Buzzy's work: Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate

Today's sunset:

On 2008-01-25 17:09, seeksurf wrote:
I hear your in for more strange weather?

The news said, "Build the ARK!, storm's on the way," and I only got .75 inches. What a letdown.

On 2008-01-25 18:53, Babalu wrote:
I think Hillary is one HOT babe!

My first act as President is to make it illegal for women to dress like she did in that picture...

hey babalu, I found one of your old action figures at the swap meet last weekend:


It's obviously based on when you were a dirty hippy, before you sold out and became a space hippy.

On 2008-01-25 22:51, Cammo wrote:
"Put the dog dish on the ground, Bill. No, really, on the GROUND!"

That kind of reminds me of 4WD and Zaya's puppies at the chop on saturday...
Gues you had to be there. :(

On 2008-01-26 00:15, JenTiki wrote:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Hi Jen

On 2008-01-26 18:51, HOUSE OF KU wrote:

I swear I smell a cocktail weiner....Is it coming from here...or there?? :lol:
Glad to meet you Buddy, thats a pretty unusual secret handshake...you from around here?? :)
You know the rules Buddy, you gotta stay there for at least a minute...pace yourself :blush:

Although you were selected as the winner by our panel of judges, you exceeded the maximum number of entries and you are disqualified. Sorry. Your prize is retained by the House of Buzz and its subsidiary, Buzzy Inc.

And in other Tiki news:
I sealed the KU, cleaned up the first post, squared the second one, and am getting ready to do some more kick ass tiki related work!

I'm still planning on planning some really big plans this year!
Buzzy Out!

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[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-01-28 18:58 ]

Hey! I didn't get a chance to make a Lewinsky joke.

On 2008-01-28 18:55, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:

Although you were selected as the winner by our panel of judges, you exceeded the maximum number of entries and you are disqualified. Sorry. Your prize is retained by the House of Buzz and its subsidiary, Buzzy Inc.

Sorry, multipersonality flare-up...oh, oh feeling another attack!

Is that fresh fish, or are you happy sashimi! :lol:

I smell a hand rolled cigar. :)

:tiki:

Sunset:

Here are the final shots of this KU. I love it when a tiki is all shiny and new looking.

It took four coats of stain to get it where I wanted it. It matches real close to the natural colors of the frond pieces I left on the log, as this photo illustrates:

Now I'm switching to small stuff for a few hours. Here's a 6" Hawaiian out of basswood I'm working on right now:

Kate and Freddie: By all means, continue... :)

Buzzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-01-29 21:19 ]

Very nice work on the Ku love it.

Master Buzz,

Yes, I was a dirty hippie back in "time"...and yes, I may be a "space" hippie today. It's all a matter of time and space you see..."Time was invented so that we can change our minds - Space was invented so that we can dance..."

Kool Ku!

Presidential Bust:

Nice work Buz *

Very good Ku, Buzz.
The little one is going to be very good too.

Mahalo,

Benjamin.

Here's what I managed to get done on the first day of work on this guy:

Here's what I got done last night:

I did the two cut outs and started shaping the back

He has a little tiny tiki butt

There's an extra hidden slot on the top of the headress' back...

which serves the function of being a business card holder

seeksurf, babalu, hiltiki, and benella: thanks, as always!

Buzzy Out!

[ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-01-31 11:11 ]

On 2008-01-31 11:11, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:

He has a little tiny tiki butt

Let's hear it for the tiny tiki butt! Can't wait for this little guy to come home! Happy :D Happy :D Happy :D

Sunset update:

Tiki update:

On 2008-01-31 11:19, JenTiki wrote:
Let's hear it for the tiny tiki butt! Can't wait for this little guy to come home!

Tiny Tiki butt update:

I have him just about ready for his life of work in the corporate world. He wants to know if he should pack a jacket...

Super Saturday: Breaking Point coming up
Who to vote for: Lesner or Mir?

Buzzy Out!

Hola Buzzy! Awsome detail on the Tiki and nice addition to the House of Buzz Bling. Tough decision on the UFC fight :lol:
Freddie

On 2008-02-01 01:53, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
I have him just about ready for his life of work in the corporate world. He wants to know if he should pack a jacket...

Hey! Do you sew too?! It's pretty darned frigid up here in Northern California, so yes, by all means, pack appropriately! Wouldn't want his precious parts to get frostbite en route.

I just carved out the face on the card holder:

I broke my string of no teeth tikis. It was a good run, but it had to end someday. :(

All I have to do now is a lot of sanding...

and some sort of detail on the two blank spots left on the headress.

