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MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Jade Tile Bottle Tags

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Prikli Pear posted on 01/16/2023

Well done, Mike! That looks great!

Thank you sir!

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Or Got Rum? posted on 01/16/2023

Excellent Mike!

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hang10tiki posted on 01/17/2023

Lookin good mad man

2 tiki thumbs up

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MadDogMike posted on 01/17/2023

Thank you Or Got Rum? and hang10tiki

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MadDogMike posted on 01/19/2023

One more spot on my fence and one more piece of palm wood

Kon Tiki 1 Stripped the bark, used a template to transfer the design to the wood

Kon Tiki 2 Used a hand held trim router to carve it. This last piece of palm was even crappier than the last two, I lost parts of the lip and eyes.

Kon Tiki 3 Again, these masks are viewed from 20 feet away so detail is not important. I decided to try and rebuild the lost areas with wood putty. If it work - great, if not - oh well. I built up the missing areas with the putty and tried to force it down into the existing wood. I also drove some wooden toothpicks through the putty into the wood to see what happens. Now to wait for it to dry

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MadDogMike posted on 01/21/2023

The wood putty didn't quite take the stain as well as the wood and the texture is a little off. As it ages the wood will fade a little and be closer. 4

The finished set. Viewed from here, all the defects (like Philips head screws in the eyes LOL) disappear 5

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Will carve posted on 01/21/2023

Me?, I see perfection. good job.

Will you are more than kind <3

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TIKIGIKI posted on 01/22/2023

A triumph of effect! Who cares about the tiny details? This is stage managing on a large scale! I love it!

[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-01-22 01:30:09 ]

Thank you TG. I'm not a wood carver so details is out of my scope of practice but I was able to pull this off because they just had to be big and bold

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TIKIGIKI posted on 01/22/2023

Well if as you claim you are NOT a "woodcarver", you and your skills will certainly serve more than adequately until one happens to come along.....

[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-01-22 12:39:26 ]

Thanks TIKIGIKI. My biggest asset is a lack of shame LOL. I'm not embarrassed to post something that is not perfect if I think it will encourage or inspire others. I was a frustrated artist for years, I had plenty of creativity but not much skill. My skill level has improved a little with practice but mostly I have gotten better at recognizing what projects I have a chance of pulling off and what kinds of things I should leave alone.

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TIKIGIKI posted on 01/23/2023

It's not "art" unless there's a potential for disaster......

LOL, true

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GROG posted on 01/23/2023

Have I mentioned how much I love MadDoggy?

Awwww, thank you GROG ❤️❤️❤️

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MadDogMike posted on 02/04/2023

I have a couple of Bluetooth speakers for the patio that work great but don't fit the aesthetic, I needed an appropriate enclosure for them. I had considered some sort of bamboo and coconut Victrola but the I saw this picture of an old radio that inspired me
Old Shortwave Radio

I picked up a plain steel lunchbox of the appropriate size from Amazon and has a friend 3D print an assortment of vintage knobs and dials. Then laid out the knobs and made a drilling template
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Drilled holes for screws and knobs
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Drilled holes in the sides and back to let the sound out 5

Assembled the radio the roughed it up a bit with sandpaper and a torch. Sprayed it with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide/vinegar/salt to rust the metal 6

The rusting process worked but I really wanted some crusty rust. A little research and I found a technique called "rust paste" - a mixture of acrylic paint and sand. I like it better.
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Here's a short video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAwjpLjXMVM

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2023-02-04 08:47:48 ]

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TIKIGIKI posted on 02/04/2023

I really enjoy seeing such inventiveness, and your great skill at faking something to look right!

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danlovestikis posted on 02/04/2023

That is so cool. You are a master at deception in an alternate universe than ours. Keep on having fun.

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coldwarspacemonkey posted on 02/05/2023

Great idea!

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MadDogMike posted on 02/05/2023

TIKIGIKI, danlovestikis, and coldwarspacemonkey Thank you so much, that was a fun project. I have been wanting to hide those speakers for a long time

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Or Got Rum? posted on 02/05/2023

Too cool Mike...as an Antique Radio collector...great idea...I have a few project 40's tabletops that would work well with.

