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Buzzy's work: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
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Sun, Apr 16, 2006 5:17 PM
I was over at my parents house for Easter and I ran across this painting that I did a few years ago. I completely forgot about it. It was for an assignment in a beginning painting class at SDSU. If I properly recall, this would be my first oil painting. I wasn't even aware of tiki and oceanic art at the time. The instructor told us she wanted to observe our technique and pointed to a pile of National Geographics and said that we had to pick our source from them. After she shot down my first 5-6 proposals, she "let" me do this one. The original picture had a row of statues in it and I really wanted to do all of them in a descending perspective, but she told me to just concentrate on one figure and keep the composition simple. I learned in college art classes that if you do your work exactly like the teacher suggests, you will be rewarded with an "A". This was back when I thought a high GPA might help me later on at some point in life. So far it hasn't. Why do they place so much emphasis on it then? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Sun, Apr 16, 2006 5:26 PM
Moving right along with the current project. It should be done tonight or tomorrow... |
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Sun, Apr 16, 2006 6:50 PM
Well Buzzy, You are doing a darned good job., but zi know this carver goes by Gary and he could help you out a lot. He actually taught BigBenzart most all of what HE knows which werent very much. It took some time casue he said thar bzart fella were kind of slo and had a hard time So if this G fella helpewd this Benzart kid, then he can help you, don't chathink?? I'll introduce you guyz later.SOK?? |
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Sun, Apr 16, 2006 7:36 PM
wow slick work ya got there Buzzy! I'm enjoying your style. I also liked that oil of yours, yeah you should go back and shove some tikis into that teachers face. See what she says then. |
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Sun, Apr 16, 2006 8:03 PM
BUzzy, while you are "Computerless" for a couple days, finish your carving. than come over and finish your story we're getting Antsy, wanna see it turn out good. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Apr 19, 2006 12:50 AM
Other than some sanding and a lot more sanding, this one was finished yesterday. [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-04-19 00:54 ] [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-04-19 02:19 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Apr 19, 2006 2:16 AM
After finishing the last piece, I spent the evening fine tuning a couple things that were waiting to be completed before I finish sanded them. These pieces were done before I had purchased a set of gouges and there were a couple details that I couldn't do without the new tools. I left the carvings in limbo until last night, and now they are only a sanding and staining away from being completely done. I usually wait until I get about 3-5 finished pieces before I sand. Then I go on a 2-3 day non-stop frenzy of sanding and staining until all are done. Usually, I would stop right now and start sanding because I have 6 pieces finished. But this time I think I'm going to make three more before I sand them. Right now I have three logs left out of my "old stock." These last three are several months old(5-6? since the tree was cut down) and are so far the driest logs I've used since the first one I ever carved. I really like them about this age. Ideally, I would use them in the 3-5 month range because they cut just a little bit easier. But these three logs are the last that I have that are stripped and ready to go. All my other logs are only about two months old. I figure since these are at least a month away from being ideal, I'll just power through the last three in the next week or so, sand and stain everything in about a week of nights and then it will be serious log prep time for about a week. But for now, I'll just pull my focus back to my next project. Once again, this one starts on a Mexican fan palm, 5'4" tall and 8 1/2" in diameter. I first sketched it out with chalk to get a general sense of where everything should be. I use chalk because it's easy to wipe off quickly and it contrasts with my final lines, which are done in pencil, which will cut down on the confusion when I'm doing my final layout. If the preceding was confusing to you, don't go back and try to reread it, just look at the pictures... Here is the whole body chalked I draw the body after I carve the face fully. This is in case there are any sudden surprises with the log after I cut into it. I don't want to lose the time drawing out the body if the log has a problem and I have to end up throwing it away or scaling back my ambitions. It has never happened to me yet, but when it does, I am going to say, "I'm glad that I didn't waste my time drawing the whole body" and I will not be as mad as I would have if I did. Then it would all be worth it and make perfect sense. |
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Wed, Apr 19, 2006 5:24 AM
Nice step-by-step procedure Buzzy and on top of all that, the Tiki Looks Great. an't wait to see this one unfold. I like your idea about getting a bunch and sanding them all til it's done.. Get the dirty work put off until the last minute and do them all while you are covered with log dandruff. You may be onto something. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Apr 19, 2006 9:33 PM
I bought a couple new tools today: A stubai 1/2" 60 degree tool and a stubai 1/8" deep veiner. These new tools, along with a recently purchased flexcut long handled six piece starter set were what I used for today's work. I managed to get in a few hours of carving before sunset and was happy with the progress so far. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Thu, Apr 20, 2006 12:27 AM
