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

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BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Sun, Oct 12, 2008 8:08 PM Today's sunset: I used a word this weekend that I haven't called upon much lately: cold. A word I have been using a lot lately is "chair." Two more chairs roughed out today. On 2008-10-10 07:19, 4WDtiki wrote: Second Moari Chair is my favorite of the series so far. Thanks wheeler! Only a couple more chances to top it... Finally a new page... Buzzy Out! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-10-12 20:09 ]
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 8:37 PM Today's sunset: I did most of this side of a chair today A few lines and swirls to go Leg: Another day, another chair... Buzzy Out!
T tikithomas08 Member San Diego CA Joined: Apr 10, 2007 Posts: 528	T tikithomas08 Posted posted on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 8:47 PM another sweet addition to, The Chair Chronicles: A Buzzy Story
B buzzard Member whetstone,az Joined: Jan 26, 2008 Posts: 237	B buzzard Posted posted on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 9:24 PM wow buz the chairs are looking great i think you might have something with the tiki log cabin have to go now ,after seeing that pile of logs the drool is starting to short out my computer
HOK HOUSE OF KU Member TIKILAND, USA Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 541	HOK HOUSE OF KU Posted posted on Mon, Oct 13, 2008 10:55 PM Another nice one! Hey Buzzy, with Halloween coming up...maybe you could have a haunted log pile...with red lights, smoke/fog and scary sounds..........flaming Tiki pumpkins.... scary red-eyed hooded figure sitting in the dark... Oh...Sorry... thats Buzzy..... [ Edited by: HOUSE OF KU 2008-10-14 03:14 ]
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Tue, Oct 14, 2008 6:42 PM Today's sunset: Today's project: another chair Here's how it came out: I still have to do the front, but it's all roughed out and ready to go Finishing the front of this one and the face of the one I did yesterday are tomorrow's projects. On 2008-10-13 20:47, tikithomas08 wrote: another sweet addition to, The Chair Chronicles: A Buzzy Story This story obviously has a happy ending... On 2008-10-13 21:24, buzzard wrote: i think you might have something with the tiki log cabin Lincoln logs were my training ground for this project. Now I'm just upping the scale. On 2008-10-13 22:55, HOUSE OF KU wrote: scary red-eyed hooded figure sitting in the dark... Oh...Sorry... thats Buzzy..... Aint that the truth.... :wink: Looks like I finally have Halloween plans this year, for a change: On 2008-10-13 13:25, Zaya wrote: I guess I'll have to take a couple of different versions of the pictures of my costume...and the "other" version I'll have to have Buzzy take pictures of later that evening. :wink: :o Buzzy Out! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-10-14 18:47 ]
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 9:22 AM Yesterday's sunset: I managed to finish the leg figures on the last Maori Guy Teko chair: I ran out of time to do the Mock-o on the third chair's face. Maybe this afternoon. I think I might have just enough time left to redo the Hawaiian one I'm not happy with. I'll have to check my appoiuntment book and see. All lined up: Can you feel it in the air? Jimmy Buffett's in town! Buzzy Out!
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 10:28 PM Today's sunset: No tiki work today, but I just wanted to send out a "Happy Birthday" to House of Ku: Happy Birthday Freddie! :drink: Buzzy Out!
Z Zaya Tiki Socialite San Diego, CA Joined: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 209	Z Zaya Posted posted on Thu, Oct 16, 2008 11:13 PM Happy Birthday Freddie! Wish we could be with you to celebrate! Zaya xxx ooo P.S. Ringo says Happy Birthday too!!! :)
HOK HOUSE OF KU Member TIKILAND, USA Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 541	HOK HOUSE OF KU Posted posted on Fri, Oct 17, 2008 2:38 AM Thankyou!! You guys are the bestis! :drink: Freddie
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Sun, Oct 19, 2008 9:11 PM Cloudy sunset today. Here's a couple from yesterday: Did some marks on this guy's face and legs this morning: Then I went and got another log and cleaned it up for another chair. I decided to scrap one of the hawaiian ones I already did because the log wasn't that good. So tomorrow, another chair... Buzzy Out!
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7942	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Sun, Oct 19, 2008 9:15 PM rock on!
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 6:59 PM Today's sunset: Here's the chair that I worked on today: A little more work to do to jazz this side up and I'm done. I also redecorated my outside carving area today with a shade cover upgrade: I work in the little grass shack now. :) On 2008-10-19 21:15, RevBambooBen wrote: rock on! I can't do anything else... Tomorrow, let there be Rock! Buzzy Out!
