Well. Wasn’t expecting to tear up today when I clicked on this video. “I might not be here when you get back, but I’ll still be watching your adventures.” Got me. RIP Leroy.
Quit making apologies about your Art , saying your art is too this and not enough that. It’s yours, what you imagined and created. There is nothing incorrect about it. From your head into being. It’s amazing. Thank you for sharing your creations with us.
Another great video Justin. Anyone that had the opportunity know LeRoy and learn from him is pretty dang special. I'm glad both his and Rolly's work will live on for years to come thanks in large part to people like you, Tiki Diablo and all others that have been influenced by these amazing artists and fantastic men.
We were so lucky to score a couple large Tiki shields from Oceanic Arts in Whittier just a year before they closed their doors (two have been at the entrance to Adventureland for years).
This episode was a real tear jerker, Leroy was such a nice guy. You are getting really good at carving Justin!! Leroy and Rolly inspired me to carve also. The Leroy E. Schmaltz memorial workshop is such a nice thought, he’s looking down on us from heaven happy that he inspired so many people and touched so many lives with his art. 🙏🏼
Gosh darn it, I live a OC transit busride away, I need to go visit your antique nook. The new set up looks so nice! The story you told of your Tiki friend, Leroy, made my eyes all sweaty...what a very dear thing to say to you, may that bless you always, Justin! Great video!!! 👍👍 "It was all Disneyland's fault"
Went to your booth today got a Randomland sticker and pin & a Dopey & Grumpy figure like you I lived across the street from Disneyland saw alot of things go down thanks
The documentation and inspiration you achieve is just epic and amazing!!! And at 10:10 Just so beautiful and make this 57 year old man get sweaty eyes!!! You are wonderful!
GAWT DAMN JUSTIN!!! I LOVE YOUR PASSION AND KNOWLEDGE OF DISNEY AND HOW YOU DOCUMENT IT!!! You’re just an awesome dude that I would love to bump into and talk about Disney. I gotta plan my next trip 😄
well... those are cool carvings! for the tikis on your garden, you can try some logs pedestals to elevate them over the plants! i did that in mine, just laying some red bricks on the dirt and then a log on top, so the log dosn't decompose, and then a huge studio ceramic pot with a face on it, kinda tiki face indeed, and it works perfectly inside a huge canna patch.
I'm looking forward to seeing the thing you're putting together for this year's Midsummer Scream! And those tiki carvings are getting nice dude, I hope to snag one for my tiki bar down the line! I work in Cerritos, I should pop by your shop in the Orange Circle sometime when I get off early instead of going to knotts lol
@JustinScarred thank you for inspiring me. Thanks to you I also discovered who Bob Gurr is and about Oceanic Arts. But the Tikki world is pretty awesome
I would totally buy Mr. Lopsided TiKi for my soon-to-be completed home Tiki Lounge! How much do you need for repairs?! (I *so* regret not purchasing any original art when I visited OA many, many years ago!)
yes!!! stock the store! whenever i can make it down south to the park i always try and stop off at the antique place to look over what goods you have to offer as well as a lot of the other booths in the store!!
I love your tikis. I prefer things that aren’t absolutely perfect (though I happen to think yours are perfect just the way they are) hoping to check out your updated booth when I come to California in November. Enjoyed this video and definitely felt some tears well up when you were talking about Leroy. ❤
Regards to your Antique shop area , I think you might like to visit Clovis, CA , the Old Town area is full of Antique shops , and has an annual antique fair each year.
I went to Disneyland for the first time this year since 1994. My biggest disappointment was that the Adventureland Bazaar is no longer a bazaar. It used to be full of quirky trinkets and bins full of jungle animal toys. I loved it. Now it's full of branded Disney merch. 😞
Justin You're doing it right. Why does your wood carving look uneven with the stain? Simply put, you're applying stain to the top of the grain, which will be lighter, and adding stain to the end of the grain, which will be darker. The top of the grain are the sides or facing out. The end grain are the deep cuts which exorb more stain. Would is going to absorb as much stain as it's going to, so you wipe the stain on and few minutes later whipe the stain off. Your inspiring me to carve some tikis.
Justin we have a large tree that fell over in our field. If you don't mind cutting it you can have it all. The tree was about 50+ feet. If you want a picture let me know.
Have you tried using a router on some of your initial carving and then adding detail with a drummel tool? I used both to carve my son's toy box lid. I was able to adjust the depth using the router. Please be careful with the chain saw, they have a very bad bite!
@justinscarred it's best not to use a chainsaw on palm trees. The fiber can gum up the chain and throw it. Look up angle grinder wood carving for some better tools.
What happened to the tiki that greeted people as they entered Adventureland? ....... I passed by Hobbiton back in late '09. It was closed, but didn't look abandoned.
The flicker comes from PWM (Pulse Width Modulation). Constant current is just a way to tightly regulate the current that goes to them. Constant current is a function of the driver, not the LED. PWM is a method for regulating the current by chopping it up very quickly (and at certain frequencies causes flickering). You can get a Adjustable Variable Power Adapter and to my understanding, since that actually reduces the voltage itself, and doesn't modulate, it won't flicker! They cost a bit more than your normal power supplies, but it would be worth it if it solves your issue. Also, sometimes just running the LEDs at full power solves it, as PWM is often introduced when reducing the brightness to use less power.
JUSTIN you gave me a great idea for our backyard up here in Oregon in the valley. Have you ever sold any of your pieces? Your tiki or wood carvings? I would love one! Julia ❤
You need my help I'm a tiki Carver name Tiki Ray El Rey, I also build fish ponds and water falls. I also was taught how to carve by a professional carving who also carved for Disneyland. Those palm tree logs you have our queen palms they are no good for carving you need to use Washington palms are usually the best palmwoods to carve. You need to learn to preserve your creations because putting stain is not going to preserve the tikis carvings if you do it my way they will last forever even outside. I can teach you all that I know about doing TiKis. We have a lot in common I lived in Gardena California and went to Disneyland all the time and Knott's Berry farm and Pacific Ocean Park on the pier and the Pike in Long Beach. There are things about Knott's Berry farm you have never talked about that used to be there a long time ago when I was a kid so maybe you don't know about them like the volcano and The Rock room where they have rocks that glow under three different wavelength of UV light. As a kid we used to go to bahoukas all the time with my parents and I'm heavy into the tiki scene. Of all the tiki bars I've been to across the United States Trader Sam's is my favorite. I am friends with Roy the bartender at Trader I surprised him one day with a tiki I made for him for his Tiki bar at home. Kelly Merrell knows me as the pirate because I always wear my Disneyland Jack Sparrow Disneyland Jersey. I've been a DJ since June 23rd 1984 working at roller King skating rink and in 1995 started working across the street at crocodiles nightclub. If you want to get ahold of me you can leave a message on the answering machine at crocodiles the number is 209 544 1962, like they say on the movie dazed and confused check you later Ray.
