Post #780356 by TheBigT on Sat, Oct 7, 2017 7:12 AM

Hey guys!! Long time no talk. Gonna try to catch my thread up a little bit at a time. I pretty much did nothing the first half of the year, except unpack boxes, buy furniture, and fix stuff around the house.

In July, I started to worry about the upcoming (November) Bamboo on the Bayou in downtown Houston. Uh oh, better start making some stuff!! Not only did I suck at getting stuff done, but I didn't take many pictures either. :(

I came across the cut off ends of a 4x6 or 6x6 piece of timber. I've been wanting to make some nautical stuff for a while and these pieces seemed like the perfect size. I rounded off the top of the largest piece and decided to combine tiki and nautical. I give you - the bouai! (patented, trademarked, etc. by me). :lol:

The next piece was a little smaller. Rounded off the ends sort of egg shaped. Added some tiki flava, and Done! Not entirely happy with the rope. It's what I had laying around. My wife came home with a package of some larger rope so I might try retying this.

Somewhere along there, I noticed a totally cool summer artswap going on with only a few days left to jump in before the deadline. I had a thinner piece of that same timber left. Just was barely able to fit my version of the Stephen Crane birdbowl into it.

Finished! Squeaked in just before the deadline...

In exchange, I got this incredibly awesome ceremonial paddle from TravelingJones, which this picture doesn't do justice to. Thanks again Jonesey!

Edited for spelling...

[ Edited by: TheBigT 2017-10-08 08:06 ]