I managed to get in a couple more hours on my current project this evening. |
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Thu, Apr 20, 2006 10:55 AM
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Thu, Apr 20, 2006 7:30 PM
Sunset. This means another day is coming to a close. I'll check back in later tonight; I just wanted to stop by for a second and say "Hey!" to you all. [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-04-20 19:32 ] |
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Thu, Apr 20, 2006 7:47 PM
Franklin is a bad dude, but the Snowman (Monson) is THE man! Nice job Buzzy. You have covered a lot of ground in a very short time. Just be careful, don't push it, and rememeber not to carve tired - that's when really bad stuff can happen (not only to your carving, but to you as well). Respect the saw and it will respect you. Carve safe, Gman |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Thu, Apr 20, 2006 9:04 PM
As promised, I'm taking this time to respond to all who have taken interest enough in my work to contact me. First, I would like to thank who have contributed to the tools thread. I have found this to be most helpful to me in many different ways. If you are a carver and have not checked that thread, I highly recommend it. |
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Fri, Apr 21, 2006 5:03 AM
Buzzy, The chaps I wear are designed to bind the saw and stop the chain from turning. I believe they are made of many layers of Kevlar. Go to www.loghomestore and see what their wrap around chaps are going for - I think they were like 80 bucks? While you are there man, getcha a hardhat with a face screen and ear protection. A hat like that might have protected you from that last attack. Find some steel toed shoes also. It's all very inexpensive gear when you compare it to emergency room bills and plastic surgery..... Good luck. -Gman |
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Fri, Apr 21, 2006 12:17 PM
UFC and Tkis, now I might post here on your thread all the time. I watched Quinton "Rampage" Jackson put the beat down of Liddell so you never know with these guys. So who do you like UFC 60, Gracie or hughes? It will be epic I'm sure. I don't want to answer for Benzart, but A good honing guide makes short work of sharpening. Some would argue to do it by hand (if you know how) will give a better edge. I use a guide. It sounds like your getting a nice edge already. |
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Fri, Apr 21, 2006 3:51 PM
The Story of Tiki #14 or more appropriately titled "Buzzy Fights Back: The Story of How Buzzy is Motivated in His Carving by The UFC.(In this chapter, I try to justify the continuance of the mentioning of the UFC on my thread by rhetorically providing examples of how the UFC and carving are inextricably entwined with one another within my addled brain. I'll show a bunch of pictures too, so if you do not care about the UFC, scroll down until you see a picture of three logs. By this point in the chapter, I will have shifted from fighting to carving. Everyone else, read on! Last Saturday, Heavyweight Tim Sylvia beat Andrei Arlovski for the title. The last time these two met, Sylvia lasted less than a minute. After avenging his previous loss, he immediately called for a rubber match between the two, and then he called out former champion Frank Mir. Had Mir not recently lost to Cruz, he definitely would have faced Sylvia next. After Sylvia ruins Monson(my prediction) hopefully Mir will have beaten anyone, so that Sylvia-Mir 2 becomes a reality. Sylvia's desire to overcome his previous defeats caused me some further reflection on this matter. I think back to other great champions and their motivations. After Light Heavyweight Chuck Liddell beat Randy Couture in their second fight, he immediately called out Rampage Jackson. Rampage is the only fighter to have beaten Liddell and not had him return the favor later on.(on Rampage's website, he said he's signing on with the UFC cause that's where the $ is. $ and Liddell)Liddell wanted to remove the only black mark on his record after avenging his only other losses to Horn and Couture. Welterweight champion Matt Hughes was disappointed recently when George St Pierre beat BJ Penn. He would have rather faced Penn, he said, because he already beat GSP and had nothing to prove. His main concern was beating someone who had previously beaten him. All these champs, the best in the business, want to right their previous mistakes. They draw upon it for motivation and are inspired to better themselves. Going into each loss, I'm sure that they believed fully that they would win. They would have to. At that level you have to think that you are the best, or at least capable of being the best, to ever have a shot at actually being the best. I never heard a champion say before a fight, " I'm actually not ready for tonight and I don't like my chances, but I'm gonna go out there and hopefully get lucky and somehow win." I carved this one in the garage, at night. Here it is I after one layer of removal. The line carved below the eye will show the highest point of the cheek and face. Then I would go back and redo the whole thing deeper This looks good at this point. The planer lines and any other flaws will be taken care of when I sand it. I think I improved this one on this attempt a great deal from my first attempt. I was happy after it was done because it looked so much cleaner and better balanced than my first try. This was my first visible evidence of how much better I had become since then. Just wait until the rubber match to follow(tiki #29). Hint: I win again! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-04-21 16:14 ] [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-04-21 16:22 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Fri, Apr 21, 2006 7:35 PM
Another sunset, another set of pictures...
