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Carvings from Frog Island Tikis

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Will carve posted on 08/20/2019

That's a long hall for you.
Your stuff sure made Miss Tiki Oasis
look good.

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cy posted on 09/14/2019

Will that's what I told her but she didn't think it was too funny. A lot going on, but I have managed to swing a mallet on a few.
The paddles go quickly, this one sold at the local Art in the Pearl a few weeks ago.



A 42 inch tall piece of cedar.

Getting closer.

Double sided. I'm calling this one "Powder" because that is what it is like to carve in sections. Today I'm heading to the new Munktiki Gallery in Astoria to bring them some completed carvings, looking forward to seeing their new digs. It's part of the Second Saturday Artwalk.

[ Edited by: cy 2019-09-14 08:03 ]

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MadDogMike posted on 09/15/2019

Looks awesome Cy!

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hiltiki posted on 09/15/2019

Looks great.

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hang10tiki posted on 09/16/2019

Dude man from the frog place:

That last page was epic
Hats off to ya sir

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TheBigT posted on 09/17/2019

So much killer work going on!

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hang10tiki posted on 09/29/2019

Dude, you on vacation
or to busy drinking rum to post pictures
of your carvings ???

I know you’ve made it at least
13 pieces since your last post

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cy posted on 09/29/2019

Thanks for the interaction MDM, hil, BT, I'm pleased that there are still die hards that visit this site which really got me into tiki culture. Hang 10 I was on vacation and have been imbibing but still have managed a bit of carving.
A small piece of driftwood from the Oregon coast fashioned into a necklace.

And more work on this pecker of a cedar log.



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hang10tiki posted on 09/30/2019

My man
Love Oregon coast drift wood
I have a piece calling my name
Like that big dude
LotSo detail

Cheers Bruddah

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Sandbartender posted on 09/30/2019

LOVING that cedar log! That's got to smell great while you're slowly freeing the tiki gods from their wooden prison.

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Will carve posted on 09/30/2019

I think that's your first pendant.
Firsts don't happen that often,
any more.
Nice.

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cy posted on 09/30/2019

Thanks Sandbartender, I love the smell of cedar in the morning. Hang 10 and Will, this was my first pendant and am happy I picked up more small pieces as it was fun and I could do it in one sitting rather than taking a month like most of the bigger ones take.

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cy posted on 10/13/2019

I may be obsessed with tiki but it is for the benefit of the tribe.
One more coat of varnish on "Powder" and he is done.


The design started from this large crack that I wanted to avoid yet utilize.

A friend saved this beautiful old growth tight grain fir for me from the wood stove.


I drilled him through the middle so I can add a shade and make him a lamp.
He will have a cute rear end, which is a prerequisite.

More Oregon driftwood, necklace sized carvings.

And a milled piece of cedar that I will work out as I progress.

[ Edited by: cy 2019-10-13 15:26 ]

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hang10tiki posted on 10/13/2019

Dude u on fire
Awesome

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Will carve posted on 10/14/2019

Look who discovered pendance's.
Ya, they do go quicker.
What do you carve them with?

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hiltiki posted on 10/14/2019

Nice page full of great carvings.

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cy posted on 10/14/2019

Thanks guys, Will I used an xacto blade on the first two, and a Dremel first, then a hook knife for the rest. They are tough on my arthritic hands to hold and carve but I am having fun with them. My dream would be to attend one of your Hukilau classes, maybe some day!

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AlohaStation posted on 10/16/2019

Maybe we can pitch the idea of a celebrity guest carver at Hukilau??

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cy posted on 10/16/2019

I love that idea Aloha, make sure they include two first class airline tickets, one for me and one for my chainsaw.

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tikicoma posted on 10/16/2019

Hey Chris, the crack you worked around in your Powder tiki brought up a question I've always wondered about. If you made a cut into a log, essentially creating a crack, wouldn't take the stress off a drying log reducing splits through the carved areas?

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cy posted on 10/17/2019

Hey tikicoma nice to see you are still browsing TC. Many years ago I tried that on a cedar log, but found that it did not help as it continued to crack in the same spot only deeper. I then figured I could put a v shaped wedge into the now very large split, but the wedge split also. I cut the wedge out, making an even larger gap and installed a nice walnut, harder wedge figuring that would do it, but it ended up splitting apart again in an unnatural area outside the wedge which looked terrible. I then doused the tiki with lighter fluid and roasted smores over the fire. As time has gone on I have learned to embrace the cracks as "character" and "patina" and let them go as they will. I have never had a cedar log split in half even after 20 years unpainted in my yard. Crazy Al once told me that cracking is the wood releasing evil spirits.

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tikicoma posted on 10/19/2019

Thanks Chris... I've always wondered. I still check out TC at least once a day I just don't post much.. especially since my laptop died half a year ago, have a new one now but I still haven't gotten to transfer my old files to my new one. Oh! And that Powder tiki is awesome!

