Post #548605 by Bay Park Buzzy on Sun, Aug 15, 2010 2:28 PM

Sunset:

If you're coming out here for Tiki Oasis, bring a jacket!

I put some stain on board #4:


It has some finish on it now, but still needs a few more applictaions of it. It's soaking it up like a sponge.

I finally finished this guy:

Board #5 ready for some drawing

This is the other piece of wood from dead center of the log. It's featherlight

On 2010-08-11 18:48, tikigodz wrote:
when do you drop the editorial on burnin' designs?

How about now...

I start by drawing out half a tiki on a master sheet of paper. It's too hard to make a symetrical tiki freehand so I cheat and draw half, and then trace its mirror image
Here's the line drawing of half a tiki face:

I fold the paper in half on the face centerline and use my ghetto light box to trace one side on to the other:

That's a shelf from one of my tiki display cases with a light clamped to my drafting table. It's more comfortable to sit with the glass on my lap to do the tracing. I used to do this step standing up, using the lights and glass doors of my tiki display cases, or during the day, by using my glass sliding door. I found this extra shelf a few days ago and now do the light box work with it.

the final result:

usually I'd go to Offce depot and get a couple copies of it, but it was too late in the evening to do that, but too early to stop working.

So, I used the master for the next step. I usually don;t like to use the master because it's folded and erasered up. It's harder to keep the lines stright with the paper shifting slightly on the fold. the copis are flat and easier to trace perfectly.
I carefully measured the center of the board and taped down the master sketch:

I measure and double measure this step. After it's taped in place, I slip carbon paper under it.

I trace over the design and have this left on the board:

then I burn the lines:

After I burn in all the lines, I add some shading and value to it.
The final result:

I'm going to try and stain it a different color than red this time.

On 2010-08-11 16:34, buzzard wrote:
man you keep comming up with the coolest designs!!!

thanks Bob! Before I invented tiki carving, I invented surfing. Now I'm fusing my two greatest inventions together. It's like discovering chocolate milk all over again!

On 2010-08-11 17:34, Beachbumz wrote:
Braddah Buzz..YOU ROCK man!!!! I'm loving those wood burnt Ku's... Very Cool....

Thanks BB! This woodburning on boards seems to be phase I'm going through...

On 2010-08-11 18:10, tikithomas08 wrote:
those boards are bitchin' buzzy!

too bad they ain't big enough to surf on. Now that'd be BITCHIN'!

On 2010-08-12 18:22, seeksurf wrote:
You the man Buzz loving these boards and now the designs.

thank seeks. drawing tikis is easy. I'll have to get back to some real work real soon and actually carve something.

On 2010-08-13 08:43, Babalu wrote:
It's going to be hard to beat this one :up: :lol:

nearly impossible, I'd say...

On 2010-08-13 08:58, Benzart wrote:
Gimmee a long whip and I'll try!!! :o

That's what she said!

see ya soon, bro!
Andy

you gonna stop by this week? I'd hate to miss you at oasis for a second year in a row.

Anyone else coming out to Oasis want to see how the other half live, just PM me for a special Tiki Oasis House of Buzz tour appointment.
Buzzy Out!