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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
|  Posted: 2009-02-27 09:03 am Permalink
Ugh!
30, 94 lb bags of cement.
60, 50 lb bags of sand.
4, 12 hour daze.
1, skinny Bamboo Ben feeling his age.
But, it's gonna look Awesome when it's done!!!
phase 2 next week.
Finishing Amy's Lava Flow and tuning up
some other stuff in Raymyland.
And, building another Tiki Room across the street
at Amy's son's pad, the "Shark Cove".
( wait till you see the size of the fish on the wall!!)
Keep an Eye out.
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GO TIKI
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Feb 21, 2004
Posts: 603
From: SURF CITY HUNTINGTON BEACH
| Posted: 2009-02-27 09:11 am Permalink
Wow! Amy that is awesome, I never seen anything as cool as that on this site! The neighbors are just jealous! I'm jealous and I don't even live near you! Great work Ben
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Queen Kamehameha
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Joined: Oct 21, 2003
Posts: 1370
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2009-03-01 09:55 am Permalink
Thanks for all the kind words. The bar was moved successfully! so Ben will be back Monday to anchor it. I will post pictures in a few days.
Amy
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Queen Kamehameha
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Joined: Oct 21, 2003
Posts: 1370
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2009-03-06 5:58 pm Permalink
Well, the bar has been moved and although it was a great deal of work and $$$ it was worth it. Ben did an amazing job on the lava wall and making the bar part of the wall, as it is now closer  Here are pictures, hope you like them. I will try to take a side photo to show the new bar placement.a little more cleanup and we are ready
We need a party!
This is the new "dock" that Ben built that is above the lava wall and joins the big pond with his new water fall
side lava wall
The old island tiki-fied
The landing
the lava water fall with lights
All the furniture back on the bar, but not in place yet
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Polynesiac
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Joined: Jan 29, 2004
Posts: 2020
From: San Pedro, CA
| Posted: 2009-03-06 6:15 pm Permalink
Amazing! thanks for sharing you little slice o' paradise!
What a crazy story about neighbors and bar moving and all that! the result is fantastic.
I love the dock - who carved the marquesian dock posts?
Queen K - great backyard!
Ben - Nice job!
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Queen Kamehameha
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Joined: Oct 21, 2003
Posts: 1370
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2009-03-06 8:11 pm Permalink
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On 2009-03-06 18:15, Polynesiac wrote:
Amazing! thanks for sharing you little slice o' paradise!
What a crazy story about neighbors and bar moving and all that! the result is fantastic.
I love the dock - who carved the marquesian dock posts?
Queen K - great backyard!
Ben - Nice job!
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Thank you! Dave(basement kahuna) did the statues on the dock, we have matching on the bar as well.
Thanks again
amy
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leleliz
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Joined: Sep 02, 2008
Posts: 1981
From: NorCal
| Posted: 2009-03-06 8:32 pm Permalink
If I were your neighbor I would be bringing you pies and being as friendly as possible just so you would invite me over to hang out!
Love it all..esp the lava detail.
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boutiki
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Joined: Jun 03, 2002
Posts: 485
From: The fly-over states
| Posted: 2009-03-06 9:18 pm Permalink
Woah!
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KeithH
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Joined: Feb 15, 2009
Posts: 103
From: Portland, OR
| Posted: 2009-03-07 12:20 am Permalink
I'll second that Woah! and add a DAYUMN!
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Queen Kamehameha
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Joined: Oct 21, 2003
Posts: 1370
From: So Cal
| Posted: 2009-03-07 11:36 am Permalink
Thanks for the nice comments, I hope to have it all done in the next week or so, just cleaned up and ready for a spring party, you will all be invited . Thanks again
Amy
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WooHooWahine
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Joined: Mar 04, 2005
Posts: 2900
From: Mission (Impossible) Viejo, Ca
| Posted: 2009-03-07 11:53 am Permalink
WooHoo! Another Masterpiece by Bamboo Ben the "The World's Foremost Tiki Room Designer" Amy you are so lucky to live in such a Paradise
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little lost tiki
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Joined: Jun 12, 2006
Posts: 7457
From: Orange,CA-right near the Circle!
| Posted: 2009-03-07 11:53 am Permalink
AMAZING!
great work you two!
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Unga Bunga
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
Posts: 5734
From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2009-03-07 12:18 pm Permalink
This thread is very difficult to watch without drooling on the keyboard.
Just a very special place you have.
I'm surprised Ben hasn't installed a Budweiser tap in the bar yet.
Gongrats Amy!
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2009-03-07 3:13 pm Permalink
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On 2009-03-07 12:18, Unga Bunga wrote:
This thread is very difficult to watch without drooling on the keyboard.
Just a very special place you have.
I'm surprised Ben hasn't installed a Budweiser tap in the bar yet.
Gongrats Amy!
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There's a "Tap" on the Island.
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RevBambooBen
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Posts: 7197
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2009-03-07 7:03 pm Permalink
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On 2009-02-26 11:12, Murph wrote:
Too cool.
What is supplying the moving force for the bar?
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Mexican Engineering.
Benny the landscaper did it.
Landscaping logs and a come-a-long.
Blew me away!!
Benny is a hero in my book!
He left a lot of palm logs behind.
Carving party?
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