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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: OzHemi]
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07/20/12 12:11 AM
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Tacohead. The First and Only
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Tacohead. The First and Only
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Back story - I love wood carvings for those who don't know. Have a number of Tikis and animals I've found as I've traveled through various states. My greatest find was always a hand carved penguin but it eluded me. One day I was checking out Cherie Currie's website (she was the lead singer of The Runaways) and saw she'd carved one for a customer as she does chainsaw carvings. I contacted her about it but the cost was out of my range so I kept looking. Sometime later I found one on Ebay carved by the Ozark Woodcarver which I bought immediately. Then a bit later I found a second one of a different style done by him so I bought it too - great work!  Fast forward to someone doing me a big favor by traveling to odd locations and picking up a big car part then sending it to me via bus (maybe this will be a future shipping option for you if you have to send something domestic now that you are familiar with it). This same person seems to have a 40th birthday coming soon...  So as a thank you/b-day gift I contacted the Ozark Woodcarver directly and commissioned him to carve me another penguin. But I thru in the weird twist that somehow it needed to have some red/orange hair somehow and left everything else to him, trusting his skills but not knowing what would be made. What he did instead of just making a pengy and painting some hair was to actually research the various species and carve a Rockhopper for the first time. He then added the red/orange touch and sent me pics. I loved what I saw, may have to have him make me one when I can  Happy birthday and thanks!  How nice is it in person? 
Ride eternal, shiny and chrome
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: DirectSubjection]
#409744
07/20/12 12:16 AM
07/20/12 12:16 AM
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Garden Grove, CA
OzHemi
Penguin-hating Ginger
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Penguin-hating Ginger
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How nice is it in person?
It smites me at this very moment... 
In other words, very realistic.   
It's very cool, and has a perfect home next to Mr. Tiki. 
Oh, and it is nice he is looking upwards at the ceiling...I don't know if I could have those Smite-eyes staring at me all the time. 
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: Alaskan_TA]
#409745
07/20/12 12:17 AM
07/20/12 12:17 AM
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Garden Grove, CA
OzHemi
Penguin-hating Ginger
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Penguin-hating Ginger
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the Oz-ark
Does he look like a member of the Brady Bunch?
I thought that is what Noah had a boat load of for future PLF Smites. 
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: DirectSubjection]
#409747
07/20/12 12:20 AM
07/20/12 12:20 AM
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Hamtramck, PA
Alaskan_TA
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Fluffy Balladeer
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Fluffy Balladeer
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The only way to properly carve it from a log and get the beak proper I think.
Without going out on limb. 
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: DirectSubjection]
#409748
07/20/12 12:20 AM
07/20/12 12:20 AM
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Posts: 104,346
Garden Grove, CA
OzHemi
Penguin-hating Ginger
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Penguin-hating Ginger
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Garden Grove, CA
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Oh, and it is nice he is looking upwards at the ceiling...I don't know if I could have those Smite-eyes staring at me all the time.
The only way to properly carve it from a log and get the beak proper I think.
Yep, made sense when I realize how it would have been done.
And is a cool posture for him....makes it easy to glance that way and not feel those eyes staring through me.. (insert SyFy/Chiller movie of the week here)
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: Alaskan_TA]
#409749
07/20/12 12:21 AM
07/20/12 12:21 AM
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Posts: 104,346
Garden Grove, CA
OzHemi
Penguin-hating Ginger
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Penguin-hating Ginger
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Garden Grove, CA
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The only way to properly carve it from a log and get the beak proper I think.
Without going out on limb.
Knock on wood, it won't come to life and..
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: OzHemi]
#409750
07/20/12 12:23 AM
07/20/12 12:23 AM
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Posts: 104,346
Garden Grove, CA
OzHemi
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Penguin-hating Ginger
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Garden Grove, CA
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(please note SmiteOz in the back ground keeping watch.. )
Speaking of staring eyes....looking at me any time I am watching the screen..
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Re: The evil maw of death in a box...........
[Re: OzHemi]
#409753
07/20/12 12:43 AM
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Tacohead. The First and Only
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Tacohead. The First and Only
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Glad you like it Here's some of his other work: http://ozarkwoodcarver.weebly.com/The two I have from him are the back outer ones in this pic
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