Post #622455 by Bay Park Buzzy on Wed, Jan 25, 2012 8:51 PM

I caught a nice sunrise a couple of days ago:

Back at the shop, I finished the new worktable

Now I have to work on the walls:

so far, It's been working out well in there.

And, I still have this side to grow into:

In tiki making news, I put some finish on these guys:

I'm also learning some power new tools that I just got, as well as some wood I've never worked with, so I knocked out a quick marq test piece:

It's got a few problems. I can really tell that I freehanded the original drawing because the symmetry is way off. It also looks a little blocky and plain.

So, for my second attempt, I did a better initial layout and outlined the piece a little differently:

I also got rid of some details that didn;t work and stained it darker. A little better, but still off in a lot of ways

It was noticeably better than the first, but it was still a little plain and doesn't make good use of the negative space. I stenciled the second piece and drew out a more elaborate piece with the same original design:

Here's the finished piece:

Much better, but I don't like the mouth. Next practice piece will try to fix that...

All three together:

It was a nice day today. That means the bugs, wind, extreme heat, or cold is on the way!
Buzzy Out!