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2019-10-18 21:41 ]

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cy posted on 10/23/2019

Thanks tikicoma, a bit of progress on this cedar slab, I think I will add a clock to the sun portion.


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Will carve posted on 10/23/2019

Real cool.
Looks chippy.
I like the clock idea.
Not many useful Tikis
out there.

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cy posted on 10/24/2019

Thanks Will, it has been a chippy, craggy, grainy, dry old piece of cedar but it has been great to carve. I'm happy a have quite a few left, here is what it looks like on the back.

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cy posted on 11/11/2019

Here comes a progress report.
My friend and TC compadre Tikiskip made this shade a couple of years ago and I think I finally built the part that holds it up.


This one is going to be a clock.

Next is to add the parts that tick.


A coat of paint on this cedar log followed by another carving and sanding to smooth out the imperfections.

Autumn colors.

Glass inlays made in my wife's kiln because she never uses it.

[ Edited by: cy 2019-11-10 16:35 ]

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hang10tiki posted on 11/11/2019

Dang
Lots o sweetness over at Frog island

Nice work CYborg

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Will carve posted on 11/11/2019

You're gonna make Skiper proud.
So much functional Tiki.
Very impressive.

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hiltiki posted on 11/11/2019

Love the lamp and everything else, so much detail, great work.

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tikiskip posted on 11/11/2019

Ha! looks great Cy!!

Glad you got it into the right tiki.
Got a half done light have been meaning to send you for years and just never have.

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cy posted on 11/13/2019

Thanks Jon, Will and hil, Skip you best get back to finishing that light, cy can't see in the dark!

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tikiskip posted on 11/13/2019

No, No, I was going to send it to you to finish with your carvings.
The light is for you not me.

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cy posted on 11/29/2019

I love multiple days off as I can work on tiki instead of actually having to make a living.
I was able to put a coat of paint on this one before it started to get too cold here in the Pacific NW.

I had a leftover piece of mahogany from another project that I wanted to use so I enlarged a quick sketch and started carving.

This 42 inch tall log has quite a few soft and unusable sections which adds up to personality.

My small carving chainsaw is finally working again which enables me to undercut the chin section.

This side was harder and less flakey so gets a bit more detail.


I started on the base, otherwise I get burned out on the rest and neglect it.



[ Edited by: cy 2019-11-29 14:37 ]

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Will carve posted on 11/30/2019

Agreed,
More carve time & less work time.

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TheBigT posted on 12/26/2019

Luvin' the lamp!!

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Cutcarefullyplayloud posted on 12/26/2019

That lamp is unreal, i love the square style.

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cy posted on 12/27/2019

Thanks BT, will, and cutcarefully, that beautiful piece of tight grained fir was originally split for the fireplace but was saved by a hero/friend that knew it was too precious to burn. I have been enjoying carving this cedar log lately.

Lots of holes carved into this one, I started on the hollowing out the back.


I'm adding a backlit background to this mahogany carving.

[ Edited by: cy 2019-12-27 15:59 ]

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hang10tiki posted on 12/30/2019

Wow
Those look great sir

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cy posted on 01/05/2020

Thanks Jon! For the first time in the last 40 years I have had two full weeks off and rather than do things that needed to be done I naturally shirked my duties and played with wood.
This is a scrap of basswood. I added a base, marked it up with red and black sharpies, and got to carving.

A 15 minute doodling turned into 16 hours of carving.


Also got a milled slab of cedar under way. I am going to burn it with a torch to exaggerate the grain.

[ Edited by: cy 2020-01-05 15:13 ]

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Will carve posted on 01/06/2020

Time well spent.

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hang10tiki posted on 01/07/2020

Time is on your side

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cy posted on 01/19/2020

Time for a report on progress.
Finished the carving on this simple piece and added some blue marbles for eyes. I am going to add some aged rope somewhere but I haven't figured that out yet so I'll get back to you.

Almost done with this cedar clock.



A stringer of floats for my daughter's 41st birthday.

[ Edited by: cy 2020-01-19 14:05 ]

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swizzle posted on 01/20/2020

More great, unique work cy. The floats are great but i really love that clock, especially the numbers.

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Will carve posted on 01/20/2020

Your view must be further
from your higher level of carving.
That guy in the box has a lot going on.
For a guy in a box.

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tikiskip posted on 01/20/2020

The back lit tiki are so cool.

People who buy those get a twofer a light and a tiki.
Great way to highlight a tiki in your tiki room.

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cy posted on 01/27/2020

Thanks swizzle but take precautions, unique does not equal sales. A great observation Will that has me pondering, and skip I learned from you the importance of light to add texture and mood. I got a few almost completed.
A mahogany stain, dark walnut, orange, and olive green acrylic.
Top figure is owl mixed with Marquesan.

I burned this one and glued rope to top and bottom sections.

I work on a lot of pieces all at once, but seldom finish them at the same time.
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hiltiki posted on 01/27/2020

Love the mustard color guy, also the scenery behind these carvings is so beautiful.

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hang10tiki posted on 02/07/2020

Stellar line up Bruddah

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