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swizzle
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From: Melbourne,Australia
|  Posted: 2010-11-30 12:04 am Permalink
I loved them as they were but I have to say that, that little bit of extra "wow" really did make them even more impressive.
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wplugger
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Posts: 161 | Posted: 2010-11-30 03:54 am Permalink
Well done.
They really pop now.
Fan palm ?
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Tiki Lee's
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2010-12-02 12:24 am Permalink
WoW!
Tree-mendous Job, Bill!
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4WDtiki
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Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-12-02 7:55 pm Permalink
Thanks swizzle, plugger and Lee.
Plugger, yup, they are fan palm.
I delivered them yesterday, and he has several more pieces of palm he wants carved. 
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Lake Surfer
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Joined: Oct 21, 2002
Posts: 3322
From: Milwaukee, WI
| Posted: 2010-12-03 1:58 pm Permalink
Do It To It Bill!
Just cranking out the goodies!
Congrats on all the commissions, and nice chops on some mega tikis!
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McTiki
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Joined: Aug 22, 2004
Posts: 1945
From: Sunny Florida
| Posted: 2010-12-03 4:27 pm Permalink
POW!!!
Excellence sir!
Mahalo
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wplugger
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Joined: Jul 09, 2006
Posts: 161 | Posted: 2010-12-04 03:58 am Permalink
So, are you installing them ?
How you going to stand them up. Whats the game plan.
Are they dry & light or wet & heavy ?
Looks like you lean them against the tree in the pics you show. You stand them up by your self ?
We don't get fan or any palm that girthy here.
Can we get an install pic ?
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-12-04 07:55 am Permalink
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On 2010-12-04 03:58, wplugger wrote:
So, are you installing them ?
How you going to stand them up. Whats the game plan.
Are they dry & light or wet & heavy ?
Looks like you lean them against the tree in the pics you show. You stand them up by your self ?
We don't get fan or any palm that girthy here.
Can we get an install pic ?
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It's up to the client to install them. I gave him some suggestions on how I would do it.
They are all pretty dry and light enough that I could stand them up by myself. Picture a solo version of the Iwo Jima flag-raising.
The Lono is the lightest and probably weighs about 30lbs max!
No install pics yet. The client needs to decide where in the yard he wants to place them. I definately will get pics when that happens, but it might be awhile.
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amate
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Posts: 715 | Posted: 2010-12-05 11:33 am Permalink
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On 2010-11-29 19:29, 4WDtiki wrote:
You're killing me. Those are awesome!!! Am I mistaken or did you say 30 lbs??? I just used a come-along to stand up a 5 foot, 16 inch diameter cedar elm (hardwood). It's closer to 300 than 30.
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-12-05 11:56 am Permalink
Haha, yeah I did say 30 lbs. That tiki on the left, I can stand in front of and with my palms on the knees, press it straight up with very little effort. I think I'm on the high side with the 30 lb estimate.
This is wood that has been cut done for a few years, and it's fully dry. When palm is freshly cut down, it's soaked with water and and a bitch to move.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-12-06 03:17 am Permalink
WOW, and Then there were Two, Awesome tikis. Seems your pieces are getting better and better Still, If that can be possible.??
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-12-07 3:31 pm Permalink
Bill, those are some sweet tikis! You might want to lie them down before they detonate the Bomb House!!!!!
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1742
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-12-12 8:21 pm Permalink
The bomb house is no more, Mike. The threat is neutralized! Tikis are safe!
The local outrigger club wanted some tiki skulls for awards, so I busted some out this week.
Alas, poor Yorick!
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VampiressRN
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Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5137
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2010-12-12 9:01 pm Permalink
Fabulous as always Bill!!!
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Kino
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Joined: Aug 16, 2009
Posts: 100
From: Valley of The Sun (Phoenix, AZ)
| Posted: 2010-12-14 2:04 pm Permalink
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Absolutely wonderful pieces here Bill, love 'em.
You must have a big farm of drying logs somewhere.
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