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Buzzy's work: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 9:08 AM
Killer buzz... Jon |
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Thu, Apr 18, 2013 9:41 AM
Love love love this drum. Wendy |
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Fri, May 10, 2013 2:28 PM
Whew, my eyes are tired. For the last week I've been reading this thread and I decided that when I finally finished I'd create a TC account and make my first post here. 273 pages later, here I am. What a wild ride. Buzzy, It's been a great journey watching you get better and better, watching your interests ebb and flow, and always wondering what the hell was going to happen next. Thanks for all the entertainment and education. Looking forward to future posts... Cheers! |
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Tue, May 14, 2013 11:30 PM
Whatcha workin' on Buzzmeister? |
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Wed, May 15, 2013 12:38 PM
Damn Buzzy. I need to come on the carving forum more often. Love that drum. |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Tue, Jun 4, 2013 12:34 AM
Sunset:
It's been about a month since last post, so: A lot, but then again nothing much? If that makes sense. Here, I'll explain... After I last posted here, I was moving right along, being productive, and getting in a good routine to get carving stuff done. I started out with a few router pieces: then I carved this tiki: Stained and prepped some more lumber: Which were installed in the hut I was working on: More pictures of it here. Just to make it clear, that hut isn't at my house! Around that time, I got food poisoning and was out of for a little bit. That's where I kind of got off the carving track... As I was heading over the Sepulveda pass on the way to building the hut, I broke the law and answered my phone and talked on it without using a hands free device. Good thing I took the call, because it was a call back for a job I bid on a while back and kind of forgot about. Months ago I heard that a local hospital was having a Brady Bunch luau themed party, so I got in contact with the party organizer and asked if they wanted some Greg Brady idols. The call back was the greenlight to go ahead make all these for them: making all those guys took several days of being at the worbench in the garage. In between pours of those, I ripped off a bunch of Coco Joes pendants with my leftover casting supplies: Eventually I made copies off all these classics pieces: turned a bunch into magnets for Mother's Day: And I did a few tiki crafti projects with them: Now I'm wholesaling them out unfinished to etsy craftspersons throughout the world: After working so much in my work area, it was then in an unworkable state: A couple days later, and I had my shop work area back: I went to bed the night I finished with the garage excited that I could finally get back to some carving work the next morning. Those plans were thwarted when a 7am surprise call came that some trees were coming down. I was wiped out of large logs, so I was more than happy to spend the day dragging these guys home: Before I dragged all those logs back, I cleaned up my outside work area and back yard real good. That took a few days. I also put up my summer sun shield: Right when I was totally ready facilities wise to get a carving started, I got sidetracked when I saw this vintage drum set at Goodwill: So, instead of getting to work, I went to a bunch of pawn shops with Cammo and checked out some musical gear. A few follow up trips later and I had a set of new heads, some new stands, and a pair of Zildjians(21" ride and 16" crash) for it: at that point, it felt like it was a ridiculous amount of time since I carved last, so I decided that I was going to get back to it the following day. I was psyching myself up for a day of carving fun, when I came across a post on facebook about some free sod that was available. So once again, I had a worthy distraction from my plans. Instead of carving that day, I set about to get the yard ready for the sod to be set: Dog enjoying new lawn photo: So the shop's clean, my lawn's alive, and I'm ready to work on anything carving related...but, I get the call again and I'm spending another day getting logs. This time I went onsite with the trimmers and showed them exactly what I wanted. I grabbed two just under 8 footers and a another chunky five footer. I have a big log inventory now, if I could ever get to work... But that wasn't going to happen yet, because in the middle of all that, I had a few theme parties to set up. I started back with doing that a couple months ago. It's been really busy in that department lately. That means I get up super early, set up decor for a party real fast and then wait around until it's over and go back and tear it all down real fast. Last weekend I did three huge set ups and teardowns, and there were two other parties that other crews set up or tore down at the same time. One party we tore down at 2am on Sunday at a Kona Kai fundraiser, and then set that same stuff backup at the La Jolla beach and tennis club at 6am for their party. I usually don't bring my camera to these, but this weekend I had it and took a shot or two of the stuff I threw up at tone of the parties. I'm usually the hut builder guy. I'm also the guy who lies to the tourists who ask me what the event is. I usually tell them it's a secret Jimmy Buffett acoustic concert for a Navy Admiral's daughter's wedding. Kids game booth huts And pretty much sums up the last busy month I had since I last posted here. I have Don's coming up this weekend, and all I have are a handful of leftover magnets to sell. I better get to work... |
