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carvings by Ken Pleasant

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K

thanks for all the great comments. Yep I have been a non smoker for 6 months after fifteen years of smoking. Ben and Vic showed me it could be done thanks......
K

You're not smokin', but your work still is. Wacka wacka wacka. Nice jorb.
GP

The grain is awesome! It reminds me when I have powerwashed too close to the deck and the grain pops up like that. It looks fantasitic How do you do that?
JT

He uses a wire brush. Right Ken? :D heheh
LS

Always a pleasure to see an update from you Ken!

Very nice work!
K

Here is a new one.. been carving alot of the same old stuff.....
P

keigs, you can always lift my day with your work.

Beautifully elemental as always.

Hope you and the missus are beyond happy.

Aloha.
P

Very cool.
K

Thanks Pablus and pjc. Hey Pablus got me a old school early 30s Lyon Healy uke a while back its a blast to play always brings me back to the Hurricane Hukilau days :)
K

Yay!!!!! its been a while but here is the second Munktiki/Ken Pleasant tiki mug this has been in the works since 2010 and will be available soon. With the permission!!! of William Westenhaver my grandfather in law this is my take on a Witco God of fortune tiki, there were many different styles of the fortune god and this is a collaboration of them all. I carved a god of fortune sent it to Miles at Munktiki and he did an amazing job of sculpting and creating the new mug he is a true artist. I am proud to be carrying on carving the tradition and hope to have many more mugs and carving's in the future.
TM

you suck for making more awesome things i cannot afford !!!

I love it- nice work, ken

....but now it's time for you to focus on making more of your "recession tikis " for us poor folk.....

[ Edited by: Tipsy McStagger 2011-06-14 04:28 ]
JT

Nice one Ken!! LIKE
T

Very Clean,, LOve the lines.
S

Beautiful work Ken!
T

Do you know,how much it will cost? Will it be affordable for the mere mortals? I would love to have something in "Witco"-Style some day. It is nearly impossible to find here in Germany. No, it is totally impossible. "Witco" was an american phenomenon which did not swash across the big pond. So it is always a great pleasure for me to see stuff from you.

As Tipsy McStagger said: make some new recession tikis.
K

Thanks for the compliments. Price of the mugs will be $69.00 + $10.00 S/H lower 48 states $27.95 usps priority Flate rate to Canada & Mexico $45.50 priority flate rate world wide.
WP

Way kool mug,might have to try an get me one.
Cheers Watango
P

Wow Kiegs, that mug is a beauty! did you carve it with a chainsaw?? :wink:

Glad to see more work from you!
K

been awhile here is a new 3.5 ft tall moai I carved a few weeks ago with a little paint and rope to add to the flavor.
C

"Pleasanttiki" always makes for a pleasant visit to this thread. Nice to see
you still have time to carve a little. Anything else in the works?
B

Yeah, What Conga said,,, Pleasant sights from Pleasant tiki!
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NIxxon posted on Sat, Nov 5, 2011 3:44 PM

Love the Moai! The color, the rope, perfect.
K

Been a while. thought I would post a picture of the odd mix of items hanging on my shop wall :) Yes that's a giant carved Witco style pocket knife and bullet.

B

Very manly, Ken! :)
S

Good times
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cy posted on Sun, Nov 30, 2014 3:10 PM

Always happy to see what you have going Ken, keep updating!
K

Been a long while. Still carving and carrying on the Witco tradition.
WC

That's beautiful.
Great imagination & inspiration.
Thanks.
Will
T

:drink: Well done, Ken. Mahalo'z for posting to TC! :drink:
C
cy posted on Sun, Jul 23, 2017 9:11 AM

Excellent Ken!
K

Thanks for the compliments.
K

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Classic!
T

Yeah those are cool!
K

Thanks, here is another don't think I have posted a world yet.
H

I love that lamp!!
H

Makes me want to go around those islands in a ship

Kool
K

Finally trying this carving thing full time. Been at it since 2002 juggling carving and full time work. Been a while since I posted, here are some new pieces I finished recently. You can find them at http://www.pleasanttiki.com
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Hamo posted on Thu, Jun 13, 2019 7:43 PM

Welcome back! Love those new pieces.

Have you seen MadDogMike's Tiki History calendar for the month of June?
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On 2019-06-13 17:56, keigs20 wrote:
Finally trying this carving thing full time. Been at it since 2002 juggling carving and full time work. Been a while since I posted, here are some new pieces I finished recently. You can find them at http://www.pleasanttiki.com

Quoting so these pics make onto the next page!
These look so great, Ken! And how awesome that you are now carving full time! I’m making that same move soon, it a big scary step!
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cy posted on Sat, Jun 15, 2019 8:31 AM

Great new work Ken, I look forward to meeting you at this years Tiki Kon here in Portland!
K

Thanks for the replies. Good luck on the move to carving full time. Yeah for sure Cy see you there.
H

Great pieces
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Hamo posted on Thu, Jun 27, 2019 8:36 PM

Great feature and interview with Tiki With Ray:

http://www.tikiwithray.com/heather-ken-pleasant-pleasant-tiki-witco/
K

Thanks for the compliments and posting the link to Tiki with Ray

http://www.pleasanttiki.com

[ Edited by: keigs20 2019-08-05 21:56 ]
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Hamo posted on Mon, Aug 26, 2019 11:10 PM

Great couple of recent video interviews with Ray

Talking About Witco And William Westenhaver With Heather And Ken Pleasant
https://youtu.be/Z1PNPKTopXs

Pleasant Tiki - Heather And Ken Pleasant
https://youtu.be/YocRNNgZXAw

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