April 21, 2009: Boni Good Art

xoxoxoBruce · 04-20-2009, 11:46 PM

Make that Boni's good art.
Mr. Randall D. Boni, wildlife sculpture artist, chainsaw in hand carves wildlife from logs.

We've seen chainsaw sculptures before, as a matter of fact I have one.
But most of the ones I've seen are upright, like a totem pole. Mr Boni's stuff is very different.

I'd say the way this stuff is carved, and with the stain/paint that he applies, it would be best to keep it out of the weather.
Too many places to catch and hold water, but it sure looks great.

link

Brianna · 04-21-2009, 06:42 AM

now I want one.

capnhowdy · 04-21-2009, 07:27 AM

Beautiful.
A friend of mine hag a huge chainsaw-carved eagle. In about two years it had split in two pieces. I think it would have lasted much longer had he kept some type of sealer on it.

dar512 · 04-21-2009, 09:17 AM

I had to take a bunch of limbs off our trees last weekend to keep the raccoons out of our attic. I did not, however, carve anything out of the pieces.

Notice how he's using the nose of the chainsaw like a dremel tool? Chainsaw companies reeeealy don't want you to do that due to the possibility of kickback. So I give him extra credit for creating nice artwork and still having all his limbs.

lumberjim · 04-21-2009, 09:23 AM

yeah...that's nuts. If the top of that chain hits anything solid, that saw will fly right out of his hands. maybe land on his foot and shorten it....

xoxoxoBruce · 04-21-2009, 09:59 AM

I'm sure he's using an anti-kickback chain, probably sharpens them himself, that's why the sawdust is so fine. A normal chainsaw, sharpened for aggressive cutting, will make shavings instead of dust.

Razzmatazz13 · 04-21-2009, 11:07 AM

I like the hobo clown! http://abundance-acres.com/frame-a.htm

Ugh...click the "sampler of talent" on the left...I can't link to it.

Shawnee123 · 04-21-2009, 11:40 AM

Hmmmm, hobos and chainsaws. (runs out to buy chainsaw for hobo killin', yet is worried about safe hobo-sawing methods)

monster · 04-21-2009, 03:38 PM

Well those cute animals would certainly add fiber to your diet.... Recipes?

...good supply of free toothpicks too....

capnhowdy · 04-21-2009, 04:17 PM

You don't actually EAT these. You burn them for coals to cook all the other things.

binky · 04-21-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capnhowdy

Beautiful.
A friend of mine hag a huge chainsaw-carved eagle. In about two years it had split in two pieces. I think it would have lasted much longer had he kept some type of sealer on it.

We have a chainsaw carving, and the guy we got it from said to keep linseed oil on it. It has darkened in the 10 years we've had it, but no splits or cracks.

SPUCK · 04-23-2009, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

I had to take a bunch of limbs off our trees last weekend to keep the raccoons out of our attic.

So what...? All da homie rcoons hang wid you in the livin room instead?

04-20-2009, 11:46 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 36,410	April 21, 2009: Boni Good Art Make that Boni's good art. Mr. Randall D. Boni, wildlife sculpture artist, chainsaw in hand carves wildlife from logs. We've seen chainsaw sculptures before, as a matter of fact I have one. But most of the ones I've seen are upright, like a totem pole. Mr Boni's stuff is very different. I'd say the way this stuff is carved, and with the stain/paint that he applies, it would be best to keep it out of the weather. Too many places to catch and hold water, but it sure looks great. link __________________ The Truth and Robert Shapiro Shall Set You Free.

04-21-2009, 06:42 AM	#2
Brianna Double Complete Rainbow Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 11,369	now I want one. __________________ "I dust a bit...I am at this moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip." — John Kennedy Toole (A Confederacy of Dunces)

04-21-2009, 07:27 AM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,077	Beautiful. A friend of mine hag a huge chainsaw-carved eagle. In about two years it had split in two pieces. I think it would have lasted much longer had he kept some type of sealer on it. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

04-21-2009, 09:17 AM	#4
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,966	I had to take a bunch of limbs off our trees last weekend to keep the raccoons out of our attic. I did not, however, carve anything out of the pieces. Notice how he's using the nose of the chainsaw like a dremel tool? Chainsaw companies reeeealy don't want you to do that due to the possibility of kickback. So I give him extra credit for creating nice artwork and still having all his limbs. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

04-21-2009, 09:23 AM	#5
lumberjim just say no to entropy Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 19,044	yeah...that's nuts. If the top of that chain hits anything solid, that saw will fly right out of his hands. maybe land on his foot and shorten it.... __________________ One is always in the dark about one's own personality. One needs others to get to know oneself. - Carl Jung

04-21-2009, 09:59 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 36,410	I'm sure he's using an anti-kickback chain, probably sharpens them himself, that's why the sawdust is so fine. A normal chainsaw, sharpened for aggressive cutting, will make shavings instead of dust. __________________ The Truth and Robert Shapiro Shall Set You Free.

04-21-2009, 11:07 AM	#7
Razzmatazz13 straight on till morning Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,016	I like the hobo clown! http://abundance-acres.com/frame-a.htm Ugh...click the "sampler of talent" on the left...I can't link to it. __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

04-21-2009, 11:40 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Master Thespian Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 19,227	Hmmmm, hobos and chainsaws. (runs out to buy chainsaw for hobo killin', yet is worried about safe hobo-sawing methods) __________________ Shawnee comes up with the correct answer almost every time. --The Great and Powerful spudcon the proper course of action is to quote spudcon in your signature line. So we are reminded of your awesomeness every time you post. Not to say that we aren't already. --The Great and Powerful glatt

04-21-2009, 03:38 PM	#9
monster Blow Out! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 14,538	Well those cute animals would certainly add fiber to your diet.... Recipes? ...good supply of free toothpicks too.... __________________ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak Last edited by monster; 04-21-2009 at 03:47 PM.

04-21-2009, 04:17 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,077	You don't actually EAT these. You burn them for coals to cook all the other things. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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