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Tue, Jun 4, 2013 11:59 AM
Wow, busy month! You're killing me with the drums. I also saw a drumkit at a goodwill for $80. But, like a dummy, I passed it up. (Also, I dont play the drums.) Nice Grass! |
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Tue, Jun 4, 2013 2:09 PM
That's quite an update, Buzzy. Eventho you haven't been "carving", you sure have been a busy bee. Love the picture of your dog chillin on the grass. I bet he's stoked! |
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Tue, Jun 4, 2013 10:49 PM
Busy Buzzy Man your post made me tired Jon |
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 1:31 PM
Nice grass man! Glad you could nurse it back to health |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 1:54 PM
Sunset: I've been taking a lot of time off lately, but I still managed to knock out a few pieces here and there. Here's the last month or so update: I felt like carving something one day last month, so I did a split log Rarotongan guy Avoiding any waste, I made some scrap wood Moais, and tried yet another two tone staining method Then a Don's International Tiki Marketplace show came up again so I went into production mode for a few days Finished new products vending mock up I finally finished and assembled some Mod inspired pieces with stands that had been sitting around for over a year Then I carved split log PNG inspired wall hanger A special order came in for some more Moais in sizes I didn't have in stock , so I knocked those out and a squeezed in a new large Maori hei tiki design while I was in the shop Then I bought some more wood and started making some more stuff: I took the rough drafts of the new Hei Tiki design and tried some stain tests and made some abalone inlays for the eyes Then I made a few more pieces out in the shop: In other House of Buzz happenings: I got my house back to myself a few weeks ago. I haven't started back to carving in the living room yet, but I have moved some of my work process into the comfort of my living room. The only furniture I have in there now is my drum set, a chair, and a my new tv. I was going to buy a crappy used couch and a little tv with my Don's proceeds last month, but I did better than I hoped so I blew it all on a nicer tv. Screw the couch, I'll get one of those after Oasis! In the meantime, I'm making my friends sit on patio furniture and camping chairs when they come over. We'll see after Oasis... Buzzy Out! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2013-08-12 14:06 ] |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 2:03 PM
Yeah, thanks again! It's looking real good right now. The destructive digger dog moved out just in time. I managed to save it all, even those two dead pieces. After I got my first water bill, I remembered why I let my old grass go! Now if I could just get them damn gophers! Buzzy Out! |
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 2:09 PM
god damn... and people say I'M prolific... you're on fire bro.... |
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 3:54 PM
Not sure if Buzzy is prolific, but he sure makes a LOT of stuff. |
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 4:28 PM
Buzzy, I might have a nice couch for you, so don't buy anything till I call you.. |
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Mon, Aug 12, 2013 4:58 PM
"I haven't started back to carving in the living room yet" :lol: I have plenty of gophers, these are the only things that seem to be effective See ya in a few days |
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Sun, Aug 25, 2013 9:13 AM
Hi Buzzy, it was great to see you and Christina at Oasis. We have framed and hung your pinup in our Buzzy Bedroom. I would be so sad if you didn't do these each year. Wendy Entering the room with all the pinups of Buzzy. Closer. Hot! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 12:13 PM
That room looks better every year. :up: Before I do my Oasis summary post, let me clear the docket of the pre and non Oasis update stuff Here is the "now they are stained in all kinds of pretty colors" picture of the last run of pieces and the follow up two toned finishes shot: I did a bunch of abalone inlays on the giant Hei tikis, and the rough draft carving got some sea snail shells for eyes Brand new crap: I took last week off for my annual post oasis break. Monday evening I was back at it, and drew this one out: Here he is now, ready to be done this afternoon: Warm and sunny day, happy to be back to work... |
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 12:15 PM
oh wow... all of your stuff is great! I LOVE the Walt Disney World Polynesian resort logo guy on the paddles! :) |
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 2:12 PM
nice work bro! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 8:07 PM
Today's sunset: I finished carving the Moai right as the day ended:
thanks! You need one, let me know. They're light, shipping friendly, and best of all: Surprisingly CHEAP!
