your tiki torches: Looking for-electric flicker light tiki torches For Chacha... pictures of my electric tiki torches... Please let me know if I missed anything and feel free to ask questions (via post or email) "Hey! Careful, man! There's a beverage!" - The Dude [ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-02-17 14:46 ] [ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-04-12 13:55 ] |
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Polynesiac
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Mon, Mar 8, 2004 12:02 PM
Hi all! |
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Mon, Mar 8, 2004 5:16 PM
That's great. What kind of wood is it? |
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Mon, Mar 8, 2004 8:59 PM
Nice work. It shows a good sense of humor as much as a good eye. |
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Polynesiac
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Mon, Mar 8, 2004 11:40 PM
Flounder - I actually don't remember the type of wood the dowel is. I think it's maple. Real easy to carve. |
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Sun, Mar 14, 2004 7:11 PM
I really like the tiki pirate, nice job! |
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Polynesiac
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Fri, Apr 9, 2004 4:28 PM
Hi everyone. I decided to post one of the carvings I just finished (still needs sealing, though). You've probably seen it before, it's a headhunter:
Carved out of a piece of mexican fan palm. Thanks for looking! |
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The Ragin' Rarotongan
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Fri, Apr 9, 2004 4:56 PM
WOW! very cool, i always did like the cannibal carvings. really nice job. |
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Benzart
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Fri, Apr 9, 2004 8:05 PM
Yes Polynesiac, Lookin' gooder and gooder. I like the fine detail you are getting. I think you need to stop whatever elseyou are doing and start carving more. |
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Fri, Apr 9, 2004 9:03 PM
Chongo- that's Arrrrrrrrrrr!!! Not Arrrrgh. Arrrrrrgh is like "I dropped my keys." Arrrrrrrrrrrr!! is like "I dropped my keys with a candle on in my house and with the gas stove on full blast with no flame!!" Poly-Nesiackkk, Coooooool Pirate Tiki! Maybe the Pirate comes out in you cause you live in Pedro???? Land of the lost Pirates!! Score!! Keep it up!! Are you selling these?? |
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RevBambooBen
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Fri, Apr 9, 2004 9:04 PM
Chongo- that's Arrrrrrrrrrr!!! Not Arrrrgh. Arrrrrrgh is like "I dropped my keys." Arrrrrrrrrrrr!! is like "I dropped my keys with a candle on in my house and with the gas stove on full blast with no flame!!" Poly-Nesiackkk, Coooooool Pirate Tiki! Maybe the Pirate comes out in you cause you live in Pedro???? Land of the lost Pirates!! Score!! Keep it up!! Are you selling these?? |
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Polynesiac
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Sat, Apr 10, 2004 5:31 PM
Hey everyone, thanks for the kind words |
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Sat, Apr 10, 2004 6:19 PM
Dude that's sweet! My favorite of yours to date. How big is it? Looks like it weighs a ton. Original Art by Flounder [ Edited by: FLOUNDERart on 2004-04-10 18:21 ] |
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Sun, Apr 11, 2004 2:08 PM
good lord that pirate rules!!.....arrrrrrh matie! |
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Mon, Apr 12, 2004 1:07 PM
Beautiful. I was hoping that cannibal would be making a come back soon. Is there nothing these new breed of carvers can't do? Don't stop now. I'll be watching for it in it's full sealed glory I have the original of that piece in this abode and I was told it was carved from a palm tree, here it is in case you want to stain it similarly |
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Polynesiac
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Wed, Apr 14, 2004 1:25 PM
Thanks everyone. The headhunter is a little over two feet tall and probably weighs about 80 lbs. It still has a bit of water in it, so I was going to wait a little bit before staining it. Chopped 30ft of fan palm on the way, so more to come... |
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Thu, Apr 15, 2004 8:49 PM
Hey Polynesiac, I have been meaning to tell ya how much I like the cannibal. I think one of my favorites that you have done. Cool "compression" style. |
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Polynesiac
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Thu, Jun 17, 2004 1:30 PM
Hi! Well, I just finished my first foray with photoshop, and I dig the results. Check it out here: I scanned in a sketch and colored it with photoshop. Took WAY TOO LONG for me to complete. I think I'll stick with carving. :) Major props go out to everybody who paints/draws/sketches tikis. PS - I'll be updating this thread with images of some of the things I have in the show. Until then, here's one I forgot I never posted I did a while ago. It's so-so and this picture shows him before stain and all that.
[ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-06-17 13:36 ] |
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Thu, Jun 17, 2004 1:47 PM
Looks like a Slurpy kisser to me. He's Cool though. I really love your tiki party. makes ya want to jumpmin the boat with those guys. |
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Polynesiac
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Tue, Jul 6, 2004 9:59 PM
Ben - We'd love to have ya!
More to come as computer time permits! PS - ignore that ceiling in the first picture. I gotta get some netting to cover those tiles...YUCK!
[ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-07-06 22:09 ] |
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Wed, Jul 7, 2004 12:56 AM
Hey Polynesiac, that's some really cool stuff- Keep it up! |
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Benzart
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Wed, Jul 7, 2004 2:08 PM
Poly-man I Love those Tall redwood tikis, Nice look. I really need to see a good close up of the lamp pull. He really looks interesting. Get that camera finger clickin away. |
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Polynesiac
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Thu, Jul 8, 2004 2:21 PM
Thanks for the comps Sam and Ben. I'll see what I can do with the macro on my digital camera. Because it's automatic everything, it tends to decide what it wants to focus in on...and it's never what YOU want to focus on. |
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Thu, Jul 8, 2004 4:26 PM
What digi cam do you have? Maybe I can Help. |
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Polynesiac
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Thu, Jul 8, 2004 9:58 PM
Here's some more stuff:
Here's a framed redwood mask carving. This guy was fun. Thanks for looking, and more to come!
[ Edited by: Polynesiac on 2004-07-08 21:59 ] |
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Aaron's Akua
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Fri, Jul 30, 2004 1:04 PM
Those redwood tikis don't even look like they started from plain old Home Depot 4x4's! Great work. |
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Aaron's Akua
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Fri, Jul 30, 2004 1:14 PM
I did that last post when I was on the first page...then I checked out the rest. Dude, you're an awesome carver - very nice designs & all quite different. I'm impressed. Also, great step-by-step on the electric tiki torch. It's good to know that I could actually have a tiki torch in the house with a crazy little two-year old running around wreaking havoc & not risk burning the house down. Outstanding! |
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Polynesiac
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Fri, Sep 3, 2004 7:18 PM
Thanks for the kind words everyone...your comments keep me fired up to hit the chisels...thank you very much.
THanks for looking! |