Post #483355 by Bay Park Buzzy on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 12:05 PM

We're getting into good sunset season:

Tiki update:

I started working on the headress. here is some early progress:

And now finished:

All hollowed out in the back:

There's Kiva the good dog back there. She's had a rough week or so. The cancer has now spread to her lungs and one of them doesn't work anymore. She's a little short of breath and doesn'r eat much, but she's still rolling along...

I was just asked if I really carve in my living room. The answer is yes and I do it on the carpet in front of the televison:

Tools, rulers, and trash, all in one neat pile:

that's how I roll...

On 2009-09-09 09:31, TheBigT wrote:
That's a cool dude there. Looks like you didn't forget any of the tricks. :wink:

the big problem area was where I only left myself with about 1.5 inches of depth for the face. I wasted too much log on the headress. I worked through those areas, but they were a little shaky.

On 2009-09-09 16:41, Tiki Lee's wrote:
I don't know how you get 'em so smooth without hours and hours of work. Must be the glory of California wood. The crappy logs from out here just keep "fraying" all the way down to the split-apart centers.

The logs I've been using lately are the best of the best from the old log pile. I lucked out on the last load I got. They definitely are not all like this. I've been running crappy logs to the dumpster for weeks now.

On 2009-09-09 16:44, Tiki Joe's Pop wrote:
WOW~ You're busting that Ku out toot sweet, Buzzy. Looks fantastic!
-Andy

thanks Andy. I'm going to try to do a few more hawaiians in the next few weeks. Unless I get sidtracked on another tangent...

On 2009-09-11 12:46, MooneyTiki wrote:
Buzzy Way Kool carves and Incredable Drums!!! Keep slayin the wood it all looks Sweet!!!, Aloha, Mooney

thanks Mooney! thise drums have been drying just fine and I'll be finishing up the two new ones later this week. take care!

I'm almost out of bad logs.
Buzzy Out!