i love teak oil!!

Man I had to do a Hundred and four before I got That good. Excellent work!

thanks seeks ,i have looked at your pics alot to help me with mine
and thanks benzart,i have been going to the chops in san diego
that i hear got started after you did a class out here,and now it
sounds like a group is starting in fla
these chops are so cool ,yesterday we had about 14 people with
some of the best carvers on tc,but also clay,plunge router,wax,
rope from vines,hook knife,and everyone is so willing to share
and teach,i would never have gotten into carving if i had not seen
these guys at a chop,
so to all a big thanks!!!!

The full body carving is looking sweet!

Does that mask say "Disguise, Inc" on it? Take a look.

bowana
it does say disguise on the top
does this mean its a long lost bowana original
worth millions?!!!!!!!

On 2008-04-29 18:31, buzzard wrote:
does this mean its a long lost bowana original
worth millions?!!!!!!!

Ha ha! Not quite! It's the mask for our Cryptkeeper costume. It was sculpted by our fabulous mask dept. although I cannot take credit for this one.

I'm glad your Tiki likes it!

Cool Incognito tiki with the great Body and slick Hair. Can't wait till he removes the mask!

well after going to another chop and getting some
more tiki tips,heres some more work done

Bob the sucker came out fantastic. You did
a great job, that face is to die for. NICE WORK!

buzzard im diggin the stain on tiki no.4, and no.5 looks killer dood!

thanks seeks and tt,he is comming out better then i thought
i am going to try to make his feet look like he is hanging 10
will post a pic soon

Man, this guy is looking Better and better all the time. Keep it up and he'll be done before I know it.

Great proportions and the face really stands out. Nice!

thanks benzart and tl

well i'm finally done with the big guy and
i think he came out pretty cool
learned a whole lot on this one,
the monthly chops have been great

will put a second coat of stain,then oil
any suggestions on oil?

Hell yes you should be proud of this guy!
You are on fire, you have one hell of great tiki on your
hands now.

Excellent first tiki Buzzard. I'll tell you what, I am Really getting TIRED of seeing all these First Tikis that look SO FANTASTIC!. I had to Work a LONG time to get Close to pieces that looked this good. I'm Just a bit Jealous thats all. Hope your Second tiki is Better Yet.

thanks seeks and benzart
i guess i need to change the name of my thread,
this was my 5th tiki,and i would not have been able to
do it without the help from tc

more tools more tools

Buzzard, the toes hanging over was a great touch! The stain turned out really nice. What's next for you?

thanks tl
im not sure what to do next
i would like to do an outrigger sometime
we have a chop on the 21st
i'll think of something by then

looks great, i like the color

thanks tikiduddy

been toying with the idea of making one of these
guys into a fountain
got a pump from homy d for $23,and a cool rock bowl for $25
so for $45 this guy is a fountain

he has souch a smile on his face that he looks at
home taking a pee
but i'm kind of a newbe,is this not good to do to your tiki?
what do you think?

[ Edited by: buzzard 2008-06-08 19:54 ]

I don't know, right now I GOTTA GO!

Blasphemy!

Actually, it's pretty funny

Good work!

Quote: "he has souch a smile on his face"

Actually it looks more to me like he's trying to pass a kidney stone :wink: Nice work on the carving!

Aloha Buzzard! That is a very nice Tiki?fountain my friend. Keep it up ,aloha Mooney

Your call on the tiki fountain I don't see any
prob with doing that.

That is Great! I would put that guy in the center of my front yard. His face has that look of when you wait to long after drinking far to many beers. Outstanding.

Love how the stain turned out on this guy!! I love the fountain idea. I don't know if you'll have problems with the wood getting wet - you may need to use a marine varnish.

Check you out Buzzard! These turned out wonderfully!

babalu,thanks for the help with the shotglasses,i would
like to try more

picked up 7 6ft logs from a treecutter but was so excited
i forgot to look closely at the wood and only one log is good
another lesson learned

been carving at the beach and its been really great
bought a wagon to haul my stuff down

new tiki done

Bob, I like that new one a lot!

In pic #3, I can see the lifeguardmobile approaching to write you guys up. :lol:

I forget the guy's name you're carving with, but I'd like to see a beter pic of the one he's working on.

Cool Stuff and Tons of Fun you're having. Hope you get more logs because I think you are on a roll.

Hey........I wanna carve at the beach!

i asked the lifeguards if it was ok and they said no problem
we work on tarps so we can haul the chips to a firepit

4w,his name is johny,the only pic i have is the one in the middle above
it is pretty cool,looks like we have another carver hooked

me and tiki tomas were talking about chopping on the beach
anybody that wants to come play,let me know,will probly be there
sat the 1st

Nice !! Love the look you captured on the face and the mouth !

On 2008-08-24 19:47, buzzard wrote:
me and tiki tomas were talking about chopping on the beach
anybody that wants to come play,let me know,will probly be there
sat the 1st

I'm interested! Post details when you got'em.

thanks seeks,benz,and 4w

will be doing a carv on the beach this sunday
for details see events page

come on down!!!!!

man great work, you are on a roll for sure and your talent is coming out in each one as you go ....keep it up

got a new one done,i think its a hybred moai

after 2 coats cherry stain and 1 coat teak oil
should dull down once oil drys

also started a lono,but the headdress might not be as tall
as a real lono

radd stuff BB! be sure to post a pic of the hybrid moai when the teak is dry

thanks tt
its had a week to dry,but its still shiny,my full body guy was the same way
but he dulled up after a month or so

got some work done on my place in az

put a top on the bar

also made a simple tiki out of a piece of wood my friend gave me
i did not have my chisels so i used a crowbar and hammer

Welcome to Tiki Central man, looks like you moved right in and are having lots of fun already. Tikis are looking Nice too It will be fun to watch how fast you progress into a Super talented tiki carver.

Go man! Good wood chips flyin' over there. LOVE the idea of just carving at the beach...looks awesome.

thanks benzart,it really makes us newbies greatful to here
some kind words from a master,and the seeds you planted in
san diego are growing strong

surfintiki,i'll make room on my beach for you anytime

Looking good BoB-O. Welcome back to SD! The new one's looking sweet.

got my latest head done and have been wanting to burn
one for awhile

here it is burned

with a coat of teak oil

progress on the lono

Yes, Nice work! your stain work turned out nice.

Me really like the Lono you have in work
this guy is a keeper.

thanks seeks,your work has really inspired me to try the big guys
just got a new stash of wood,but with it getting dark a 5 it looks like its
weekends only for awhile,so this wood should last a long time
guess its time to get a hook knife and move indoors

had this piece of wood that i found about 2 yrs
ago that kind of looks like a mug
now that im learning how to carv ,i decided to give it a go
as a tiki mug,i think it is oak,its really hard