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Buzzy's work: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
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12/26/2006
Beautiful.. Nothing beats a left coast sunset. Why does that first pic make me think of atom bomb tests? I hope Santa was good to ya! |
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tikigap
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12/26/2006
Damn nice Buzzy! Nice sunsets, too. Thanks |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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12/27/2006
Thanks tikigap. Here's a sunset for you
Tornhalo: check out tonght's atom bombesque sunset moments: Santa was too kind! Lots of good tools to come... Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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12/27/2006
I made a big mess today: It started with these two ficus pieces I just got from the tree service. They picked out a couple of pieces with twisted and irregular grain patterns for me. Thanks guys. AS was right about it sometimes growing over itself. Here's an example of a hidden dead spot I came across in one part of the first log. It was sealed and full of a soil like compost. It also had a hidden surprise about four inches into it: I also cleaned up the piece of juniper My final results after an afternoon of milling: I feel like carving one of these logs tonight... Sawmill Buzzy Out! |
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hewey
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12/27/2006
nice little guys and nice future tikis :) Now you just gotta bust the tikis outta the logs :) |
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RevBambooBen
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12/27/2006
I see James Brown !!! Keep up the insane work Ringo!! |
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tikigap
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12/27/2006
Aw thanks man! That's really a perfect shot. I can almost smell it. Sweet. Some day I'll show you my view - I can see the Washington Monument (waaaaaay the f*&k off in the distance), but I can see it - about 5 miles away. But never in the sunset. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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12/28/2006
Spent my day down at Jack Murphy Field at Qualcomm Stadium to set up a whale watching party in the ACE Parking parking lot for the Pacific Life/Vons San Diego Holiday Bowl. The highlight of the day was watching all the porta potties skid around the parking lot in the wind, along with all the trashcans. Go Cal!(Are they in it?) Todays last bit o' sun... Buzzy |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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12/31/2006
I managed to get 13 decent pieces of ficus from one of those two stumps I just got. The grain on these is all over the place That night, the moon set over PB I wanted to test one of the pieces, so I started carving this then the sun went down. The next day I sanded it a little Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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12/31/2006
I saw this messed up tiki the other day. My friend and I were talking about why it was so wrong. We came to the conclusion that the maker of the particular tiki oversanded it. That is a problem: too much sanding.
Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/01/2007
Stained: Buzzy Out! |
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hiltiki
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01/01/2007
Buzzy this tiki looks like he has an attitude. Almost like he is saying don't @%&# with me. It looks great. |
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benella
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01/01/2007
The stain give him a nice look. The veins of the wood are beautiful. Benjamin. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/01/2007
I wanted this guy to shine: Last sunset of '06 Buzzy Out! |
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Benzart
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01/02/2007
Lookit that Awesome Ficus Grain going everywhere. Not great to carve but Spectacular to look at. Well Sanded and Not Over sanded. |
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AlohaStation
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01/02/2007
That ficus really finishes nice. The interesting thing about it is that you can't see the grain all that great till you put stain on it. Keep em coming. |
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RevBambooBen
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01/02/2007
Is Ficus from Grmany? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/02/2007
I almost want to answer this question... I was watching the marathon of BarrettJackson yesterday, getting real excited about this year's event, when I started carving another piece of ficus. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/03/2007
I warmed up today by hacking into the corner piece for the perpetual tiki fence project that I'm working on. Then I worked on the Cubey Ku way earlier tonight: Moments ago: It's my first day back to work after vacation, so even though it's late, I'll still stain this guy. Probably only take an hour anyway. Buzzy Out! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2007-01-03 01:00 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/03/2007
AlohaStation: It's like magic, isn't it? I love it when the stain get wiped off and the pattern of the grain emerges. I always give it a "Whoa!" when I see it. This one turned out pretty cool too:
If I cannot sleep tonight, I'm going to contemplate a hand rubbed finish or a shiny brushed on poly finish while I lay there. Right now I'm leaning towards the shiny finish like the last one. I wonder how I'll feel in a sleep deprived state tomorrow... Buzzy Out! |
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01/03/2007
Bay Park, you are becoming quite a Pro with that Hook knife of yours and you have the sanding down Pat too. I'm happy you found this ficus stump to turn into tikis, it's truely magical watching the transformation. It's So Magical, you forgot at least 2 whole dayz of SunSets, been raining out there or sumpthin? |
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01/03/2007
Yeah that ficus looks like nice stuff. I have a ficus in my office about 3 inches 'round at the base. In about 20 years I might get a piece that big at the rate I'm going! Those guys are coming up nicely - the stain and grain are really nice! |
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Surf tiki
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01/03/2007
Like the Cubey Ku but he seems somewhat creepy to me, kinda like something from Killer Clowns from Outer Space. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/03/2007
Here he is all shined up:
Ben: This piece had this BITE to it; I could barely run the blade through it. It seemed to stick no matter which way I tried to cut the grain with the hookknife. I used my smallest flexcut googes as palm gouges because it was too dangerous to try the small knife. It would lock and slip too unpredictably. I used the hook knife to do the finer shaping and detailing towards the end. I also used the dremel instead of the hookknife for the headress lines, because the hookknife just wasn't liking this piece of wood when I tried that too. This stump is great, I have one more that looks even better, and a four foot log of it. Lots of ficus in my future. As for the sunsets, last thing I remember was listening to the afternoon radio during a short break....ZZZZZZZZZ
This piece measures 5"h x 3.25" w x 3.25"d. Just a couple more years to go on yours...
