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Tangaroa carving

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S Sandbartender Grand Member (1 year) The North Coast Joined: Oct 02, 2018 Posts: 282	S Sandbartender Posted posted on 04/17/2019 I had some scrap cedar left over from my shelving project, and now that I can be in the garage for longer than 10 min and still feel my fingers I decided to do a little Rarotongan - Tangaroa the fishermen's god. I did it flat rather than a freestanding statue so I could mount it on the wall of the bar. I went back and forth on the finish but ended up deciding on a shou sugi ban treatment, since cedar takes it so well. Finished off with a couple of coats of semigloss lacquer. He stands about 10" tall.
C cy Tiki Socialite Gresham, Oregon Joined: Mar 10, 2011 Posts: 1666	C cy Posted posted on 04/17/2019 Well done SandBartender!
M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on 04/18/2019 Love it!
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 1995	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on 04/18/2019 That’s excellent!
H hang10tiki Tiki Socialite Las Vegas Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 10482	H hang10tiki Posted posted on 04/18/2019 Way kool
L littlegiles Tiki Socialite Lancaster, SC Joined: Jun 08, 2003 Posts: 841	L littlegiles Posted posted on 04/18/2019 Beautiful! Really like that.
BB Bam Bam Tiki Socialite NEPA Joined: May 13, 2016 Posts: 506	BB Bam Bam Posted posted on 04/18/2019 Love it. very classic.
P Polynesiac Tiki Socialite San Pedro, CA Joined: Jan 29, 2004 Posts: 2099	P Polynesiac Posted posted on 04/21/2019 I like it! I dig how you carved him crossing his leg and....wait....that's not a leg! :) nice carving and treatment!
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11130	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 04/21/2019 Turned out great!
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9373	D danlovestikis Posted posted on 04/30/2019 Perfection. I too love the woodgrain you brought out. Your carving shows your talent. I had no idea. I hope you keep on going, Wendy
D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9373	D danlovestikis Posted posted on 04/30/2019 Perfection. I too love the woodgrain you brought out. Your carving shows your talent. I had no idea. I hope you keep on going, Wendy
S Sandbartender Grand Member (1 year) The North Coast Joined: Oct 02, 2018 Posts: 282	S Sandbartender Posted posted on 06/15/2019 Thanks for the kind words, gang! Sorry for the radio silence on this. It was sort of a "Fire and forget" post, and somehow I haven't seen notifications pop up of new replies. He's currently hanging on the wall of the bar under a big red float lamp with a basket shade, but we've got a HUGE new print coming that may upset the apple cart (it's large enough to take up almost the entire bar back), so some of our other stuff may be getting thrown about in the rearranging. I've got a few new sketches I'm considering carving (when I can find the time) and a neighbor just cut down what LOOKS (at a distance) like a soft maple, so I may stroll on over and offer to take a huge branch or two off their hands for some possible poles in the future.
H Hamo Grand Member (3 years) Colorado (via Iowa) Joined: Aug 22, 2016 Posts: 2080	H Hamo Posted posted on 06/18/2019 You should consider joining the Art Swap.

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