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My Tiki Bar Christmas Gift |
JimTandem
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2005
Posts: 102
From: Ontario, Ca.
|  Posted: 2005-01-04 04:34 am Permalink
Hi there. I'm new to the board and love reading about all things tiki. I built my brother in law a tiki bar for Christmas. He really liked it. Here's a few pics(I hope they come through!)
I can't wait to build another one for myself. Did anyone else give tiki gifts for Christmas this year?
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JimTandem
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2005
Posts: 102
From: Ontario, Ca.
| Posted: 2005-01-04 04:39 am Permalink
Well I got the pictures in there, but they sure are small. How do I enlarge them? Thanks for any help.
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virani
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 17, 2003
Posts: 1434
From: Volcanic area of France
| Posted: 2005-01-04 04:39 am Permalink
Welcome Jim,
That bar looks really good. Congratulations. Make yourself another, have a drink, and have fun in Tikicentral.
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Satan's Sin
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: 729
From: Imperial Beach, CA
| Posted: 2005-01-04 10:46 am Permalink
Jim -- go to Help/FAQ and it explains how to get photos in here. Kind of finicky, but one gets used to it. There's also a "test message" area to play around in until you get the hang of it.
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JimTandem
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2005
Posts: 102
From: Ontario, Ca.
| Posted: 2005-01-04 12:43 pm Permalink
I went to the test area and practiced enlarging the pics( thanks Satan)...so here goes...
The bartop I got at a tent sale for 25 bucks..
Heres the plywood surfboard/martini glass rack shelf up above the bar...
Me...
 Thanks to my wife for the extra hands when I needed them!
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Tiki Matt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 06, 2004
Posts: 920
From: North O.C.
| Posted: 2005-01-04 12:58 pm Permalink
Looks awsome! You must really like your brother in law...
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Satan's Sin
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2004
Posts: 729
From: Imperial Beach, CA
| Posted: 2005-01-04 1:09 pm Permalink
Excellent work -- if it were mine, I'd start looking for a tiki mask of some sort to put on the front!
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docwoods
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 29, 2004
Posts: 595
From: outside the windy city
| Posted: 2005-01-05 06:17 am Permalink
Terrific bar,Jim! You've certainly come to the right place to have people oooh and aaahh over your bar-beautiful job!
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Tiki Royale
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Joined: Dec 06, 2002
Posts: 891
From: The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA!
| Posted: 2005-01-05 11:31 am Permalink
Very nice! I love the "Surfboard" glasss rack in the rafters! Great idea.
Aloha,
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Benzart
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-01-06 06:54 am Permalink
Super looking bar. All that it needs is Rum and coconuts.
HappyHappyHappy
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iamsjn
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jan 26, 2005
Posts: 17
From: Phoenix, AZ
| Posted: 2005-02-01 08:14 am Permalink
FANTASTIC BAR JIM!
I might have to 'borrow' that surfboard glass rack idea! If I use it, I'll be sure to give you the credit.
That tabletop looks great! Gettin thirsty over here!
SJN
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tikilee
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Sep 17, 2002
Posts: 122
From: The Enchanted Mitten
| Posted: 2005-02-01 10:53 am Permalink
Jim your bar is great. Are you just really handy or have you built a few of these before. Don't tell me this was your first (Even if it is just tell me otherwise) Also how long did it take you.
Welcome to Tiki Central
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JimTandem
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 02, 2005
Posts: 102
From: Ontario, Ca.
| Posted: 2005-02-02 12:37 am Permalink
Thanks to all for the kind words.
Tikilee, sorry to say that yes, this was my first one. It took me about 4 good weekends to build, I was just wingin' it and only had pics from this site and the internet to pattern it after. Plus many trips to Homedepot or Orchards for small stuff, plywood, drill bits, lag bolts, etc. that would pop up as I went along. I'm lucky enough to be close enough to Oceanic Arts and Bensons Imports for the bamboo, thatch, and matting.
I ended up joining the bamboo with "L" brackets as I just didn't have the time or enough tools to join them with holes and glue. I got a "lot" of 100 brackets with screws on Ebay and used almost every one! I really over bracketed that thing but I figured better safe than sorry, and it turned out the bamboo framework was really solid when done. I covered all the joints with burlap wrap from the craft store and anchored it with a hot glue gun. Then I completely soaked each wrapped joint with marine varnish till they were dripping. It took 3 days for them to dry out, but when they did they were rock hard. I'm hoping they hold up ok in the weather, so we'll see. I tried initially to wrap the joints with sisal rope...no way!....and I was in the Navy! There must be a secret to the rope wrap and I ain't got it! My pics show the burlap looking like two different colors, that because i used two different brands of varnish on them, a mistake for sure, but I ran out of time before Christmas.
I figure all told about $250 dollars for all the materials. Now that I got that one under my belt and learned what to do and not to do, I'm sure the next one will go quicker.
I say give it a go, I'm in no way a craftsman or wood worker so if i can, you can too! When I started, my wife thought I was nuts. But as the project progressed, she started getting into it as it began taking shape. P.S. noteworthy is giving up the one side of my garage that i can park a car in for one whole month. Thanks, wifey, for understanding!
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