Oh no! You said the c-word! Now Zaya will not sit in the same room as this piece... Buzzy out! |
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Stiki Tiki
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01/04/2007
Nice ficus work there buzzy, I'd like to see ya try some ironwood! Made a few pipes long ago, a real pain to shape but the end result looks awesome.... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/04/2007
Yo Stiki! Some dude from washington came over today to fix my stove. Small World. Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/04/2007
Rain is on the way. Crappy day, but it's good to be outside. Currently working on the corner piece of my fence. I want it to be big, bold and simple. this one is about 6'9" Buzzy Out! |
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Benzart
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01/04/2007
Oh Yeah, that ficus? Remember it was all rooty and Tangled, a Sure fire sign that the grain will be Nasty, Tight, unpredictable and Beautiful! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/05/2007
The sun set behind the clouds... I cannot decide whether I want to sand or carve tonight... Buzzy Out! |
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hewey
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01/05/2007
Those little wood guys are sweet :) grain looks tops |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/05/2007
Thank you, Hewey. Last night I did a little carving... Today: More of the same. Buzzy Out! |
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Stiki Tiki
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01/05/2007
Buzzy yer killing me with the whole kids in line for mugs, almost fell off the chair laughing! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/06/2007
Stiki: Glad you like part of the "Master Plan" Work: Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/06/2007
Little guy done with a very simple design. I kept the shape of the original piece of wood for this one too. That is why it has the slant. It looks more like an elf or a garden gnome than a tiki though. The grain should come out pretty good when I stain it. That will save it. No one will even notice the dumb carving, just the cool wood. To Stain I go: Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/06/2007
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01/06/2007
Wow Buzzy, the grain on the ficus is just incredible. I love what you're doing with them. I really like the squat guy, it looks like you had a good plan for which side of the grain to put on the front and it worked out perfect. When you work with the palm gouges, how are you holding the piece? Do you use your normal log stand, or do you have a vice, or are you just sitting on the floor? I tried doing a little with a palm chisel, and I seemed to need another hand. :) |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/06/2007
Here are the last three ficus pieces: I used a reduced red mahog stain and covered it with amber shellac to make it slightly different in tone than the others
Mieko: I am actually using my regular mallet tools as palm tools, on the floor, with no stand or support. This last one was easier to carve with the hook knife, so about 85% of it was done with that tool. I have a whole mess of tools on order though... Buzzy Out! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/07/2007
Sunset |
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hiltiki
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01/07/2007
Buzzy did I tell you that you carvings have elevated from good, great, wow to just fantastic. They really are at this point. |
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Tiki Duddy
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01/07/2007
Hey man great stuff. your right that stain does work wonders with that wood, it looks awsome. that big guy is looking good too. each time i see it its looking better. no im not currently working on anything at the moment but im trying to get a good chunk of wood of some people in town here but the real problem is that they are on vacation! cant wait for more. |
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Benzart
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01/08/2007
More nice stuff BayBuzzy, I really love the Pointy head dude. That grain is good as the rest and you tickled the finish a bit somehow, the end result is very good. ditto what Hiltiki said about your carvings getting better all but the "Fantastic" part Maybe in another20 days or 100 carvings which ever comes first, but you are on the Fast track for sure. However your sunsets, now They are getting FanTasTIC. |
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hiltiki
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01/08/2007
I don't know Benz, I thought it was fantastic considering not much background in art and only a year and a half or less into carving.... |
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tikigap
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01/08/2007
California dreamin' - the sunsets and chops are really nice! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/08/2007
It just keeps looking the same day after day... It's like a roller coaster, this ride. Hiltiki: It's a little trash talkin' left over from some PM stuff earlier, Benz and me... Benz: Thanks buddy! You made my day. Only 100 more to go... Tikigap: I need to start doing some trick photography if this cloud drought continues... Mother Nature:I continually strive for excellence, in all aspects of my art! Bring me some some clouds, please !!!(But rain only at night) Dear LA: Can you guys give your cars a couple extra revs of the engine before you shut your cars down? I need some smog down here for good sunsets. Buzzy Out! |
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hiltiki
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01/08/2007
:) |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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01/08/2007
I was so happy to see the mailman at my door with a box in his hand, I almost kissed him on the mouth. When the mailman grabbed my face and pushed me away, I pointed to the porch ceiling and said, "Oh, the mistletoe must have fallen down." Boxopening Buzzy Out! |
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Stiki Tiki
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01/08/2007
Whoa nice flexi's, ya can send me the old ones for my b-day! |
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mieko
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01/09/2007
Wooooo, so pretty!! |
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