HOKU: You noticed the necklace loop. Good eye! Had to go over the top on this one. I imagined being at work, logging on to TC, and finding a tiki event I hadn't heard about that evening right after work, real close by. Caught without tiki attire, I could simply go to the supply closet, grab some paper clips, make a chain and: Viola! Tiki card holder turned tiki bling pendant. Dressed and ready for action! I say Mir. What about the main event: Sylvia vs. Big Nog?

I am The Original Action Man!
Buzzy Out!

On 2008-02-01 15:22, JenTiki wrote:

It's pretty darned frigid up here in Northern California, so yes, by all means, pack appropriately! Wouldn't want his precious parts to get frostbite en route.

He wants to know if he can have a UV heat lamp on the desk. The kind they use for reptiles. He doesnt want to lose the San Diego tan I'm going to give him soon.
thanks,

Buzzy, on behalf of the tiny tush tiki

Mir

On 2008-02-01 15:34, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:

On 2008-02-01 15:22, JenTiki wrote:

It's pretty darned frigid up here in Northern California, so yes, by all means, pack appropriately! Wouldn't want his precious parts to get frostbite en route.

He wants to know if he can have a UV heat lamp on the desk. The kind they use for reptiles. He doesnt want to lose the San Diego tan I'm going to give him soon.
thanks,

Buzzy, on behalf of the tiny tush tiki

There actually is a very nice desk lamp that puts out some good light and heat for him to bask in. Not UV, but I think it will keep him a nice toasty brown without setting the business cards ablaze.

nice! now we tauken!

Really nice one Buzzy.

Ahhhhhh!

Nightmares of the moment I accidentally cut a tooth from my Oki Benzart Tutorial tiki! It seemed to fly through the air in slow motion right in front of Ben!

How does this new bass piece compare to your finished Oki tutorial from just over a year ago?

Between the storms sunset:

I started the second support pole yesterday.

The line to the left of the tongue is the actual front center line for this piece. His head is slightly turned to his left. He also has only one arm raised.

On 2008-02-01 15:40, GMAN wrote:
Mir

What an action packed minute and a half that was! I kept thinking Kurt Angle was gong to throw in a chair and jump into the cage for a chair smackdown!
Kimbo vs. Tank: What's the call?

On 2008-02-03 11:17, crazy al wrote:
nice! now we tauken!

Wow! C'Al in da House! What an honor! Thanks Al. Can I start name dropping you as "my good friend Al" when the topic of tiki comes up in conversation?

On 2008-02-04 08:56, Robin wrote:
Really nice one Buzzy.

Thanks Robin! I was feelin' "it" on this one.

On 2008-02-04 13:40, hodadhank wrote:
Ahhhhhh!Nightmares of the moment I accidentally cut a tooth from my Oki Benzart Tutorial tiki! It seemed to fly through the air in slow motion right in front of Ben! How does this new bass piece compare to your finished Oki tutorial from just over a year ago?

Here they are: the new one one the left and the Benzart on the right

They're similar in that neither one is finished at this point. :oops:

I shelved it back then while I honed my skills with the knife. I wanted some more practice before I tried all the hard stuff on it, and just never got back to it. Still do not know if I'm "ready"yet. I'll probably finish it on my second carving lesson with Benz, someday. Until then, it motivates me to get better, even in its unfinished state.

List of things to do today:

1. Register new hotmail email account
2. Register new fake ebay account
3. Bid $2,500 on each of the two OA poles available now, never intending to pay
4. Have a good laugh.
5. Call the gay sex phone number on the stairs of the magic carpet golf course Moai
6. hang up on Grog when he answers and hope he doesn't have caller ID
7. Carve tikis

Why am I always so busy?
Buzzy Out!

It'll be nice to get a phone call from somebody else besides Bamboo Ben.

Note: Buzzy, the number has been changed because Ruzic was calling too much.
Please make sure he dosesn't get ahold of the new number. So please PM GROG
for the new number.

Yesterday's sunset:

More progress:

GROG: I enjoyed our talk, and I'm sorry I couldn't hide my disappointment when I found out it was your number, rather than Ruzic's.

Buzzy Out!

GROG get that alot. Sorry, GROG not very good at trying to be gay.

hey buzzy.....how about another contest...????

maybe a reverse sunset contest....

this time the winner sends you an award

big belly tiki says ...hi....

