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Benzart 's, Last, most recent thread
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Thu, Oct 12, 2006 5:06 PM
Jeez, youre a trooper Benz! Great work. |
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congatiki
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Thu, Oct 12, 2006 7:04 PM
Great starts on the carving lessons Ben, everyone is gonna have a wonderful time attempting |
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kingstiedye
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Thu, Oct 12, 2006 7:13 PM
think what you can do now that you can see better! awesome maori lessons and i'm sure that beautiful maple is gonna turn into something amazing. |
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Thu, Oct 12, 2006 9:56 PM
WOW! That curly maple sure is purdy! |
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Moki
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Thu, Oct 12, 2006 10:24 PM
Benz...Those are amazing!! Can't wait to see them in person. Rest that eye :wink: |
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 3:05 AM
Phenominal work. Hang in there, Ben! |
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McTiki
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 3:19 AM
There are no handicaps that hold the master down. Happy Friday! Mahalo McTiki |
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 4:32 AM
Oh Jeeze....when he got he other eye fixed last year, and could only see better outta one eye, he absolutely took off with the crazy detail. Now that the other eye is done he is gonna go nutz. Stand back folks, I feel a major BenZart explosion coming....really, the ground is shaking down here - the ancients must be pleased (or scared he's gonna take over!) All Hail BenZart! That curly-wood is the schnizel! -Gman |
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 6:06 AM
Thanks guys. |
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TravelingJones
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 7:33 AM
Oooooooh Lono curly maple...droooooooooool slurrrrrrrpPp...!!! Flip-flOp-fLipPp... |
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 8:07 AM
Your lesson pieces are looking great all lined up like that.. And that curly maple lono- Wow! What a beautiful finish it will have. You're turning in to a Million-Dollar Tiki carving man!! They can rebuild you... Make you faster.. Stronger.. :) |
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 8:15 AM
You make lazy bastards like GROG look bad. Now where's that remote? |
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Bete
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 3:07 PM
Those are so cool Ben! |
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Benzart
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 4:03 PM
Jonesey Thanks, yeah, curly maple lonowill be beautiful if I don't Mess it up. |
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 4:22 PM
Hey Ben, got the lil' Tang today. Photography doesn't do it the least bit of justice (but, I knew that). What a beautiful piece of work. I'm amazed and delighted. You are THE Master Carver. Thank you. [ Edited by: foamy 2006-10-13 16:23 ] |
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GMAN
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Fri, Oct 13, 2006 4:22 PM
Wow! Far-out man! Glad to have you back Ben! :wink: -Gman |
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Sat, Oct 14, 2006 5:29 AM
Thanks Foamy, glad he got there without being sidetracked |
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Benzart
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Sun, Oct 15, 2006 6:56 PM
Here is one more I did today plus a few extra pic's. I got all set up to shoot the whole session but the batttery died. I have to charge the battery so seldom(several hundred pic's) that it sneeks up on me! |
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Mon, Oct 16, 2006 5:51 AM
Oh Man, all of those pieces are so cool Ben! |
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Mon, Oct 16, 2006 10:32 AM
You better lock up that little shoebox. That looks like a box of treasure. Are all of those blades USED? Damn!!! My fingers hurt from looking at them - I can't imagine how yours feel!! |
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Mon, Oct 16, 2006 12:46 PM
Thanks Bete |
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Benzart
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Mon, Oct 16, 2006 4:42 PM
Heres the one I did today |
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Mon, Oct 16, 2006 7:15 PM
Excellent !!! it looks like you carved them out of butter. yummy. |
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Benzart
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Tue, Oct 17, 2006 12:09 PM
Thanks IsleConch, the bass wood is just about like carving butter, you'll see! Mailman came today with More Treasures from Down Under. Tama the Terrible, is really ruining the terror image. Thanks BIG Time for the GreenStone. A treasure trove for sure that will be treasured for everrr. How many times can I say thanks? |
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Tue, Oct 17, 2006 1:24 PM
My pleasure. Just be sure to show us the results!! So I need to be more terrible do I..? heehee |
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McTiki
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Tue, Oct 17, 2006 1:26 PM