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7942	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 8:04 PM Sorry for making you work! it's better to be sat on than to be shat on! you will be forever known as the Chair Dude! p.s. mums still the word. [ Edited by: RevBambooBen 2008-10-21 05:54 ]
MN Mr. NoNaMe Member Joined: May 10, 2006 Posts: 1919	MN Mr. NoNaMe Posted posted on Mon, Oct 20, 2008 8:05 PM Great chairs!! Your subject is ten pages old though!! :D :wink: If you could rename your subject heading "Erik wanted to see a new subject, like ""the 12 apostles' chairs"" or something" that would be great. I can't see such great sunsets, I am too low on the horizon and there are too many condos in the way. :)
B Babalu Tiki Socialite Lemon Grove Joined: Nov 19, 2006 Posts: 2518	B Babalu Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2008 6:49 PM Night shift Chair Dude...
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 11:38 AM Great carves coming out of The House of buzzy!
O Otto Grand Member (3 years) NorCal Joined: Mar 29, 2002 Posts: 1000	O Otto Posted posted on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 10:59 PM Buzzy, great stuff. thanks for showing up at the TV station and doing the Tiki Oasis show at 7 am on the Friday after Bali Hai! You are a strong man.
R RevBambooBen Tiki Socialite Huntikington Beach Joined: Nov 12, 2002 Posts: 7942	R RevBambooBen Posted posted on Thu, Oct 23, 2008 8:32 PM On 2008-10-22 22:59, Otto wrote: Buzzy, great stuff. thanks for showing up at the TV station and doing the Tiki Oasis show at 7 am on the Friday after Bali Hai! You are a strong man. He's one of the strongest! If not......... Fo' sure!
HOK HOUSE OF KU Member TIKILAND, USA Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 541	HOK HOUSE OF KU Posted posted on Thu, Oct 30, 2008 4:27 AM Buuuzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!! Were are you Buddy??? Did the Haunted Log pile suck you into a parallel universe??? Heres a Halloween Sunset for you.... Do we need to send out a rescue party?? Heres our lead searcher...stuck in traffic... Don't worry Buddy...we're looking for you.... She's got an eye out for ya.... Freddie [ Edited by: HOUSE OF KU 2008-10-30 04:31 ]
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 5:36 PM On 2008-10-30 04:27, HOUSE OF KU wrote: Buuuzzzzyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!! Were are you Buddy??? Yo Freddie! A lot of stuff was going around here as usual. But first, a tragedy: My trusty old Sony Mavica MVC-FD90 camera finally died on me several days ago. I tried to use a emergency MVC-FD83 that Clysdalle gave to me in the meantime, but I found this earlier model to be insufficient for my photo needs.(I'm further saddened that Clysdalle never got to realize the true Mavica experience with his FD-83. He should have waited a couple years for the FD-90.) So, I was waiting to post again until I got a suitable replacement. Fortunately, a near mint Sony Mavica MVC FD-90 was located, secured, and delivered to me this weekend. It even has the original stickers on it, just like my old one. I'm so happy! In other factory news: It was a good time for the camera to go down this week because I was just sanding all the chairs I've already posted. Non sanding related work: I started by shaping the ass on the Big Ass tiki chair: And I finished the front of the last Hawaiian one: After much sanding, I took the chairs into the garage and started staining them: Most of them are all finished now, a couple need one or two more coats of sealer. I have also been busy finding uses for all that thatch I got a couple weeks ago. I covered my popup with a big piece of round thatch and cut it to fit(on the right). I put the scraps on the porch right outside my back door and enclosed it with bamboo fencing(on the left). Then I made a 6 x 10' hut right outside the back garage door. (in the middle, way in the back )Here are some shots of the action, taken with the FD-83: Stepping out the back garage door into the new thatch room. Bamboo fencing to make it an enclosed room coming soon: Same hut, from the front Outside back door porch hut in the background Stepping out my backdoor into the porch hut, looking towards the work area: On 2008-10-22 22:59, Otto wrote: Buzzy, great stuff. thanks for showing up at the TV station and doing the Tiki Oasis show at 7 am on the Friday after Bali Hai! You are a strong man. No problem Otto! In addition to my physical strength, I am also frequently noted for my rugged handsomeness as well. On 2008-10-23 20:32, RevBambooBen wrote: He's one of the strongest! If not......... My greatest strength is my sense of compassion for my fellow man... On 2008-10-22 11:38, seeksurf wrote: Great carves coming out of The House of buzzy! Thanks Seeks. I hope you didn't miss the part where they say I'm strong. That's great too! On 2008-10-21 18:49, Babalu wrote: Night shift Chair Dude... I'm hand delivering my notice of resignation for the day job and picking up my severance package on Wednesday , so it looks like I'm on the night shift again... On 2008-10-20 20:05, Mr. NoNaMe wrote: Great chairs!! Your subject is ten pages old though!! :D :wink: If you could rename your subject heading "Erik wanted to see a new subject, like ""the 12 apostles' chairs"" or something" that would be great. I'm still working on that journal....kinda. I'll change the thread to "Frankie's Chairs" after I photo the finished ones tomorrow. On 2008-10-20 20:04, RevBambooBen wrote: p.s. mums still the word. Moss told me I could say the chairs are for his super secret new Tiki bar named Frankie's opening soon in Las Vegas. It sure dooes get dark early these days... Buzzy Out!
