Coronado 10k 2012 trophies

the weekend's work



Coronado Valentine's 10k

 

surf & adventure keychains and necklaces

Brought in new keychains and necklaces to Surf & Adventure today. This will be the last batch of these models- get 'em now for yourself and as the perfect stocking stuffer. I'm going to Grubby Clark these molds and make way for the 2011 crew of awesomeness.

Group photo

Getting ready for my display at the Wicked 10k expo. Finishing up the bigger guys. Just have to oil them and their set... pretty happy with this batch.

Cedar head

Mailbox tiki... finished

After a bit of  hangup (here) I put the mailbox together and got it solid for the Harris family. 

Making a tiki mailbox

Posted this a couple of weeks ago and finally got to carving a few days ago.

First with the chainsaw.

Gotta buy a mailbox.

Grinder work and cut box hole... lots more work to do, but it is on it's way... I think.

Until things fall apart. Still salvageable, but, only as a display. A little bummed about this one, luckily there is a piece of cedar eagerly waiting to become the next letter box.

the Gassett collection

Thanks Anne and Bill!

old tiki, new tikey chains

Carved for my folks, he sits on their back porch and takes a beating in the weather... he's holding up good considering how many years he's been around.

I started using a new (to me) material to pour key chains. They come out looking like jolly rancher candies

tiki mask idea

If I see anything I am remotely interested in I will pull ideas from it and sketch what I think will work. This is the most recent for what I would like to work into a mask.

in my backyard

He hides in the bushes and confuses people. "What is that? The eyes are where?"

Baja tiki

Ordered as a birthday gift, now standing watch over the inside bar at the Baja. This is a beautiful piece of cedar that was great to carve and watch the color come out the more I sanded.

tiki keychains

New material, and I'm happy with the results. I dropped these off with Rob from S&A, so hopefully you'll see them in the shop soon. The display is from a carving that never was quite finished.

new photos, old tikis

I have posted pictures of both of these guys, but I came across this batch of photos and wanted to share them. 

I use to have an electric chainsaw for starter cuts and carving. When taken apart, it was small enough to fit into a carry on bag.  I actually took it with me the one and only time I traveled to Bermuda- I packed it in hopes that I would carve a tiki while there. I arrived, checked in, and eventually found a piece of driftwood on the beach. I used electricity at the hotel maintenance entrance and carved away. The tiki was only a couple of feet tall, so I was able to strap it to my rental moped and drive it to the house of a friend (friend= the father of a friend of my aunt's). He wasn't home so I left it by his front door and believe it is still there today. He told his daughter he would never move it... I'm waiting for some pictures of this.

When I did the tikis above I did not have my chainsaw with me, but, the island where we were staying did have one and they let me borrow it. I made some cuts and left most of the work for chiseling (I did bring those with me). It was nice to sit there and chip away.

Carving a mailbox holder

This has been in the works for a couple of months and I am hoping to be done this week. I made one years ago and have thought of ways to tweak it... always something different to try. 

palm tree tiki on a sandbridge canal

A couple of months ago while paddling back to the Gassett's from Back Bay I saw this guy hanging out above a rip rap bulkhead. It looked like he could have been one of mine but I hadn't worked with any palm trees in years. On closer inspection I saw my emc carved in. It was like finding a lost brother. He had to have been carved mid to late 90's when I had a truck load of this stuff. He has weathered well and still looks good. I want to find out who owns him and track his path...he has only turned up here within the last year.