Today's sunset:

And some more progress:

Closettiki: Alright, I think I have the next contest...I'll probably announce it tomorrow or Friday.

What will the prize be?
Buzzy Out!

On 2008-02-06 18:40, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
What will the prize be?

I think it should be one of those fantastic tiki bling rings. (Size 5)

great work buzz, love that to-do-list :lol: :lol:

is this latest one the first in a series of "tiki posers"?

I agree with TikiKate, make the prize a Tiki Bling Ring Thing.

At this point he looks like he has a beer in the hand.

Yesterday's sunset:

I have all the details worked out for the new contest, and will be posting the announcement and official rules later this afternoon. Stay tuned!

Meanwhile, back in the tiki world:

stained with some red oak









It has some good contrast between the red and brown shades. I didn't want it too dark, or to be monochromatic. I'm happy with the results. Final step will be to put on some rub on poly.

On 2008-02-06 18:45, Tiki-Kate wrote:
I think it should be one of those fantastic tiki bling rings. (Size 5)

Like last contest, the prize winners(notice the plural)will get to choose the prizes again. Good luck!

On 2008-02-07 07:21, harro wrote:
great work buzz, love that to-do-list :lol: :lol:
is this latest one the first in a series of "tiki posers"?

This tiki has features from my other to do list. For these two tikis, the guy who wanted them needed the following things done:

1. Two tikis
2. Kinda Maori styled
3. Tongues on both
4. Tattoos on both
5. At least 5' tall
6. at least 12" diameter
7. Dont carve deep
8. Must support a load
9. needs places for rebar into the base
10. Arms over head to look like they're holding up the roof
11. Big eyes
12. fat guys
13. Full bodied
14. Has to make sense 360 degrees because they will be visible from all angles
15. Make them look the same, but different
16. Put a belly button on them
17. leave as much mass on the bottom of the carvings as possible
18. Give them nice round butts
    I think that was it. I had to take all these factors into consideration when I carved these. The arms above the head request really made it challenging, coupled with the fact that they had to look right from all angles. The second one only has one arm up because I did the same but different request on that part. He's kind of got a good curl to him. First tiki I've done with the head off center line and asymetrical.

On 2008-02-07 08:38, Benzart wrote:
I agree with TikiKate, make the prize a Tiki Bling Ring Thing.

the tiki crowd has spoken! The prizes will be mugs!

On 2008-02-07 14:45, seeksurf wrote:
At this point he looks like he has a beer in the hand.

At this point, he kinda looks like a self portrait. He shall now be known as the "It's Five o'clock Somewhere Tiki!"

Sunny day. Getting close to 70 degrees. Tiki time!
Buzzy Out!

On 2008-02-08 11:26, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:

:D I might be tempted to make this little guy face the wall in my cubicle, so I can admire his assets while I'm working!

I love the color!

This tiki has features from my other to do list. For these two tikis, the guy who wanted them needed the following things done:

18. Give them nice round butts

Hey, did one of my other personalities place an order for two big tikis?

Today's sunset:

The Great Sunset Watch Contest II****

OK! Contest time again. Once again, we will be using the sunsets for this one.

Right now, the sun is heading north each day. In a few days, the sun will set on the Catamaran hotel.
Here is the sun moving towards the Catamaran. The Catamaran is the large tower to the right of the sun

Seven days after the sun first touches the catamaran, the contest will start and I will no longer accept entries.
To win, you must guess how many days it will take the sun to reach this building way up north

the first day the sunset hits that building is the winning day.
It's too far to get it and the Catamaran in the same photo.

So, in summary:

1. Guess the number of days it will take for the sun to go from the catamaran to the big high rise up north on Chalcedony street

and

2. Guess the exact date the sun will hit the building to the north

Two chances to win!

Winners choose the prizes!

I think that we will get about two more weeks to turn in your guesses.
After a date or number is chosen, it is eliminated from the pool of available choices, so there will be no ties. Enter early to make sure you get the best day!

I'll make up the rest of the rules as we go along...

Good luck all!

Buzzy Out!

On 2008-02-08 18:35, Bay Park Buzzy wrote:
Today's sunset:

The Great Sunset Watch Contest II****

OK! Contest time again. Once again, we will be using the sunsets for this one.

Right now, the sun is heading north each day. In a few days, the sun will set on the Catamaran hotel.
Here is the sun moving towards the Catamaran. The Catamaran is the large tower to the right of the sun

Seven days after the sun first touches the catamaran, the contest will start and I will no longer accept entries.
To win, you must guess how many days it will take the sun to reach this building way up north

the first day the sunset hits that building is the winning day.
It's too far to get it and the Catamaran in the same photo.