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 5:41 PM Buzzy, your last chair in the pictures looks great.
T TravelingJones Grand Member (8 years) Eastern Shores of Western Civilization Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 927	T TravelingJones Posted posted on Sun, Nov 2, 2008 6:50 PM Dayuuum...Buzzy's GONE NATIVE! :D SsweeetT thatch job, the village is coming together quite nicely Mr. Mayor... :wink:
TSW The Sperm Whale Tiki Socialite Lakewood California Joined: Aug 23, 2004 Posts: 1553	TSW The Sperm Whale Posted posted on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 8:48 AM Buzzy you are a Madman!! I am so proud of you!!
TD Tiki Duddy Member Manitoba, Canada Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 760	TD Tiki Duddy Posted posted on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 4:12 PM BuzzMan! Stuff is lookin great! cool smirk on the one guy
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 6:48 PM Done! The last six chairs for Frankie's Tiki Room in Vegas are ready to go: The last minute Hawaiian that replaced the original fourth one: Glad I did it. Much better piece of wood than the old fourth one Sleek Danish modern inspired profile design: Speaking of nice pieces of wood, I found some nice pieces to do the Maori set with. They look a little different in the finishing than the hawaiian/tang and Tahitian sets. Maori guy playing air guitar chair: For the Maori ones, I went with a more chairy look than a drummy look Leg face guy detail Back face close up Another Maori inspired chair: Leg tiki guy Another Maori chair Leg detail To complete the Maori set: Little different look on the front for this one: And finally, the big ass tiki chair with the big ass: This one was made for guys who do not know how much they weigh because they outgrew thier home scales long ago: Some buses have those seats for disabled people with a special signs to inform people of their special seat function. This chair needs a universal "Give it up for the big guy" sign if some under 300 lb twerp sits in this chair. This is the Tiki Guy throne For the ladies: Big butt close up Next stop: Las Vegas, Nevada. On 2008-11-02 17:41, hiltiki wrote: Buzzy, your last chair in the pictures looks great. Thanks Hiltiki! It must be that hybrid modern danish/polynesian style with a touch of Old mexico that I used for my inspiration for the chair part of it. Your keen eye can truly recognize quality and innovation. On 2008-11-02 18:50, TravelingJones wrote: Dayuuum...Buzzy's GONE NATIVE! :D SsweeetT thatch job, the village is coming together quite nicely Mr. Mayor... :wink: I'm doubling the square footage of my house the tropical surf shack palapa ghetto look. I'm Da Mayor of ThatchTown West! I got a new stereo for out there too. Thatchtown rocks! On 2008-11-03 08:48, The Sperm Whale wrote: Buzzy you are a Madman!! I am so proud of you!! Thanks Spermy! Everytime I see a sperm whale on something at the swap meet, I think of you. Like this weekend: I found two tiki cups with sperm whales printed on the backs. When I picked the cups up and saw the whales, i said to myself, "I wonder what Spermy is up to?" You were probably sleeping. On 2008-11-03 16:12, Tiki Duddy wrote: BuzzMan! Stuff is lookin great! cool smirk on the one guy Thanks duddy! chairs are all done, now on to something else... But what? Buzzy Out! [ Edited by: Bay Park Buzzy 2008-11-03 18:59 ]
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 2004	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 7:18 PM On 2008-11-03 18:48, Bay Park Buzzy wrote: For the Maori ones, I went with a more chairy look Maybe do a little more research next time. This is a chairry look. :lol:
TD Tiki Duddy Member Manitoba, Canada Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 760	TD Tiki Duddy Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2008 5:18 AM BuzMan- the maori set looks Great! lovin the air guitar guy :lol:
LLT little lost tiki Tiki Socialite Orange,CA-right near the Circle! Joined: Jun 12, 2006 Posts: 7763	LLT little lost tiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2008 8:01 AM those Chairys are CHERRY!
T TheBigT Tiki Socialite Fabulous Houston Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1798	T TheBigT Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2008 8:39 AM Great chairs. I haven't decided yet whether they look comfortable or not. :lol: What's the verdict? Are you going to add cushions?
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7283	G GROG Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2008 8:56 AM Cheers to your chairs!
LS Lake Surfer Tiki Socialite Milwaukee, WI Joined: Oct 21, 2002 Posts: 3417	LS Lake Surfer Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2008 9:18 AM Impressive body of work Buzz! The tiki chairs will make a big impact in Frankie's decor. Good stuff!