Awesome carves there Sir. Is Basswood softer than White Pine? If so, I need to get a spotlight my cordless saw and a trailer! :) Mahalo McTiki |
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Tue, Oct 17, 2006 2:00 PM
It amazes me how much character you impart into these little guys - they're all so individual. How many left to go now? whispers Tama: We better stop sending him stone now, or we won't see any more of these awesome wood carvings! |
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Benzart
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Tue, Oct 17, 2006 7:09 PM
Tama, yes you need to be more terrible,, Reputation, you know, |
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Bete
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Wed, Oct 18, 2006 3:52 PM
Such a cool piece Ben, it looks so awesome! |
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Capt'n Skully
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Wed, Oct 18, 2006 5:09 PM
hey, Hey, HEY NOW!! Enough of the likes of THAT talk.. You can try it, but don't let those kiwi stoners be your pushers. :D (Just goofin' Paipo/T3) |
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Wed, Oct 18, 2006 5:12 PM
lol!! :D :D :D |
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Benzart
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Wed, Oct 18, 2006 5:48 PM
Thanks again Bete :) Capt'n, I Knew I would get a rise out of sombody. Now, you Know I could never give up wood, even if I Tried. I'm addicted and need my daily wood chips to keep going. However, in the near future I may develop a strong craving for wood And Stone and will probably be mixing more of the 2 together. Kingsey, did your heart skip a beat there? Sorry about that..Not. |
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Wed, Oct 18, 2006 6:15 PM
ben, please put me on your stoner list! :D |
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Wed, Oct 18, 2006 6:49 PM
Tama sez: WICKID!!! I WILL be looking! :) |
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 12:10 PM
Finished up # 29 lesson today so I celebrated by Playing a bit. |
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Tiki G.
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 12:12 PM
It's that green stuff! Don't you ever slow down?????? Looks good Ben. Man have you been busy. Now when do you leave for your west coast seminar. Getting close isn't it? |
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 12:17 PM
I wondered how long it would be before you tried to carve a Lono with a head-dress in stone! Looking pretty damn smooth Benz, you sure seem to know what you're doing. You've got the right idea with keeping the piece of stone as whole as possible and suggesting the spaces with relief work - you can't get away with thinning and piercing out stone like you can with wood. What sort of diamond tools did you get in the end? |
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Benzart
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 1:02 PM
Thanx, G, We leave the 25th, next Wednesday. |
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Moki
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 1:03 PM
WOW!! Beautiful.....can you bring it out west for show and tell?? I would love to see it in person. |
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Benzart
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 2:02 PM
Sure Moki, I will bring it along, Thanks. |
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Paipo
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 2:06 PM
I assumed you'd be offering these to those on the regular list as they were done, but if you're starting a new stone list, you can put me on it! I'd love for you to make me something from a beach pebble (I'm not much into jade these days) - let me know if you want some more. |
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 3:46 PM
*It just occured to me that we may very well be witnessing the first Lono EVER carved in jade, EVER...!!! Oooh baby! Please add me to the stone list Benz! No hurry, let the loyal fans ahead... Perhaps a swap for a trad. Hei-tiki? Unless you need the ca$h? In any case, Id be honoured to have an early Benz-stone!! :) |
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Thu, Oct 19, 2006 4:25 PM
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Benzart
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Fri, Oct 20, 2006 5:26 AM
Thanks Paipo and Tama, you guys are on the list |
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Fri, Oct 20, 2006 6:57 AM
Great stuff man! Haven't been into your thread for a wee bit and look at all the tiki goodness Ive miseed! Greenstone Lono looks the goods man! |
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Fri, Oct 20, 2006 7:16 AM
Always a visual pleasure to see what BenZ up to? You got yer 25 half-carves ready for next weekend aaaaand you might wanna slow down a bit big guy...that last chunk you were whittlin' on looked a little GREEN! :lol: Oh yeah, and where's Curly??? Flip-flOp-fLipPp... |
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Bete
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Fri, Oct 20, 2006 8:43 AM
Ben, is that jade? And is it going to have wood inlayed eyes? Looks very nice so far. |
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Fri, Oct 20, 2006 9:18 AM
Cool a stoner list. Ben I want to be first on the new list. teaKEY #1 on the Boner list. :D |
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