Long time no carvings!

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R Robin Member where the road and the sky collide Joined: Jul 01, 2007 Posts: 402	R Robin Posted posted on Thu, Feb 14, 2008 3:06 PM Very beautiful and precise. Take good care of those hands!
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 12:00 AM Man seek, this guy is just nuts! The head dress is incredible! Crazy attention to detail and oh so clean. Love the hands on this guy and the body proportions are precise. Wow... that's a sweet tiki. [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-02-15 00:02 ]
B benella Member Meudon, France Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 1423	B benella Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 12:48 AM Clean Neat masterpiecefully carved headdress you're a killer ! Mahalo, Benjamin.
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 9:30 AM Thanks for lookie and complements tikifreak - i will put him in envelope and send him East. Yes he would look cool in that remodel you have going on. Robin - thanks yes the hands just set below the high outer point when i rotate him. Lake - thanks bro, I'm learning so much with each carve. The nose i think is my biggest mistake i could not get a grove on it. benella - thanks bro, i cant decide how I'm going to do the feet yet?
B benella Member Meudon, France Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 1423	B benella Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 10:41 AM Hey Bro' Each foot have to make a 90° angle with the leg. The center line of the leg is in the same direction of the space that stand between the second and the third toe. This space is the real center of the foot. In anatomy, the first toe stands for 2 normal toes because it is the biggest. If I have some time, I'll send you some pix or a drawn sketch. Tell you that you have left enough wood to carve wonderful feet, so if you can't wait : good luck ! mahalo, Benjamin.
FB Flat Black Member Chicagoland Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 116	FB Flat Black Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 10:58 AM Wow. I just went through this entire thread and I must say you are amazing at this craft. I look forward to keeping up with updates on your new one.
C congatiki Member wisconsin northwoods Joined: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 2541	C congatiki Posted posted on Fri, Feb 15, 2008 6:05 PM Masterpiece on the way, nice work Seeks.
G GMAN Member My Island Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 2999	G GMAN Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 7:16 AM Dayum! Seeks, this guy is the catz azz! I knew you were just playing with us....
M MooneyTiki Member Jensen Beach,fla Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 578	M MooneyTiki Posted posted on Sat, Feb 16, 2008 5:01 PM Aloha seeksurf! WOW!!! What a Great carving you have going there! I am in total Awe! Wicked clean flow and amazing design.Super Cool!!! Aloha your friend, Mooney
K keigs20 Tiki Socialite WA Joined: Jun 02, 2002 Posts: 549	K keigs20 Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 12:26 PM wow insane detail nice!!!!
J JohnnyP Tiki Socialite Attica, MI Joined: Nov 23, 2005 Posts: 1695	J JohnnyP Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 4:41 PM perfect! How many hours do you have into this one? It looks like you have alread spent an incredible amount of time on it.
C CarvenImage Member Tampa, Florida Joined: Feb 17, 2008 Posts: 12	C CarvenImage Posted posted on Sun, Feb 17, 2008 5:47 PM Thanks so much for posting all of these photos and describing all of the trials and errors you have gone through! That head dress on the last one is off glass, brah. Anyone know what kind of tree that is in front of the Yankee Clipper (Ft. Lauderdale/Hukilau)? The huge seed pods look like that guys head dress. I actually have some of those trees growing now from last years Hukilau! Keep up the great work and thanks again for all of your posts. It is great to see how helpful people are around here! I wish I had some hard woods to try out. All I have worked on so far is sabal and royal palms.
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 8:25 AM benella - The feet pic's came thanks. I hope the wood at the base works with me. Flat Black - I also love reading the threads in here. Thanks for stopping buy. congatiki - you the man! masterpiece i don't know about that. G - I'm learning Mooney - Thanks for the WOW dude. Many Hrs and soar palm from that headdress. Keigs - Thanks much local carving bro. Johnny - IM guessing on the hrs maybe 60? Makes it impossible to ever sell one. carvenImage - thanks for the read i love doing that also.
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Mon, Feb 18, 2008 8:32 AM That's one good looking tiki!!!
R Robin Member where the road and the sky collide Joined: Jul 01, 2007 Posts: 402	R Robin Posted posted on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 11:54 AM On 2008-02-15 09:30, seeksurf wrote: Robin - thanks yes the hands just set below the high outer point when i rotate him. Ummmm....I meant your hands....the numbness. Very nice hands on that very nice Tiki though. :)
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 2:58 PM Ya, I figured out what you meant later.I was thinking you where talking about damaging the tikis hands.
