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Buzzy's work: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
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Fri, May 26, 2006 7:46 PM
6:19 Buzzy Posts [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-05-26 19:49 ] |
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Fri, May 26, 2006 10:50 PM
Buzzez baaack!!!!! :drink: |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 5:35 PM
Well now that the holiday is over(UFC 60) and I took a day "off", it's back to work time. Carving is my holiday, let's go celebrate... |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 6:08 PM
In "Buzzy Time" Let's see this beauty allready. Me wantz one. McTiki |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 7:55 PM
Sunset update |
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Sun, May 28, 2006 9:09 PM
Pride Fighting on TV=Breaktime |
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Mon, May 29, 2006 12:58 AM
1AM Update |
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Mon, May 29, 2006 2:37 PM
Buzzy's Carving Camp Stikitiki and children |
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Mon, May 29, 2006 3:22 PM
[ Edited by: Stiki Tiki 2006-05-29 20:09 ] [ Edited by: Stiki Tiki 2006-06-04 12:00 ] |
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Mon, May 29, 2006 8:15 PM
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, May 29, 2006 11:30 PM
Valkyrie-Good job! I saw the pictures. Next step is to get you your own carver's thread so the rest of the world can see your work. The people on here are more than happy to help you out too. You will find people very friendly around here...Next time you guys are over we will post your pictures on your own thread. Then everything just kind of takes off from there...See you soon. Early evening update: |
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Tue, May 30, 2006 2:38 AM
While I was carving tonight, Shipmates came on again. I reminded me of last week and the fact that I forgot to answer a couple of your responses. I'd like to apologize and say that I'm not blowing anyone off, I'm just carving and posting and posting and carving and so on and so on...Anyway, starting in on last week's questions, comments, concerns, etc...Have I been on any cruises lately? Unfortunately, no. I only had the pleasure of the experience once. On the first day out of LA to Cabo, they had a "Mr Sexy Legs" contest. Caught up in the festive atmosphere, I entered the contest at my girlfriend's urging. I went last and did a striptease/chipanddales/kung fu forms/lap dance performance. Half way through my song, I took off my swim trunks to reveal a 1950's high wasted speedo bathing suit with an anchor pattern that I found at a thrift store. I brought them along just in case I felt like looking like a European tourist. Wearing this outfit, I went down the line of lady judges and lap danced each one of them. I figured that Mildred from Montana would get a kick out of getting off the plane from her snowy home and being lapdanced in the tropical sun by a true SanDiego Native two days later. I won the contest and they gave me a medal to hang around my neck. I was wearing it on the elevator later on and some guy came up to me and said, "Aren't you embarrassed by being referred to that speedo guy for the rest of the cruise." I said, "Hell no son! I won! I'm damn proud to be Carnival Cruise line's Mr. Sexy Legs. It's an honor and a privilege." I never went on another cruise because I wanted to retire on top, just like Jim Brown and Michael Jordan before he came back, twice. Anyway, on to the carving stuff before I write the script for the next Love Boat reunion... [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-05-30 02:49 ] |
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Tue, May 30, 2006 5:25 AM
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Tue, May 30, 2006 6:45 AM
The sticker is going to say Mr. sexy legs? hahahaha Buzzy you are making me laugh so hard early in the morning I love it. I think you are starting to get famous and highly sought after now...No matter what happens don't stop posting. I need my Buzzy fix on a regular basis now. You can actually charge a fee if you like I am willing to pay. hahahaha |
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Fri, Jun 2, 2006 11:08 AM
This post had to be changed four times now because things that I say get people all riled up and mad. LET'S MOVE ON. Go to page 15 and look at tikis already. [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-06-03 11:39 ] [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-06-03 12:16 ] [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-06-04 13:04 ] |
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Fri, Jun 2, 2006 7:42 PM
Buzzy, yer the coolest guy I've never met! P.S. I've been around long enough to 'get' your Chuck Muncie comment, LOL. |
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Fri, Jun 2, 2006 11:03 PM
My next tiki is dedicated to all my homies in O'side... Especially those who have been there long enough to remember Harbor Surf Gallery at south jetty! Where's Hill St.? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 12:48 AM
Hard, dry wood. Slow going. |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 12:31 PM
Starting today's work: |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 1:40 PM