OGR You've got the cool REAL radios instead of the fake Amazon lunchbox ones LOL I bet some of those radios have room in the cabinet for a Bluetooth speaker without even removing the radio guts?

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Hamo posted on 02/15/2023

Hey, hey, Mike--your radio is super cool. It would be even better with Fibber McGee and Molly coming out of it. Or Hawaii Calls, if you wanted it to be more "tiki", I guess.

Thank you Hamo. Yes, those would be great choices!

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MadDogMike posted on 02/19/2023

I made a snake in a basket several years back and wanted to re-visit it. Going for a viper this time instead a cobra. Cobra 2

Started with clay wrapped around a rubber hose for the snake, the snake will serve as a straw.
Viper 1

Formed the bowl and the snake.
Viper 2

Did basket weave around the bowl but managed to break off the snake :(
Viper 3

Re-attached the snake. I put a rolled up piece of paper in the "lumen" of the snake to keep the straw open and to help support the snake as it dries. I don't need to retrieve the paper, it will burn out in the kiln Viper 4

Time to clean it up as it slowly dries

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MadDogMike posted on 02/20/2023

I decided it needed a lid. A bit cattiwhampus where the snake pushed it aside.
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The lid has a big flange to keep it from fall.
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TIKIGIKI posted on 02/20/2023

Looks like the last course served to royalty in Alexandria on 30th August 30 B.C.?

[ Edited by TIKIGIKI on 2023-02-19 20:43:46 ]

Cleopatra and the asp? Hmmm... LOL

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TIKIGIKI posted on 02/20/2023

And to think she really only ordered some aspirin....

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swizzle posted on 02/20/2023

Looks like it'll be a bit of a challenge to drink from MDM. You're either going to have to kneel on the floor to reach the 'straw' comfortably or lift up quite a handful but otherwise, nice work.

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MadDogMike posted on 02/20/2023

TIKIGIKI LOL
swizzle Thank you sir. Yeah, I think you're right. Sometimes you have to choose form over function ;)

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2023-02-20 09:57:26 ]

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danlovestikis posted on 02/20/2023

Wow, wow, wow. What a terrific work of art. I can see the work that went into each detail. You are a master of the hand build technique. Love it.

Thank you Wendy <3

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MadDogMike posted on 02/24/2023

Patiently waiting for it to dry before the first firing. But I painted on some underglaze.
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danlovestikis posted on 02/25/2023

Looking forward to the firing day.

Wendy it was ready to fire today but my kiln is partially exposed to this crazy California weather. Maybe tomorrow?

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danlovestikis posted on 02/27/2023

We were in Napa, CA recently and now it's covered in snow. So is Southern, CA. I think you are having this crazy CA weather too. Do what's safe.

Crazy weather for sure!

Yesterday was clear so I fired the kiln, looks like the viper survived. Up next more glaze
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danlovestikis posted on 03/04/2023

You are so wonderful when it comes to hand sculpting. I'm happy he survived and gets to have you do more.

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MadDogMike posted on 03/04/2023

danlovestikis thank you, you are always so sweet and kind <3

Next steps:
Basket is glazed and fired in Butter Toffee, some black added to the snake to make it pop.
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The lid is out of the kiln. Clear glaze on the snake and inside of the basket. (Goes on green, fires clear.
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I am very impatiently waiting for the kiln to cool this morning so I can pull it out. Should be all done!

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danlovestikis posted on 03/05/2023

I always wanted a small kiln so I could do multiple firings on a piece. You make sure yours get that extra attention. PS I like being nice, but you deserve all my nice comments

I really enjoy my little kiln. Once in a while it limits the size of something I want to make but not usually.

OK, here it is
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Phineas approves. He said using the snake instead of a disposable straw helps save sea turtles!
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swizzle posted on 03/05/2023

Looks good Mike.

Thanks Swizz, it was fun! :)

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danlovestikis posted on 03/07/2023

He's a beautiful snake with a pretty home. The most amazing straw ever!

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Hamo posted on 03/08/2023

Yesssssss, another nissssssse piessssssse of sssssssereamic, Mike....

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