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Thu, Feb 21, 2008 4:14 PM Kudos on the headdress. That's awesome!
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Thu, Feb 28, 2008 6:19 AM The new big guy is looking great, love the headdress!
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Feb 28, 2008 8:41 AM WOW Seeks, this guy is REALLY starting to POP! I Really love how you are getting so Much detail in your pieces and this one will be the best so far! I'm Envying whoever is getting this guy.
H harro Member Australia Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 686	H harro Posted posted on Fri, Feb 29, 2008 9:55 AM sheesh theres a lotta time and detail already gone into this beaut... looking awesome - how's it going now?
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Fri, Feb 29, 2008 3:19 PM Tahitiki - Thanks for comp and dropping buy. TheBigT - Thanks, ya the head dress glad its over. Clarita - Lots of comps on headdress thanks. Benzart - Thanks benz, I'm working the detail more on this guy. I left allot more area to work with this time. I have been pleased with him thus far. I will keep my fingers crossed. harro - Yes, crazy amount of time in him. I'm working the face today I'm getting close i think?
M MooneyTiki Member Jensen Beach,fla Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 578	M MooneyTiki Posted posted on Fri, Mar 14, 2008 10:22 AM Aloha seeksurf!!! Had to bump you back ,nice tikis,Aloha, Mooney
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:16 AM Waffle Head is done just sanding him down more and more. Thanks all for checking him out. Thanks Ben for the feet pic's I did OK on the tongue this time.
B benella Member Meudon, France Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 1423	B benella Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:52 AM :o WOW, Seek, did you stole it somewhere ? The head is perfect. The tongue is pretty beautiful. Hat off. Special congratulations for the feet, better than mine ! Mahalo, Benjamin.
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 2:41 AM Unbelievable progress....you sure skipped a few of the intermediate steps. Something tells me you must've been making other cool stuff before you channeled your energy into these guys? You have some pretty accomplished sculptural chops going on there. ..and then there's this one, who looks like he could've stepped straight out of the Bishop Museum: That really is one of the nicest Ku carvings I've yet seen - anywhere. I love the classical style, and the work on the headdress is superbly controlled. I would like to see a little bit more volume and strength in the limbs though, to match the power you've achieved in the head (this is referring to the last two only). I can feel the tension in his legs. What's next? Ever thought of tackling a Marquesan? PS how about changing the "kook" in your sig to "pipeline master"?
H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 3:07 AM Wow, that came out awesome. A gorgeous carve for sure, well done :D
H haikai Member Regensburg / Bavaria / Germany Joined: Nov 09, 2005 Posts: 233	H haikai Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 3:59 AM Amazing! Hat´s off!
H harro Member Australia Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 686	H harro Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 4:15 AM mmmm waffles.... AMAZING job Seek - you've achieved almost perfection already, where can you go from here??
G GMAN Member My Island Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 2999	G GMAN Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:05 AM Holy crap! I told you you were a rock star! That is beyond killer. The tongue is perfect...it is all so perfect. Dude.... -G$
T tikifreak1 Member Northern Virginia Joined: Jun 10, 2007 Posts: 582	T tikifreak1 Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:09 AM Good golly miss Molly!!!! That is the COOLEST of cool!! Great job Seeks!!
C congatiki Member wisconsin northwoods Joined: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 2541	C congatiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:33 AM A real stunner my friend. Ku-dos to you!
M MooneyTiki Member Jensen Beach,fla Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 578	M MooneyTiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 5:56 AM Aloha seeksurf! WOW is right !!!!! I am in total awe my friend and i'm with paipa that it looks like it crawled out of the bishop or right out of a sacret resting place in the hills of Hawaii from an ancient carving!!!!!!!!! Totaly aweasome my friend, Aloha, Mooney
R Robin Member where the road and the sky collide Joined: Jul 01, 2007 Posts: 402	R Robin Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:04 AM Wow! Not much more to be said here. Very fine piece. Staring at that wood is really working for you. Very refined and powerful carving. Congratulations!
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:04 AM Whoa Seeks! This baby is one major player...Damn fine work sir!
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:06 AM Excellent!! enough said.
T tok-tok Member North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Joined: Oct 17, 2007 Posts: 148	T tok-tok Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 6:16 AM No way! I can´t believe it. How did you do this, I mean, how did you do this? I only can assent to what paipo said. And everyone else. Absolutly amazing details. And symmetry. And actually all... Thanks for sharing.
