April 21, 2009: Boni Good Art

xoxoxoBruce · 04-21-2009, 12:46 AM

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, 07:42 AM

now I want one.

capnhowdy · 04-21-2009, 08:27 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, 10:17 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, 10:23 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, 10:59 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, 12:07 PM

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, 12:40 PM

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

monster · 04-21-2009, 04:38 PM

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

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

capnhowdy · 04-21-2009, 05:17 PM

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

binky · 04-21-2009, 08:00 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, 06:17 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?

04-21-2009, 12:46 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 33,999	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 __________________ You can't steer threads, you can only watch them drift.

04-21-2009, 07:42 AM	#2
Brianna Out Of My Way! I'm a Keats Scholar! Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,636	now I want one. __________________ If we can hit that bullseye then the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...

04-21-2009, 08:27 AM	#3
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,853	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, 10:17 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, 10:23 AM	#5
lumberjim I'm going to kiss you nice nice Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Right Where I Want Me Posts: 16,971	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.... __________________ ....oh one more thing.....

04-21-2009, 10:59 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 33,999	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. __________________ You can't steer threads, you can only watch them drift.

04-21-2009, 12:07 PM	#7
Razzmatazz13 chupacabraexpialadotious Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 945	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, 12:40 PM	#8
Shawnee123 It's funny 'cause it's true! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,578	Hmmmm, hobos and chainsaws. (runs out to buy chainsaw for hobo killin', yet is worried about safe hobo-sawing methods) __________________ A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. William Shenstone If you're ugly, stupid, dishonest, and lack social skills, the least you could do is pretend to be nice so as not to completely make others ill. Priscilla Radling

04-21-2009, 04:38 PM	#9
monster eyeball-driller Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brit in Ann Arbor MI Posts: 11,782	Well those cute animals would certainly add fiber to your diet.... Recipes? ...good supply of free toothpicks too.... __________________ chaos is my co-pilot Last edited by monster; 04-21-2009 at 04:47 PM.

04-21-2009, 05:17 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,853	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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