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hand carved 12-foot tiki ku - monkey pod wood |
TikiMaster
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From: Kailua, HAWAII (Oahu)
|  Posted: 2005-05-20 8:05 pm Permalink
Aloha everyone,
I just wanted to share with you the largest tiki we've carved so far. It's about 12 feet high and weighs close to a tone. This Tiki was carved from a 100 year old tree that was located at the Waikiki zoo.
Click here http://www.tikimaster.com/category/002.5.2/ for more pictures of the making...and moving it 
Aloha,
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johntiki
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From: MD
| Posted: 2005-05-20 8:50 pm Permalink
Wow that is an amazing tiki! I'm glad you were able to salvage a proud old tree and turn it into a wicked new Ku! I want one!
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congatiki
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From: wisconsin northwoods
| Posted: 2005-05-20 9:30 pm Permalink
what would shipping be on something like
that....like Ben's old stuff...big
and awesome!
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Sam Gambino
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| Posted: 2005-05-20 10:04 pm Permalink
Lovely work. Thanks for posting it. We get off on this stuff - like Benzart's Tropicana tikis...
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Thanatos
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From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2005-05-21 12:23 pm Permalink
All I can say is ,,,,, nothing. I am lost for words....
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TikiMaster
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From: Kailua, HAWAII (Oahu)
| Posted: 2005-05-21 12:34 pm Permalink
Aloha Congatiki,
This Tiki was sold and is being shipped to Maui from Oahu...shipping is only $120 inter-island. The only way to ship it to the mainland would be via a 20-foot container which cost about $5400 to the West coast. It would only make sense, if we're able to ship 10 Tiki-like at a time and offset the shipping cost.
I will post more pics once it is set up at our customer's ranch.
Mahalo Nui Loa (thank you very much) for your feedback.
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surfintiki
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From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2005-05-21 1:02 pm Permalink
Looks like you captured King Kong!
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Monkeyman
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From: Vista, CA
| Posted: 2005-05-21 1:14 pm Permalink
BIG
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TikiMaster
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From: Kailua, HAWAII (Oahu)
| Posted: 2005-05-21 1:19 pm Permalink
We just got our hand on a 18-foot log, this is our next project...We might just do another Ku or carve Kanaloa.
The only problem we foresee is that our forklift won't handle the weight 
Aloha,
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Kono
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From: Orlando
| Posted: 2005-05-21 8:25 pm Permalink
Good lord that is awesome!
It would make my life complete to have a back yard with a monster sized traditional carving like that one.
Does anyone know who carved the big tikis outside of the Polynesian Culture Center on Oahu??
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TikiMaster
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From: Kailua, HAWAII (Oahu)
| Posted: 2005-05-21 8:42 pm Permalink
Well, technically the Tikis outside PCC are not carved...they are made of fiber glass. His name is Tui'oni, a great master carver.
Actually, the process of producing fiber glass Tiki is way more costly than wood but at least they will last for ever.
Aloha,
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TikiMaster
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| Posted: 2005-05-21 8:52 pm Permalink
Here is a pic of some of the Tiki outside PCC:
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Raffertiki
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From: L.I.
| Posted: 2005-05-22 2:20 pm Permalink
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I'd need a bigger handtruck.
Nice work.
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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2005-05-22 4:31 pm Permalink
It's big, but no detail. Why not the full headress?
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TikiMaster
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From: Kailua, HAWAII (Oahu)
| Posted: 2005-05-22 4:54 pm Permalink
It depends on the Tiki, Tiki Ku is pretty much like this (Tiki on the right):
What other details did you have in mind?
Here is a closer look at the head dress:
Aloha,
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