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Sat, Apr 22, 2006 1:47 PM
I spent another few hours refining it last night. I mainly used a 2" flat chisel and a hand planer to soften the edges. The carving and shaping part is only a few hours away from being finished. I will probably be able to finish it this afternoon. The next step will be to place ornamental designs all over the chest, chin, and crown. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 1:08 PM
Finally finished this guy. I'm going to wait until after sanding(and more research)to add the fine details. |
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 1:37 PM
Buzzy...you are a carver on steroids...i dont know how you do so many, but it sure is fun to see all the styles you are coming up with. Wish I had your energy. Keep it up, were watching. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 2:45 PM
In progress, using a 60 degree gouge and a 2" wide flat chisel |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 6:35 PM
I am taking a break right now to watch UFC Unleashed. It features several old matches with Royce Gracie. Watching these fights, I cannot help but think how bad Matt Hughes is going to whip him next month. I kind of feel sorry for him. He should have pulled a Jim Brown and retired on top. After I watch him struggle to beat Kimo, I will get back to this... |
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 7:34 PM
Buzzy, I think you need medical attention, you have something wrong, you're stuck in tiki High gear and can't get out. Happened to me once and I nearly died before they pried the chainsaw out of my hands. Seriously, you are creating some awesome tikis and I Don't think you should slow down. Hang on and Let 'er rip. |
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 7:41 PM
Your making the rest of us look bad. Are you carving in your sleep too? Amazing work and your thread is fun to read. |
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Mon, Apr 24, 2006 10:19 PM
I agree you are a very interesting man and your work is nice and it is fun to watch the transition. Keep it up. I know I want to check out your work every time you post them here. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Apr 25, 2006 12:09 PM
Here is last night's progress. This is a lot of repetitive work, but it's starting to get where it needs to be... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Apr 25, 2006 5:25 PM
I stopped working on the crown until the body is done. I do not want the top to be any more delicate than it already is. I just rough cut the chest, chin, mouth, and feet with a chainsaw. Everything else needs to be done by hand. It's slower, but a mistake would be too costly at this point.More later, as usual... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Apr 25, 2006 7:51 PM
Here are my new sunset tiki progress photos: |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 1:31 AM
It finally happened. After three days of seemingly non stop carving, I crashed and burned. I was carving earlier today and completely ran out of gas. When I felt like I was going to fall asleep with a mallet and chisel in my hand, I knew I had to take a break and rest. I slept for for several hours straight for the first time in days. That messed up my already messed up sleep schedule. At least I have something to do tonight... the one I'm working on is on the left [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-04-27 01:33 ] |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 7:08 AM
Ahm!!...we would like you to sleep well dear. But keep us posted no matter what. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 10:52 AM
Worked all night...Here's where I left it |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 11:21 AM
[ Edited by: Lake Surfer 2006-05-02 23:22 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 12:12 PM
more pictures in better light |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 12:59 PM
Lake Surfer: Help me TCers before it's too late! |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 1:34 PM
Hey Buzzy, last time I looked YOU were the Only tiki carver in Your Garage, so you have a Monopoly there. I think I can see where the "Buzzy" name came from and it would seem that you came by it Honestly. Ahh to be young again. I wish I had Half the energy I wasted when I was younger...Keep up the great work, the last 2 you are doing are really Fantastic. don't stop and Don't slow down. You will have plenty time to rest and sleep when you get older. Do it Do it Do it NOW!! |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 6:12 PM