thanks man! I like how we kind of bookend the country with our non stop passion and production of everything tiki, all of the time... Missed the UFC tonight. :( |
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 8:12 PM
Buzzy, I was admiring last night's sunset and bemoaning the fact that I don't see enough Buzzy Sunsets - and here it is! |
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hang10tiki
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Wed, Aug 28, 2013 8:40 PM
Kool Moai Buzz Jon |
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Sun, Nov 3, 2013 5:10 PM
ROCK ON Buzzy, do you Ever Slow down? |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Mon, Nov 11, 2013 1:53 AM
Yeah. This last week or so I got real sick and I've had take it easy a bit. But before then, I was still going full steam ahead... From where I left off last update post: I finished the Moai special request Here's the only picture I have of it with finish: I made a lot of these cocojoes ripoffs too: A lot more router work done as well. Most of it for the International Tiki Marketplace. Here's some random stuff I had for the September gathering, some old, some new:
I had so much fun doing the special request Moai, that I carved another just like it for the Don's show a couple weeks back Since I didn't suffer any ill effects by accepting a commission for the first time since 2010, I did another one for a handful of small Moais: then I took another request for a couple pieces with the Inter Islands resorts logo: The novelty of taking commissions and repeating the same thing over and over hadn't worn off yet, so I did another special request for a Happy Tang guy 2.0: I got a new kindle fire HD tablet that I can hook up to my new tv, so I go on Netflix and watch tv series I missed the first time aired. I started with all the breaking bad episodes, then moved on to Sons of Anarchy. I was feeling guilty spending way too much downtime watching tv, so I started some hookknife practice while tv viewing:
Somehow I missed taking pictures of the router pieces I did for the last Don's sale. They were just 10 or so catalog repeats anyway... In between all that, I did another commission for a repeat design . Version 3.0 of the big eye guy: and finally... This month started off with some rough draft paddle pieces: In case any of you missed it, I did another publicity photo for Tiki Oasis this year: I think that's all the tiki stuff. |
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Mon, Nov 11, 2013 2:26 AM
Version 3.0 of the big eye guy is the Bees Kneez, Buzzy |
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Mon, Nov 11, 2013 11:32 AM
Buzz, those hook knife smaller tiki modern pieces are great! |
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Tue, Nov 12, 2013 10:49 PM
Buzz- freekin awesome bro Jon |
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Wed, Nov 13, 2013 10:11 AM
wow man... you've been a busy bee... neat stuff as always bro... |
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Sat, Jan 25, 2014 7:52 PM
Visited the Buzz Shack at the International Tiki Marketplace today and it was so dang dark in there I kept tripping on puffer fish lamps and knocking over Buzzy's hand carved chess set. I lost the white queen twice, sorry! All the Buzz Merch was a lot bigger in person, those routered Marquesan plaques are BIG, with a great antique stain job. Nice work. (If this is what Buzzy turns out when he's sick, what does he carve when he's WELL?!?!?!) |
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Sun, Jan 26, 2014 9:53 AM
I forgot, I took this picture of the Buzz Shack at the International Tiki Marketplace: Setup time: 3.5 minutes. Nice job, Buzz! |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Sun, Jan 26, 2014 10:19 AM
I just need to add some wheels to it and I'm all set! I can stay at home all the time, AND go places! Buzzy Out! |
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Sun, Jan 26, 2014 12:00 PM
wow bro.... very impressive... damn... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Sun, Mar 16, 2014 1:29 PM