TSW The Sperm Whale Tiki Socialite Lakewood California Joined: Aug 23, 2004 Posts: 1553	TSW The Sperm Whale Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2008 9:36 AM I hope to one day rest my glorious ass on your chairs at Frankies.
TT Tonga Tiki Tiki Socialite The Tonga Lounge in Safety Harbor, FL Joined: Nov 14, 2006 Posts: 189	TT Tonga Tiki Posted posted on Sun, Nov 9, 2008 8:47 AM I can't wait to have a seat. I am making my trip plans for December!
T teaKEY Tiki Socialite The thumb ! Joined: Nov 09, 2004 Posts: 3687	T teaKEY Posted posted on Sun, Nov 9, 2008 8:59 AM do we have a picture of someone sitting in one of those chairs
H Hiphipahula Tiki Socialite The Valley! Joined: May 27, 2006 Posts: 2451	H Hiphipahula Posted posted on Sun, Nov 9, 2008 5:20 PM Great job Buzzy...Buzzy so so funny too haha :D .... Can't wait to plop my tired ass in one of those crazy tiki chairs .. & yeah? take a picture of someone, not the dog sitting in a chair, just for the effect. Is there a cushion or no?
S seeksurf Member Buckley, WA Joined: Sep 27, 2007 Posts: 2144	S seeksurf Posted posted on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 9:28 PM Wow buzzy you the man the machine nice work.
G GMAN Member My Island Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 2999	G GMAN Posted posted on Wed, Nov 12, 2008 2:18 PM keep 'em coming :wink:
H harro Member Australia Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 686	H harro Posted posted on Fri, Nov 14, 2008 6:40 AM nice tikis chairguy... I mean nice chairs tikiguy.. whats next - tables? lounges? oversized forks and spoons? (oh wait...)
H hodadhank Member Mission Beach, CA Joined: Dec 28, 2005 Posts: 1689	H hodadhank Posted posted on Fri, Nov 14, 2008 1:58 PM Good work Buzzy. Are you charging per chair or per hour?
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 5:28 PM Today's sunset: I had to take it easy last week because I hurt my back real bad and couldn't carve. I spent the week in a daze of pain killers and muscle relaxers, hoping I would one day walk upright and eventually get back to doing some real work. To kill some time while I was on the mend, I played with some clay. Here's the pile of stuff I made: Couple double bird beak head guy pendants: More pendants: Different style of pendants and a couple beads: Two Maoritini glasses: One is a single full body guy and the other has two of the same tiki back to back. A drinky cup and matching martini glass: And finally, a lava Ku plaque that I'll probably turn into a giant pendant: Cammo's been stopping by the last couple of days for Visiting artist's day. Here he displays his current project: Some fine tuning: I felt a little better today so I did a little carving on the in progress drum: I think I can get it done tomorrow... I'm going to do another post later where I will answer some of those old questions. For now, Buzzy Out!
T TravelingJones Grand Member (8 years) Eastern Shores of Western Civilization Joined: Mar 11, 2006 Posts: 927	T TravelingJones Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 5:47 PM Crikey! One minute you're a yard full of logs...then a primitive chair manufacturer...now pushing out clay products like a Play-Doh Tiki Pumper? Madness, sheer madness... :tiki: Tiki Guy never sleep?!! :tiki:
P Polynesiac Tiki Socialite San Pedro, CA Joined: Jan 29, 2004 Posts: 2099	P Polynesiac Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 6:08 PM HOLY CRAP those chairs are awesome! You pump out some seriously cool stuff! I like your coco-joe inspired clay pieces too! Hope your back is feeling better!
4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 2004	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 6:47 PM Buzz that drum is looking killer! Cam, great lines on that mask!
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 7:33 PM Drinky cup looks good.
B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Tue, Nov 18, 2008 7:38 PM Nice lookin stuff but I have an idea why don't you stop everything and make a bunch of Tiki Chairs, I'll bet you would be Great at it and I think you could sell a bunch. Yeah, that sounds like a plan! Oh and the Pendants look Awesome Too!
BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Wed, Nov 19, 2008 3:39 PM Going live right now for about the next hour or so... Click here Or you can click on the camera photo in my signature... See you all there! Buzzy Out!
C Cammo Member San Diego Joined: May 18, 2006 Posts: 2041	C Cammo Posted posted on Fri, Nov 21, 2008 4:20 PM Forgot to say that this drum is incredible up close, it's one of the best things I've ever seen on TC, and really in the Islander traditions & spirit. The center is hollowed out carefully, maybe he'll cover it with sharkskin or Iguana hide or something... ...maybe Buzzy should just do the obvious thing and move to Maui, carve, and sell to the Japanese tourists for mucho yenno.