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gold zephyr
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Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 87
From: Los Angaleeze
|  Posted: 2011-04-29 10:09 pm Permalink
My virgin tiki creation made possible by help from tiki lamp makers of TC. Also included some pics of my living room.
[ This Message was edited by: gold zephyr 2011-04-29 22:12 ]
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Bongo Bungalow
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Joined: Aug 20, 2007
Posts: 1227
From: Indiana
| Posted: 2011-04-30 02:07 am Permalink
A very nice look, goldZ! I gotta try one of these sometime.
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6411
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2011-04-30 05:43 am Permalink
Nice Zephyr! Looks like it's spent the last 50 years in a smokey bar
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tikiskip
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Nov 26, 2005
Posts: 2085 | Posted: 2011-04-30 06:07 am Permalink
GREAT job!!
Would like to try to make one
some day.
Just don't know if I can bring myself
to cut the tapa.
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danlovestikis
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 17, 2002
Posts: 3568 | Posted: 2011-05-01 2:30 pm Permalink
Terrific, we love old "new" lamps, yours is perfect. Wendy
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zerostreet
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Feb 06, 2010
Posts: 1687 | Posted: 2011-05-01 6:10 pm Permalink
Wow! Very nice!
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gold zephyr
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Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 87
From: Los Angaleeze
| Posted: 2011-05-01 8:35 pm Permalink
Thank you for the kind words everyone. I'll soak it up now since it'll be while before I start a new one. Most of this lamp was completed in my second bathroom- I have two curious little ones. I chose this design because I thought it would be easy given my limited skills. I guess it turned out ok.
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freddiefreelance
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Joined: Feb 15, 2003
Posts: 2983
From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2011-05-02 09:56 am Permalink
That looks great! Did you use an antique hat for the top?
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WestADad
Grand Member (2 years) 
Joined: Mar 31, 2009
Posts: 731
From: Tornado Alley
| Posted: 2011-05-02 12:25 pm Permalink
Love that lamp Gold Zephyr!
Chris
WestADad
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KAHAKA
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Joined: Mar 03, 2003
Posts: 756
From: San Jose, CA
| Posted: 2011-05-02 6:46 pm Permalink
All right! Looks great! I'm glad it worked out... they're fun to make, right?
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gold zephyr
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 87
From: Los Angaleeze
| Posted: 2011-05-03 12:27 am Permalink
No antique hat just a jumbo size asian hat. Yeah it was fun Kahaka. I expect to make more lamps as time and money allow.
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spiked
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Joined: Dec 10, 2008
Posts: 83 | Posted: 2011-05-03 09:53 am Permalink
They are fun!  I made one last year as well; super heavy though, with all the shells..
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gold zephyr
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 29, 2010
Posts: 87
From: Los Angaleeze
| Posted: 2011-05-12 10:56 pm Permalink
I can hang this if I figure how to attach the top to the bottom.
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Murph
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Jul 11, 2006
Posts: 673
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2011-05-13 09:46 am Permalink
Cool!
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littlegiles
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Joined: Jun 08, 2003
Posts: 406
From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2011-05-15 07:16 am Permalink
Can you "stitch" the top to the bottom with a rafia cord or maybe even use some thin floral wire where it is thickest so it won't show? Just a couple thoughts. I have never made a lamp so not sure if that is proper or not.
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