Post #445566 by Bay Park Buzzy on Tue, Apr 7, 2009 10:10 PM

Yesterday's sunset:

I missed today's.

I started the log prep process for the next big Maori guy. I took the outer layer off with the draw knife and squared it off with the chainsaw before I moved it

I used some logs as rollers, a brick for a fulcrum and as a pivot point, and a tow rope to move it by myself into the back work area.

Once it was in the back, I used the ryobi planer and a disc sander to get it all clean

I had a theory that I could get the log upright all by myself using a 2x6" x 4', my deck, and my carving burro. If it bcame effortful, I wasn't going to push it because I had no other reason to raise it other than to just see if I could. So, with a lot less exertion on my part than anticipated, I got this 7'4" log raised by myself:

I didn't think through getting it down yet...

I also have the drum table finished up with the rope and some exrta layers of paint:

The twisty Maori guy after some shine:


I think it needs one more coat...

On 2009-04-04 11:58, Babalu wrote:

I keep my ammo in that purse! Your other work came out great in last nights glaze firing.

That's what she said!!!! damn that joke never gets old!

Since you mentioned it: Here's some of that work that came out the glaze firing:

The napkin rings

Salt and pepper shakers:

Made to match(two sizes of s&p shakers shown):

Birdman Rock pendant:

A couple sand colored pendants:

On 2009-04-03 19:49, seeksurf wrote:
Mum nice bling!

That's what she said!

Yep! Still funny.

On 2009-04-04 09:50, Benzart wrote:
I Love the wood grain too, Plain old Ficus!

Gotta love that stuff! It got warm over the weekend and all day: pop, pop, pop! as my uncarved pieces cracked away. At least I got two nice pieces so far. Might be able to salvage one or two more.

On 2009-04-04 10:02, The Sperm Whale wrote:
Hi Buzzy-
Those tiki knives look super sweet!! Do you think any of them will ever injure or kill anybody? I'm just curious.
Love,
Spermy

If I don't have enough room for my stuff at the Tonga Hut show this saturday:

On 2009-04-04 10:56, GROG wrote:

We'll see...

On 2009-04-05 12:23, Lake Surfer wrote:
Looks like a super nice piece of wood and you made it proud with the A-1 sanding and sharp carves!

I cannot tell you how much I hate the sanding part. It takes forever to get it like that. Stupid things have to be as close to perfect as I can get them without me turning into Bowana.

Speaking of perfect

Bowana can carve a perfectly smooth tiki, and not use sandpaper.

When Bowana falls in a Mai Tai, Bowana doesn't get wet. The Mai Tai gets Bowana.

Bowana's tiki bar has no doors, only walls that he walks through.

If at first you don't succeed, you're not Bowana

Bowana counted to infinity - twice, and carved one tiki at the same time.

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck into perfect tikis if that woodchuck was Bowana? ...All of it.

Bowana CAN believe it's not butter.

Bowana can divide by zero, and carve a tiki in size zero, and then divide the zero tiki by zero.

Bowana ordered a Big Mac at Burger King, and got a Trader's Vic's Mai Tai mixed by Beachcomber Berry.

Bowana can say "That's what she said!" after no one has spoken and it will still be funny to all who can hear him speak it.

Buzzy Out!