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WC

Thank you Laz.
You know your Japanese carvings, Impressive.
The Namahage comes from the most north island.
He has a job.
He keeps small children & cry babies in check &
the public in general in line, morally.

Moving on.
Here's a pendant going to Oasis.

This is a Moai style muddler.
It was a ballester [I guess] & I carved into
the angle to make the nose pop out.
J

looking sweeeet!
WC

So the Moai muddler is done.
That should make one fly tying dude happy.

Next up a new frond.
H

Your fronds are killers, always.
J

That muddler looks killer! Can't wait to get to muddling with it. :)
T

I love my pendant Will! Wore it with pride at Oasis!! Mahalo!!
L

:tiki: HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MASTER CARVER!!! :drink:

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[ Edited by: laojia 2015-08-25 04:42 ]
WC

Thank you Jérome.
It's true.

Here's my new frond.
L

:D

Very very nice piece!!!
A

I was concerned with the green finish, but you pulled it off nicely. The cloth background helps too. - Happy Birthday!!
C
cy posted on Tue, Aug 25, 2015 7:45 AM

Awesome muddler Will, and you know I love the green treatment on the frond. Happy Birthday pal, keep up the great work!!
J

Happy Birthday Will! I love the frond!
H

Happy Birthday Will, hope you are having a fantastic day. :drink: :drink:
T

Happy Birthday to a great carver, artist and friend....what would I do without you! Glad everyone is chiming in here!
C

Best wishes Will....hopefully many years of inspiring us to carve better.
TT

Beautiful work Will!
WC

Some one gave me the idea to carve table lamps.
The small Mai-Kai kind.
I thought, how many could I possably carve like that?
So I carved this one.

Then I made a fiberglass mold of it.



Then I made these.


We think the shade is
a shade too small.
C
cy posted on Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:14 AM

Sweet, sign me up for one!
H

Me too.
WC

So here's the latest.
A nice, wet, fresh, 8 ft Cypress log.
A treat to carve.
N

WOW!
G
GROG posted on Sun, Oct 4, 2015 9:47 PM

That's so neat looking, but it make GROG worried that it'll crack at the heels the way it's laying.
WC

GROG have that fear be for.
Fear not, it's an allusion.
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=39705&forum=7&start=0
[almost bottom of page]
N

I do have a SET OF flex chisels , i have had them for over a year , they are dull now and i usualy just use all power tools replacing the chisel with sabur tooth bits, but i see that the quality comes from chisels much cleaner , I like chisels when i carved ice but i have gotten away from them when i started carving palm and wood. I am going to look at that and use a little more chisel work , thanks for posting it is a inspiring will carve
TT

That's gonna be gorgeous! I love that he's standing on a barrel. Very cool!
T

ultra cool will. i have to go back to the drawing board every time i see one of your carves!
A

I would love to know more about your fiberglass mold making process. Care to share?
A

Happy Hour at the Mai Kai.
T

u fellas are all right and all, but what happened to the calendar girls?!
A

Way past due for an update!!!
WC

I'm done with this but only have face pics.

Thanks to Christie the door to the Mai-Kai warehouse has opened to me again and
I'm filling the molds right where I left off.
Here's how they go.
C
cy posted on Wed, Oct 28, 2015 10:24 AM

Too cool Will!
T

he finished up nice will, i'm sure the rest of him is just as awesome. pics when u can!
TT

You are truly gifted, my friend!
WC

I haven't been back to take pics in the day light but I have this.


Christie has a Witco chair & a funky wire bottom ottoman.
She wanted to recover it like the chair &
I thought I could go one better.
C
cy posted on Sat, Nov 7, 2015 10:08 AM

That matches perfectly Will, looks original!
G
GROG posted on Sat, Nov 7, 2015 11:13 AM

Yep. Where there's a Will, there's a way.

GROG like.
4

It's not Witco, it's Wilco! :wink:
Great job on that big ol cypress log, too!
S

Great work Will.
A

Still trying to figure out how I ended up with a piece of palm and not that monster log!!??!!
T

awwwesome will!
H

Great job on the Witco, love the fabric. Your tall tiki came out great.
N

Super!
A

Show us your wood!
M

What he said :up: :up:
WC

An old project.
A Marquesan cement casting in the office
of the Mai-Kai next to Bobs picture.

A current project.
It's palm.

A future project.
They're big.
M

Now that's WOOD!!! Can't wait to see what you do with those Will
C
cy posted on Fri, Nov 27, 2015 4:23 PM

An epic picture of an old project Will, that would be framed in my living room if it was my casting.

[ Edited by: cy 2015-11-27 16:25 ]

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