Stiki tiki: [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-06-03 23:52 ] |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 3:51 PM
Update: |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 5:02 PM
Buzzy, I'm REally loving watching your tikis grow and it is great to see your carving skills mature so quickly. Keep up the good work (and hide the bad!). |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 6:08 PM
thanks Benzart!I have high expectations for myself and try to reflect that in my product. As far as the bad: they sell cheap, fast, and the money they bring trades for real nice tools to make real nice stuff. Thanks for making such cool stuff too. I'm working my way up towards my Moari phase. Almost ready...stand by me, through the good and bad... Working away: |
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Sat, Jun 3, 2006 11:54 PM
Currently working on tongue/mouth area |
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Sun, Jun 4, 2006 11:36 AM
Happy Sunday! |
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Sun, Jun 4, 2006 2:40 PM
Lifetime score: Kiva the Dog-0, Skunks-13. They used to stay on the other side of the wire fence and spray her in the face, out of reach and unharmed. It took three years for her to leave them alone. I was reminded of this because it is skunk season... |
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Sun, Jun 4, 2006 3:40 PM
I'm computer down for the next couple of days. This is the last time you'll see this before it's done: [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-06-04 15:41 ] |
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Tue, Jun 6, 2006 9:03 PM
Looks like you've inspired yet another carver Buzzy. Looks like she'll be having her own booth at the next oasis. |
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Fri, Jun 9, 2006 10:32 PM
Oh man! So much tiki stuff went on this last week my head will be spinning for days trying to take it all in. In between refurbishing a 15 foot long Huey helocopter movie prop, assembling a pirate ship facade for a high school party, and working at my new job at the tiki store(sold three of mine this week), I managed to finish my latest tiki. It's a little whimsical in design, but was fun to do. Here it is: |
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Sat, Jun 10, 2006 8:14 PM
Tikis 21-23: My first paying gig The timeline of my carving development takes us back a few months to the end of January of 2006. I had twenty tikis under my belt and started to get a lot of praise for my efforts amongst my family and friends. The discussions invariably led to "you should...(and then some advice about ebay, web sites, business cards, flyers, swap meets, and Renaissance fairs to sell my growing pile of stuff.)" After one such discussion with my girlfriend, I told her that I just wanted to carve, and not worry about all that business stuff. Besides, to this point, most of my tikis sucked and I had not even sold one yet(without trying-go figure). We then made the agreement that she could do all the selling and business stuff while I would carve at home by myself and not even answer the phone. Just send me a check if she sells anything, minus her cut. My fear was that I would not have anything to sell in the future because I didn't have any time to carve right now because I was too busy trying to sell my stuff all of the time, instead of just carving. It is a viscious circle that would doom any struggling artist trying to eek out a mere pittance in the grand scheme of things. And really, how much can you make just carving tikis in your backyard in your spare time. The monetary return did not seem worth the trouble.Well, bless her heart, Zaya came through the next day or so. She had some work friends that loved tikis and might want to look at my stuff. She made the arrangments for them to come over the next weekend. they came over and seemed to like my stuff. they were shocked that I had only been doing this for a few months. Then they explained their idea. They wanted four chairs to go around an existing table bar in their kitchen. they had certain height dimensions and a couple of pictures of some stools they saw in a store. The stools in the picture had no backs: a feature they wanted in theirs. The backs present a problem in that you need a large tree to begin with, because at least three extra inches of diameter would be utilized for carving on. this meant that I had to find four logs that had a base of at least 16-17 inches in diameter, and not too much more because the chairs would have to be moved, as they will be used frequently. Now I had to make them. I used Mexican fan palms and the first two cuts were easy. I hate that sawdust hides the lines I need to cut while using the chainsaw. Because I had to be more precise and couldn't afford to lose a log, I put tape as a marker 1/2" below where I would cut. I just cut parallel to the lines. I did the seat cut first, then the initial back cut. GMAN could do this one handed and have a perfect piece fall out with no saw scars. It took me a few careful cuts and a large cracking sound happened that scared me when I pulled the piece out. Luckily, it cracked in an area that would be removed Here are the in progress carving pictures for all three(I had to wait on the forth to make sure it wouldn't crack. I didn't want to spend the time carving something that wouldn't work due to splitting) #23 drawn all three before finishing: Sidebar: What I learned:
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Sat, Jun 10, 2006 11:23 PM
Tiki #24
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Sun, Jun 11, 2006 12:27 AM
Project next: This last week, I got a bunch of pre made bamboo fencing. So it seems my fence fantasy will become a reality soon. Here is a picture of them in the front yard. the railroad ties in this picture will be just outside of the new fence |
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Mon, Jun 12, 2006 10:25 AM
I've been going through and posting pictures of Tiki postage stamps from around the world in the collecting tiki forums. If you are interested in Maori stuff, there are about 25 of them on a NZ stamps thread. Also, some cool tiki stamps under the Niue stamps post |
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Mon, Jun 12, 2006 2:44 PM
I wanted to start a new one yesterday. I took all my tools outside and started to look at the log. RING!!! went the phone. It was my brother. He needs to stay here this week. Crap! My house is a disaster. I ended up cleaning the house all day. I do not want my brother to tell my mom about how I live in a big pile of woodchips and dust. |
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Mon, Jun 12, 2006 2:53 PM
Buzzy, That last guy with the headress going all the way down his back is the schnizz! Keep it up. You are making killer pieces now! I likee! I'll take a room at your mansion when you get it. Count me in. -Gman (the D&%!-guy!) |
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Wed, Jun 14, 2006 11:40 AM
Got to hand it to all you guys out there who hold regular jobs and still do this thing. It's tough. Had a couple of short windows of time to get some work done. Things should go back to normal(no work+no money)soon. For now though, here's an update before I go to work: |
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Wed, Jun 14, 2006 6:05 PM
Buzzy, I really love how you are experimenting with new looks. I am enjoying watching you carve and listening to your stories between carvings. LOVED the Chairs, Man, Very Well Done. You should do more sets.. |
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Thu, Jun 15, 2006 1:34 PM
Just when I caught my second wind and was ready for an extended carving sesion last night, my brother said "I'm going to bed" and ended that. Oh well. At least today I'll have about 10 more hours to work before he goes to bed again. Sidebar: Today the tree service called and said that they had a "surprise" for me. I was expecting a cool log or bamboo. This is what they had when I showed up: |
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Thu, Jun 15, 2006 2:12 PM
hi buzzy i love your work keep it up lete me see more. |
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Thu, Jun 15, 2006 4:23 PM
Marcus Thorn is in the house! I feel privileged. International recognition. I reckon that when I first met Aussies, I thought that they were mad all of the time. All of their stories started out, "Me and me mate were pissed and then we..." or "One time when I was pissed, I boxed a roo after me mate ran him over with his Ute." Then I found out that in Austrailian, pissed=drunk. Now I think Aussies are drunk all of the time. Not mad. And they do not drink Foster's, only XXXX. Hi Marcus, pleased to meet you. Are you pissed? Well, back in the States: |
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Fri, Jun 16, 2006 9:48 AM
This wood is hard and slower going than I anticipated. Here's a little more progress: |
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Fri, Jun 16, 2006 7:38 PM
Buzzy...you do great work, I learn just by looking at your carvings...just one question..how do you get those logs so smooth?? what is the easiest way to strip the bark off the palms? Thanks |
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Sat, Jun 17, 2006 1:59 PM
Debarking mexican fan palms:The easiest way IsleConch: Always nice to hear from new tiki friends. Hope this helps:
For the next step: I work from the bottom of the tree towards the top. In this picture, the log is upside down with the bottom of the tree on the top. I'll start from the top and run the planer downhill.When you try this, it will be obvious which direction to go. The right way will leave a smooth plane and the wrong way leaves a mess of rough fiber on the plane and clogs the machine almost immediately [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2007-07-15 14:40 ] [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2007-07-15 14:42 ] |
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Sat, Jun 17, 2006 2:04 PM
Last night's progress |
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Sat, Jun 17, 2006 2:27 PM
Thanks for the inforamative post Bay Park Buzzy!!! I am getting ready to start my fist mexican fan palm very soon and was wondering how you went about getting the fronds off!!! I hope someday I'll be half as good as you!! |
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Sat, Jun 17, 2006 5:06 PM
[ Edited by: Tiki G. 2006-06-18 19:15 ] |
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Sat, Jun 17, 2006 5:50 PM
Yep, that wizard is the real deal. I don't have one but I know a guy who does. It makes quick work of log prep. -Gman |
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Sat, Jun 17, 2006 7:58 PM
I checked out the Amazing Log Wizard [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2006-06-17 20:10 ] |
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