Sunset: I'm a little overdue for a update, and for that I apologize. Here's a quick run through of what's been up Did a run of soaps: Then I did a massive resin casting run, hoping to make enough to last until at least August. A few highlights of some finished pieces: Some new Maori Hei Tiki test pieces I recast some CocoJoes pendants and made a chess set with wooden board: Back in the shop with a new small 7" Marq face design and mini shield/paddle Missed the good old days where I was carving in comfort all the time so I got a new carving carpet for the living room: First two tikis carved in front of the tv: Next was a maori: And another Maori: The group: Finishing process: Then Don's Tiki marketplace vending came up again, I was real low on stock, so I went to it for a few days: In the middle of all that, I got a new buddy to hang out with: Custom sign: After the Don's show, I still had the old mess in the shop to deal with, and a bunch of stock pieces to replace. Usually I'd wait a while and do something different, but there was already a mess there. So, back to more mess and stock pieces: I also got sidetracked one afternoon and made a mug shelf out of the Moai design: And that catches me up to present day...A couple quick custom requests to fill right away and then it's back to indoor carving for a few days. C-ya again soon! |
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Sun, Mar 16, 2014 1:47 PM
Be sure to see Buzzy at the Tiki Marketplace at Don the Beachcomber Quality work at a "Great Price", no excuse not to add to the home bar or lounge! |
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Sun, Mar 16, 2014 1:55 PM
What the...?! Is this real? That looks amazing! Are there more pics of this somewhere?! |
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Mon, Mar 17, 2014 5:01 AM
Buzzy's still the Ultimate Bachelor:
...and how long did it take to make the amazing Folding Buzz Shack?! |
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Wed, Mar 19, 2014 4:23 PM
damn,... and people tell me I make a lot of stuff... you're practically running circles around me.. . lol... all killer stuff as usual bro.. :wink: |
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Thu, Mar 20, 2014 4:55 PM
That's a busy buzzy.... |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Fri, Mar 21, 2014 4:27 PM
No, unfortunately, it's just a Cammo joke. My setup is the exact opposite. I usually don't even have a table to vend on. I just throw my stuff on the floor and make people buy it when they step on it. And while I'm here, a few more new and stock replacement pieces that I made over the last several days: Buzzy Out! |
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Thu, Mar 27, 2014 8:46 PM
A very busy Buzzy. Do you own a vacuum cleaner? Wendy |
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Sat, Mar 29, 2014 4:30 PM
WOW, Love that Buzz Shack Buzzy, Kinda Hitech for tiki tho? Love it. |
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Sat, Mar 29, 2014 6:31 PM
Buzzy has broken more vacuum cleaners than are currently on sale at Super Target. His whole front yard is full of vacuum cleaner parts, bags, wheels, shattered dust casings, etc. They form kind of a no-mans land in a foreboding ring around his house. A really talented vacuum cleaner repairman with a can of glue and a box of tools could probably assemble 10 to 15 brand new vacuum cleaners from the parts thrown out of his kitchen window alone. (Whoah, the Buzz Shack is a hit! Benzart wants one!) |
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Sat, Aug 30, 2014 6:03 AM
Yes Cammo, Benzart Wants one! :) |
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Fri, Nov 28, 2014 3:49 PM
awesome work mate |
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Bay Park Buzzy
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Wed, Dec 31, 2014 2:44 PM
Happy End to 2014 and a Welcome to 2015! It was kind of a busy year for me. For the first time I actually kept records of what I made in the calendar year(More or less. I lost my log book for a couple months so there are maybe 400 resin pieces and another 20-25 wood pieces I didn't log) 2014 Summary = 4,358 total tikis made, carved, or produced this year. The catagory breakdown is as follows: Wood wall hangers, vending stock and special orders: Larger carvings: Smaller wood carvings/pendants: Large resin production pieces: Medium Resin production pieces: Small Resin production pieces: Partial Year in review photo summary:
Buzzy Out! |
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Wed, Dec 31, 2014 3:03 PM
Really enjoyed the year in review Buzzy, thanks for taking the time to post! (Hope to see progress shots of the band sawed tiki) |
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cool stuff Buzzy.. 8) |
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