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way cool

Hangtiki-thanks.Here's some progress shots of a piece I started today,there's a fair bit of log remain'n
so this could go anywhere.




Cheers Watango

:)

P

sweet!

Managed to get abit of carv'n in lastnight after work.



Cheers Watango

Lookin Good! Love the texture!

S

Lovin' this one. Can't wait to see it finished.

M

This one looks so authentic and vintage hawaiiana. Thank you for sharing.

Mahalo

McTiki

N

WOW Bro! That is looking awesome. Great depth all over and the symmetry is flawless.

Cant wait to see the finish you come up with...always great to see an update in your thread.

Carve on!

Thanks for the comps guys.Some more pics, just need to tidy him up then burn and stain.


Cheers Watango

C
cy posted on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 1:53 PM

Great looking tiki Watango- I think it's your best yet.

A
amate posted on Fri, Mar 30, 2012 2:51 PM

You're putting out some great stuff. And you always seem to come up with a big finish. Can't wait to see it.

P

Man, you really came back from Hawaii fired up!

Very nice work. Looking forward to seeing it done...

Thqnks guys,glad you dig him.Here he is finished with a coat of vintage teak,not a very good pic as the light in the shed isnt the best
I'll post some more out in the yard once i give him another coat.

Cheers Watango

P

wow...that looks great man.

You always finish 'em up real nice...

C

Great texture and finish, congrats.

Clarita,Jeff-thanks guys.
Heres a better pic of last piece in the yard and early shot of my next peice.


I've got a tiki show com;n up at Outre gallery in Melbourne and have also been invited to be a feature
artist at this years Greazefest in Brisbane which is way kool and should be a hoot of time . I'm try'n to just get as much stuff done
as i can over the next few months.Cheers Watango

M
McTiki posted on Thu, Apr 5, 2012 3:33 PM

That one is totally Rad!

Mahalo

McTiki

P

nice! congrats on the feature artist deal!

now get after it!!!

Wow! Rockin' stuff! Congrats, sounds like you're gonna be BUSY!

Thanks guys.
Heres a few more shots of the latest guy, not sure what to do with the nose yet.


Cheers Watango

HOK

Look'n Great! :)

N

Awesome work Wantango...I really like your style.

Cant wait to see this guy finished.

Carve On!

Freddie,thanks bro,hope all's well.
Nix,cheers man,here's some pics of the last guy, I had to stay pretty basic with the nose as the
timber started to fold on me .




Cheers Watango

On 2012-04-03 09:29, Clarita wrote:
Great texture and finish, congrats.

I agree, the way you get the burned finish is really unique, great stuff!
G

Well done, you are getting into some complex carvings here my friend. There is allot of thought going on there.

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hewey posted on Sat, Apr 21, 2012 5:11 AM

Great work mate

P

very nice.

Awesome

Thanks for the comps guys,much appreciated.
Heres a few pics of a Ku piece I've just started,he's about 3ft.


Also a group mugshot of my pieces which are off to Outre Gallery this week
for the opening of the tiki showcase featur'n yours truly Bosko,Derek yaniger,Lluis fuzzhound and Josh collins.
Should be a hoot.

Cheers Watango

Great work as always!! Congrats on the show ..... and I can tell by the amount of bottle caps in that jug that the carving sessions have been been quite enjoyable!!

Nice grain on the Moai...

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harro posted on Sat, May 5, 2012 6:15 AM

nice groupshot there mate, sounds like a great show at Outre! take some pics for those of us that can't make it to Melbourne.
looks like you've been busy with all those tikis, keep up the good work. cheers.
harro

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amate posted on Sat, May 5, 2012 9:33 AM

That new Ku is looking good!

that's a whole lotta chiseling' going on! Awesome stuff.

Capt'n-Yep i sure do like a beer or two towards the end of a days carv'n,learnt the hard way that its not real wise
to have to many whilst work'n as Ive gone out to the shed a couple of times to find some wacky look'n abstract mess which I'm
sure I probably thought was rad the day before.:)
Atomic mess,Amate,surf'ntiki and Harro-thanks guys.
Been busy get'n ready for friday nights open'n so not much progress on the KU but heres a few pics of where
he's at.



Thought throw this in for Jeff,my trusty 50's Malvern star

cheers Watango

Looks good! What chisel/gouge do you use to get your texture? .... and yea, I've been known to throw back a few brews while carving as well! But after a sliced finger or two, I have learned to drop the chisels after a few and do other tasks .... like sanding! Less harmful to the fingers!

P

nice malv...

and that ku is looking sick bro...you really got inspired in Hawaii! That is top notch...

Sweet

H
hewey posted on Thu, May 10, 2012 6:07 AM

Nice carvings as always mate, and sweet pushie too

B

Definitely SWEET Looking carvings Watango, Keep up the good work.

N

Another great carving in the works. Looking awesome!!

Thanks for the comps guys.
Here's some shots of the finished Ku,the log had a couple of
nasty knots in the back which gave me grief so the head dress is a little
rough in a few spots.





Cheers Watango

M

Beautiful finish on that last one! Loving these newly inspired carves!

Mahalo

McTiki

C
Cljha posted on Tue, May 29, 2012 3:42 AM

Hi Watango,

Even though I'm not a fan of this kind of finish (sorry, just my opinion) you got some real good carving. Congratulations.

Here's a better shot out in the yard.

Cheers Watango

Personalized mug my good buddy Robbie (aka Swizzle) made for me. :) .

Cool! The Ku's finish came out pretty rad!

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