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G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Sat, Nov 1, 2008 9:40 AM Good stuff. GROG like.
H harro Member Australia Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 686	H harro Posted posted on Sat, Nov 1, 2008 10:23 AM awesome leroy stool! but I really dig the moai on the last page - any more pics??
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 2004	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Sat, Nov 1, 2008 10:29 AM Those legs are great!
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Sat, Nov 1, 2008 11:02 PM Tahitiki, great homage to the Leroy Tiki. The detail work on the back is beautiful, and I love the original idea of the legs also. If you'd like I can PM you an easy way to do the cushion, a few extra steps involved, but it has always worked great for me. Nice work! [ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2008-11-01 23:08 ]
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 4:09 AM Love the Leroy! Man,you Always come back around with the Neatest stuff then evaporate for a few months and come back with MORE, They are ALWAYS Worth the wait so Go if you must but I wish you'd hang around awhile. This guy is great as was the bodied Moai, What else you have on the burners?
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 5:52 AM PERFECT! Perfecto. Love the detail on the back as well. Sometimes it's hard to come up with something good like that, when ya have a masterpiece on the other side!
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 11:04 AM Thanks guys, I'm glad you like it!! Lake, yeah send me that thing, i can always use some help, I have an idea on how to do it, the cushion is already sewed but I'm curious to see what you have. You can also post it here too. Surfintiki, yep it was hard to come up with a design that would be good enough to stand on the back of it. Thanks Ben, more on the burner fo sho, I'm just lazy posting and taking picts. So this is what I have so far: I'm working on a small copy for "training" purpose of Picasso's Marquesan. Just trying to figure out the back side before I make a bigger one. It hasn't been easy so far but I think I'm getting there. Let me know what you think.
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 11:55 AM NICE! Good idea on tiki choice. Looks perfect so far. DONT MESS IT UP! Just kidding. :D
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 7:50 PM The model is looking great so far. Did you find some good quality pics of the original?
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 9:41 PM Hey BigT, this is the only picts I found so far: Thanks to Buzzy and Paipo http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=29317&forum=7&hilite=picasso Thanks for the pressure Surfintiki, I'll try to my best, hopefully after this one I'll have no excuse if I mess the bigger one.
H Howland Tiki Socialite Upstate, SC Joined: Jan 30, 2006 Posts: 751	H Howland Posted posted on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 7:59 AM Great start! Looks like the real deal.
B benella Member Meudon, France Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 1423	B benella Posted posted on Thu, Nov 6, 2008 8:39 AM WOW dude, Very nice pix of a very nice carve. I love it. Benjamin.
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Mon, Dec 29, 2008 10:11 PM Hi, long time no see... I've been working on a Marquesan fly-wisk handle, It's almost done. I used a mini scalpel for some of the details. I just need to finish the sanding and stain it.
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 9:38 PM Here is an update on the Picasso Marquesan. Sanding as I'm waiting for the picts to load.
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 9:59 PM WoW! Perfection! love your work.
C congatiki Member wisconsin northwoods Joined: Jun 01, 2004 Posts: 2541	C congatiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 17, 2009 5:10 AM I was wondering what ever happened to this guy. Very nice.
D Davez_tikiz Member Riverside, CA Joined: Aug 17, 2005 Posts: 333	D Davez_tikiz Posted posted on Tue, Mar 17, 2009 11:11 AM Looks great!
C Clarita Member BA Arg Joined: Sep 26, 2006 Posts: 1301	C Clarita Posted posted on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 11:27 AM Hi Tahitiki I recently discovered your thread, you have a very neat style, it shows the care and the love you put on your work, very nice to watch your progresses, wish you have more time to spend on carving, but anyway, congrats!
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 9:02 PM Hey, seeksurf, congatiki, Davez_tikiz, Clarita maruru for all the good words, I've been doing some more progress so here are the picts:
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Thu, Mar 19, 2009 9:56 PM VERY VERY NICE!!!If you continue to improve the one you risk being accused of stealing from a museum!! :lol: In what kind of wood is it? One more time :very good work! J.
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Sat, Mar 21, 2009 7:59 AM EXCELLENT Carve Tahiki, I am Really Happy to see the Ears on this guy, mostly these guys are left Deaf! The detail is Perfect and precise, Very well done and he's not even Done yet.
K KAHAKA Tiki Socialite San Jose, CA Joined: Mar 03, 2003 Posts: 875	K KAHAKA Posted posted on Sat, Mar 21, 2009 11:27 AM That thing is amazing. Great work as always.
BD big daddy Member houston Joined: Oct 02, 2008 Posts: 325	BD big daddy Posted posted on Sat, Mar 21, 2009 10:20 PM wow! he's really beautiful and your fly whisk is pretty amazing as well. great job. bd
JT jab tiki Member San Diego, CA Joined: Jun 23, 2008 Posts: 123	JT jab tiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 12:24 AM Really Nice stuff, Tahitiki. I dig it. Johnny B.
T tikipaka Tiki Socialite New York Joined: May 31, 2006 Posts: 644	T tikipaka Posted posted on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 1:35 AM Wow, these are really great. I need to check out the carving post more often, there are a lot of great carvers on here.. Such talent on both the large carvings and the small!