Buzzy, Take a short break and watch Spike TV. Riggs is on the show tonight! I know you need a little UFC fix! Me too! I would give up carving in a minute if I could do it all again, get rid of my injuries/plates/ screws/pins and implant/transplants, and fight in the Pride or UFC. My friend ED fights in Pride. I think he's pushing for a UFC PPV fight. He's been training in Brazil and just came back after having some plates removed from his leg. I need to give him a call....... This last guy you are working on is really cool. I like his look. Nice stuff! -Gman |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 6:22 PM
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 6:24 PM
Buzzy keep on carving it is better than not sleeping all night. And when you don't have any space left let me know I can store a few of your pieces in my yard for you. :wink: :wink: :wink: |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 9:14 PM
Hey, whatever floats your boat. |
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Thu, Apr 27, 2006 9:35 PM
displacement |
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Fri, Apr 28, 2006 4:15 AM
"Hey", I use to be a "Mailman"! You say your looking for a place where you can be the only tiki carver around huh? How about Antartica? Don't think you would have much competition there.... |
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Sun, Apr 30, 2006 1:01 AM
Where are you? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Sun, Apr 30, 2006 11:41 PM
Wow, looks like it was busy around here for a while I went computer down. I've been having problems with my free wireless signal that I borrow from the neighbor the last couple of days. I did a couple of posts on thursday night and they were not able to be transferred to this site and were lost forever. Oh well. It was only a couple hours lost. On Friday, I cleaned out my garage and turned it into the ultimate sanding/staining station. I managed to clear an indoor work space that runs about 7'x12'. Plenty of room. I was going to carve my last chisel ready log before I stained all my stuff, but I was all fired up on my workstation and jumped right into sanding them all. So far I have completed 4 of the 8 that need to be finished. The light in the garage is poor for pictures so I'll get some first thing in the morning. Now on a more personal note... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, May 1, 2006 12:03 AM
I tapered all the rectangles into trapezoids on my latest. All 157 of them. It pretty much took all day. I kept asking myself if doing all these extra embellishments were worth it while I was working on it. I didn't have an answer for myself until I was done. After I walked away from it and came back and looked at it for the first time, I decided it was worth all the extra work. It is now awaiting sanding. Here are pictures I took right before finishing the carving part of this one: |
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Mon, May 1, 2006 1:15 AM
I need to catch up with my saga, so here is the story of Tiki #15, started in Jan 06. It was a single comment. On a thread. Somewhere here. If I would have missed it, who knows how my development would have been altered. I just heard the right thing at the right time. I do not remember who said it to whom, but the gist of it was my motivation for the next several pieces of work. Someone mentioned to someone, which I just happened upon and read at complete random, that his work was cool because he did whole bodies, and no one did whole bodies anymore, only faces. I didn't bother to try to validate his claims, it really didn't matter if it was true or not. What did matter was that it planted the seed in my head to work on full bodies to see if I could do them. I had done only 3-4 whole bodies at this point and none were complex at all. I was still trapped in only carving on the front half of the log or making those bodies that are less than anatomically realistic and more of a representational depiction of a body. In other words, I felt like I needed to step up my body work a little bit.
[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-05-01 13:56 ] [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-05-01 14:01 ] |
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Mon, May 1, 2006 4:56 AM
More excellent workm from Buzzy, I really Love your Attitude and committment to your carvings, Unbeatable. Just keep up the great work and don't stop the narrations. Thanx. |
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Mon, May 1, 2006 12:23 PM
I'm going to post these just a couple at a time because my wireless is still on again off again: |
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