So, in summary:

1. Guess the number of days it will take for the sun to go from the catamaran to the big high rise up north on Chalcedony street

and

2. Guess the exact date the sun will hit the building to the north

Two chances to win!

Winners choose the prizes!

I think that we will get about two more weeks to turn in your guesses.
After a date or number is chosen, it is eliminated from the pool of available choices, so there will be no ties. Enter early to make sure you get the best day!

I'll make up the rest of the rules as we go along...

Good luck all!

Buzzy Out!

MORE BEER!!!

great contest buzzy....ill have to get out my sliderule....compass
secret decoder ring...farmers almanac ..the mayan sun calendar..and some serious tiki drinks to figure
out this one...........

On 2008-02-08 19:51, closettiki wrote:
great contest buzzy....ill have to get out my sliderule....compass
secret decoder ring...farmers almanac ..the mayan sun calendar..and some serious tiki drinks to figure
out this one...........

... you could do all those things I suppose, if you wanted to actually have a chance...

but it's more fun to just pluck a number from nowhere i reckon.

SO here we go... I say, ummm...

32 days after the sun hits that first building, or 16th March!!!

Lock it in!

Yesterday's sunset/contest update:

It was a very special day at the House of Buzz yesterday: Visiting Artist Day!
This special day's guest was none other than...

Babalu! Featuring his work in progress, Lapatiki II

Bob(Buzzard)stopped by too and is in that picture somewhere amongst the stuff. Additionally, Cammo stopped by to check in on the state of current tiki affairs, but because of his recent copyrighting of his likeness and image, I was unable to take a picture of him and post it here.

Look for more visiting artist days at the House of Buzz soon!

Buzzy Out!

Now that was FUN Buzzy!! Thanks for the invite over! It was cool meeting you Bob...I can tell that your hooked man. Thanks for bringing the pizza and beer.

Visiting Artist Day should be a standard happening at the House of Buzz!

yeah thanks buzzy for the invite,being able to watch you guys chop while i sat around eating pizza and drinking beer,i mean while studying your different techniques was really great.i really learned alot,and thanks for the sharpening tips

will trade chop tips for pizza anytime

Sunset:

Contest update:

In this shot, you can see the both of the relevent buildings in relation to one another.

I did the necessary sanding on these two before I detail them out

I also put the first coat of rub on poly on this guy.

Babalu: Yeah, if all visiting artists leave stuff like an extension cord, some sand paper, and cool rotary bits, I'm all for more visiting artist days here.

Buzzard: wiping out hunger in the Tiki World! Thanks!

Buzzy Out!

Grass is lookin gOOd!

Sunset:

Started doing the decorations on the first guy yesterday:

On 2008-02-11 21:00, RevBambooBen wrote:
Grass is lookin gOOd!

Yes, it's doing so well in fact, that it's just about to grow taller and overun the lawnmower. I hate to say it, but the mower never had a chance. I think I need to hire a turf management specialist, or get a new lawn mower. t's almost picnic season.

Go Green!
Buzzy Out!

Lots O' bunny magic going on there with Babs! Once again, buzzy has discovered a new style.......and I'm waiting to move before I carve anymore. Neighbors are freakin', so we're renting this place out and buying a house over by "Little Darlings" in La Mesa.......right by Babs! Titties, tikis, rabbits, and RUM!

On 2008-02-13 14:12, Billy the Crud wrote:
Lots O' bunny magic going on there with Babs! Once again, buzzy has discovered a new style.......and I'm waiting to move before I carve anymore. Neighbors are freakin', so we're renting this place out and buying a house over by "Little Darlings" in La Mesa.......right by Babs! Titties, tikis, rabbits, and RUM!

That's some arrrrrsome dedication to carving Crud!

Moving just to carve!!!???

Arrrrsome!!!!

Hi Buzzy and Babalu and Lapatiki 2. Looks like you guys had some fun. That Maori Moko piece looks very nice Buzzy. I tried to figure out the contest but it gave me a headache. Guessing...the sun will hit the first building in four days. The sun will hit the second building 20 days after that. Since it's Leap Year that makes it....to the second building on March 9th....I think. Whew!

buzzy the card holder and tiki poles are lookin kilelr dude!

Looks like a good time. Love the detail on the 1st big guy.

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[ Edited by: GROG 2008-02-14 23:43 ]