V VonTiki Tiki Socialite Ventura, Ca Joined: May 05, 2004 Posts: 214	V VonTiki Posted posted on Wed, Mar 25, 2009 11:22 AM Wow!! I'm just completely blown away!! Awesome carvings man!! I've often thought how i'd like to carve a version of Picasso's tiki, and your's is ... badass! Lots of really nice work! [ Edited by: VonTiki 2009-03-25 11:43 ]
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Sat, Mar 28, 2009 9:45 PM Thanks laojia,Benzart,KAHAKA, big daddy, jab tiki and VonTiki, as usual your comment maters a lot, it's nice to get some feedback, especially when I know how talented you guys are. laojia, yes I've been thinking that it would be a great exercise to start copying some of my favorite museum pieces and I wouldn't mind owning some of these anyway so... it's all good dude. Ok, voila I've cleaned up the little Ku that I've done a while back: Before: After:
B benella Member Meudon, France Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 1423	B benella Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 2:28 AM Hi Tahitiki, this Ku looks perfect with a really small size. I'm sure you stopped breathing a lot especially when you drilled between the body and the headress, it's spectacular. Bravo, Benjamin.
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 12:30 PM I fully agree with Benjamin... Spectacular work! :o
BD big daddy Member houston Joined: Oct 02, 2008 Posts: 325	BD big daddy Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 8:43 PM man o man is he great. i'll join the chorus as well and sing your praise. spectacular. bd
G Grapa-RuHa Member Netherlands Joined: Oct 21, 2008 Posts: 174	G Grapa-RuHa Posted posted on Sun, Mar 29, 2009 10:23 PM WOW, Excelent stuff
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Mon, Mar 30, 2009 4:12 PM Outstanding!
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 8:00 AM Man, What a Clean-up job, you made a great tiki even Better, Incredible piece.
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 8:48 AM Man! Really NICE work there T! Did I miss where you might of mentioned what kind of wood that is on the Ku? Exquisite!
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 1:36 PM Wow, super sweet! Great detail work!
B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Thu, Apr 2, 2009 8:00 PM I agree with the rest, that's one smokin' lil' Tiki! The wood does look a lot like palm, but it's rattan you say? I gotta try some of that. Bowie
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Fri, Apr 3, 2009 8:00 AM benella, yes it was a bit intense to carve, especially the back and the legs. surfintiki, yeah, the wood I used for the small KU is rattan from some leftover furniture I bought. quote--------------- I don't know if any of you have carved some Rattan before but it's just like a miniature palm wood, it has the same qualities and defaults. It's also a very easy wood to carve. You guys should try it. Lake Surfer, big daddy, Grapa-RuHa, seeksurf, Benzart, Bowana, surfintiki and benella, maruru for all the good praises, very appreciated. Soon I'll post some picts of the full the Ku so you guys can see the rattan piece uncarved, and I'll add one of the tools I used to do the clean up to. Haere Maru Tahitiki [ Edited by: Tahitiki 2009-04-03 08:01 ]
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Fri, Apr 3, 2009 7:42 PM Museum quality Mr. Tahitiki. How come we haven't met you at any Nor Cali events? Stop being shy, come on out and play. I'll be in your neck of da woods tomorrow, San Jose State University to be exact. Any recommendations for lunch? [ Edited by: Jungle Trader 2009-04-03 19:45 ]
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Fri, Apr 3, 2009 9:19 PM Hey Jungle, you should try this: http://www.dahukilau.com/sanjose they usually have music on Saturday too, poke, adobo, spam musubi, bbq short ribs and a Mai tai or a Hinano. Have Fun!! Hook me up on the NorCal events anytime.
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on Fri, Apr 3, 2009 9:45 PM Hey thanks Tahitiki. I'll try to make it to Japantown tomorrow. As for NorCali events, there's the official TC San Francisco event coming up in July. Scroll down your "Tiki Events" and you'll find it. Sorry, the url was so long or I'd jus post it.
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 10:11 PM Here is my last one. I picked up a $2 curly maple candle holder at the thrift store... et voila
L laojia Tiki Socialite Metz Lorraine France Joined: Feb 04, 2009 Posts: 952	L laojia Posted posted on Mon, Apr 27, 2009 10:24 PM Good deal, and yet some material for yet nice carve! Post pics when this famous ku has finished...
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 5:49 AM Boy, Another beautiful tiki in the works, that Curly Maple wood is Awesome. I really love his eyes,and eyebrows, you have the Touch! How are you gonna finish him off? Also I see 3 more tikis there?
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 6:09 AM Thanks laojia and Ben, yes, 3 more to go, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the other pieces, maybe some pendants. The wood it really pretty, I might just oil it this time (I was thinking Teac oil). It's a bit tricky to carve because of all the miniature knots, but it sands very nice. It's weird for it kind of smells like a wine cork when sanded.
B benella Member Meudon, France Joined: Sep 27, 2006 Posts: 1423	B benella Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 10:11 AM Hi dude, Amazing what you did with that maple candle holder. I think teak oil is definately the right choice. Bravo ! Benjamin. Message edited to add the word "holder" ! [ Edited by: benella 2009-04-29 00:16 ]
T Tikilizard Member Joined: Aug 19, 2006 Posts: 374	T Tikilizard Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 12:53 PM Dude You have some of the nicest technical carving that I have ever seen! Keep up the great work and happy carving.
S surfintiki Member S. Chatham, MA Joined: Sep 30, 2004 Posts: 1576	S surfintiki Posted posted on Tue, Apr 28, 2009 5:55 PM whoah! That curly maple looks HARD to carve...but sweet looking! How big is that piece?
T Tahitiki Grand Member (1 year) San Jose Joined: Jun 11, 2004 Posts: 324	T Tahitiki Posted posted on Sun, Jul 5, 2009 9:10 PM surfintiki, the little Ku is about 5" tall Thanks Benella and Tikilizard for the kudo's/ So here are some updates, I finished the little Ku, I would like to stain the outside darker to give it more volume. In the meantime I started another Ku that I sketched a while back, made a bunch of mistakes along the way, unfortunately it's not as good as the sketch but I'm still happy with it... got to keep trying. It's about 14", and from the density of the wood I think it might have be Eucalyptus. so the little Ku first: Some progress shots of the bigger one: and then the almost finished tiki (sanding and more sanding...):