Post #481898 by Bay Park Buzzy on Mon, Sep 7, 2009 9:58 AM

Some recent fire affected sunsets:

I did my last week at the hotel for the season. Here's the sun setting on another summer:

I pretty much ran out of stuff to sell. I can't even fill up a card table:

I haven't done a Hawaiian tiki in a long, long time. If I don't count the Frankie's chairs, it's been over a year since the last one that I finished. I forgot where the trouble spots were in that time so I'm doing a refresher piece so I can remember all those little tricks that I learned how to do so long ago.
Started with a split log. i want it to be a wall hanger when I'm done:

On 2009-09-02 19:56, seeksurf wrote:
Buzzy you ever slow down.

Only when the temperature goes above 80. So yes, I slowed to a stop all week! It's cooler now. forcast is in the low 70's on the coast so it looks like I'll get some stuff done.

On 2009-09-01 12:55, TheBigT wrote:
Yeah, gittin all fancy with tha pahus now?
Now this is NICE. Killer idea.

Yo BigT! Onwards and upwards! I wanted to make sure the pahus work before I spend too much time on the fancing up part. I've seen the problem areas now and am confident I can work my way around them.
That drum in the picture, I'll call it a "Tambour", is one of my favorites so far. It's survived the drying process with no checking, so it's just about ready for finishing. I can't wait, and i hate the waiting part.

Happy Labor Day!
Buzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2009-09-07 09:59 ]