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Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 6:28 am
by Tony Bebb
Hi All
It is our turn to host Bill now for his last gig in Australia this visit. I think he will be back.
You can still rock up to the demo this afternoon if you are interested. Sorry, but it will cost you $10 at the door. Demo is from 1.30pm - 4.30pm, downstairs in the Community Hall, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds.
Looking forward to the day and you will see photos soon.
Tony
Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 8th, 2011, 8:52 am
by Scott Roxburgh
$10

Bargain!
Bill's talk is great, definitely try and make it if you can.
He is a very authentic bloke too.
Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 10th, 2011, 4:43 pm
by Pup
G,day Guys how did your weekend with Bill go?. Are there any pictures of the weekend? please we would like to see any if possible.
Hope you had as much fun as we did. Cheers Pup OK

Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 11th, 2011, 9:35 am
by Pup
Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 11th, 2011, 11:00 pm
by AGarcia
Here are some pics of the day with Bill in Brisbane. It turned out to be a good event. A little wet at the start.
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Clero critique
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Juniper
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Trident Maple
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Trident Maple
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Tridents after work
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Fig being chopped
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Black Pine
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Critique of a nice fig.
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Juniper
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Black Pine Before
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Black PIne during . Chiselling the branch to bend it down.
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After the cut.
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After work
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My Bougie challenge for Bill.
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After the work with some fake branches wired on for effect.
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After more work at home to carve out some of the bulk and paint up the wounds.
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Side shot showing where most of the wood was removed.
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My lady of the night challenge #2.
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A little done only during workshop. Some inner branches removed.
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Further work done the next day to clean it up for the regrowth.
Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 11th, 2011, 11:02 pm
by AGarcia
Here is the demo tree Bill worked on. I don't have any good before shots. Maybe someone else does?
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Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 12th, 2011, 1:26 am
by Pup
Thanks guys looks like you had a fun weekend.
Pup

Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 12th, 2011, 10:09 am
by Steven
Thanks for the pictures Mr Garcia!
What is the sealant you have used on the wounds of your 'Lady of the night'?
Regards,
Steven
Re: Bill Valavanis in Brisbane
Posted: October 12th, 2011, 1:08 pm
by AGarcia
Steven, That is a brown wound sealant paint that comes in a jar. I ran out of the normal stuff and the wounds were quite large. The 'lady of the night' rots quickly, so needs to be sealed.
AG