F FreddieBallsomic Tiki Socialite Joined: Aug 08, 2005 Posts: 633	F FreddieBallsomic Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 7:30 AM Wow! That guy turned out Amazing... I love the name. If he was smaller and made of steel, he could be one helluva meat tenderizer.. You should get that registered. Tikiphiles would go nuts..
FB Flat Black Member Chicagoland Joined: Feb 14, 2008 Posts: 116	FB Flat Black Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 9:15 AM On 2008-03-18 06:06, AlohaStation wrote: Excellent!! QFT.
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 11:02 AM Thanks guys i really appreciate the complements. It means allot to me. People at work don't get it they think i should be carving a bear? benella - I spent about 5 days just looking back and forth on the feet pic's Thanks Paipo - Thanks i really appreciate your honesty about the limbs and body. I see it big time. "Something tells me you must've been making other cool stuff before you channeled your energy into these guys?" You are not the first to suggest or hint that I'm hiding some previous talent. The progress you see in the picture you posted that's it. That's all the art work or carvings i have done in the last 24 years. hewey - thanks dude took me crazy amount of time. haikai - thanks much. harro - almost perfection I see allot of imperfection gman - I'm scared to death to stain him! I will PM you will talk when he is dry. tikifreak - thanks much Id love to parade him at your pad. congatiki - thanks for the stunner. MooneyTiki - thanks for the sacret resting place in the hills of Hawaii. Robin - Ya the staring i could have had a college degree by now with all the staring i did. Babalu - thanks for the complement. AlohaStation - you the man thanks tok-tok - I took my time and had a great piece of wood to work with and luck. FeddieBallsomic - Thanks the name took awhile to hit me but it works. Flat Black - thanks.
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 11:32 AM Seek, man... its all been said already... but that is friggen tight. Everything is precise and cut just right. I can tell you are a perfectionist. Don't stress about the stain. Go with what your gut tells you. I know you have a ton of work invested in this, but you learned on your last one. Stain this sucker up! I say go for a Marquesan next too... you've got Kona Style Hawaiian down to a science.
P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:06 PM On 2008-03-18 11:02, seeksurf wrote: Thanks guys i really appreciate the complements. It means allot to me. Paipo - Thanks i really appreciate your honesty about the limbs and body. I see it big time. "Something tells me you must've been making other cool stuff before you channeled your energy into these guys?" You are not the first to suggest or hint that I'm hiding some previous talent. The progress you see in the picture you posted that's it. That's all the art work or carvings i have done in the last 24 years. Wow...absolutely amazing. Your first pieces look like a lot of first tikis I've seen here, but you seem to have squeezed about 3 years worth of improvement into the next 3. How cool for you that you've found your calling (and us, cause we get to watch), and that you decided to carve tikis and not bears! So what are the next 3 gonna look like?!
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:44 PM Smokin! Really, really, really solid there seekswell. The face is chiseled perfect. Is he getting a coat of any sort?
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:45 PM Paipo - The next one is going to be a Lono. Waffle Head was supposed to be a lono, but i made the body to large and ran out of room up top. As far as the ones after that not sure? My tikis are always changing as i move along in them. As far as a Marquesan someday i hope to give it a try. I'm really stuck on the Hawaiians right now. My uncle was raving about NZ he said it was prettier than the Pacific North West on a sunny day.
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:51 PM Hey Seek, I see you've put your robotic Tiki carving skills to work on Waffle Head. Symmetry is a very difficult thing, and you have done a great job with it. I agree with the others that it could be from the Bishop Museum. Leggo my Eggo!
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:55 PM surfintiki - Good to hear from you. Thanks, I'm scared to death of the stain process after Thin Man. Not sure on the stain or top coat yet. Might go safe with something i have done or the #225.
CA crazy al Tiki Socialite CA Joined: Jun 25, 2002 Posts: 1876	CA crazy al Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 12:55 PM Wow...!nice work found here!!
J JohnnyP Tiki Socialite Attica, MI Joined: Nov 23, 2005 Posts: 1695	J JohnnyP Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 1:02 PM Perfection incarnate! You spent a lot of time on this and it shows.
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Tue, Mar 18, 2008 7:16 PM Lake - Thanks, He will be drying out for some time. I hear you thanks for the input. Bowana - thanks for the waffles that are caffeinated and its about time on the caffeine? crazy al - is that the crazy al that i think it is? if so, WOW. JohnnyP - "incarnate" I had to look it up I like thank you JohnnyP.

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