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capotiki
Grand Member (7 years) 
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
Posts: 122
From: capistrano beach ca
|  Posted: 2006-12-08 4:21 pm Permalink
McTiki I have not had much spare time to be creative,with the short daylight hours the schedule has been hectic.My 7 year old grandson lives with me and most nights his mom works so I take care of him.I have made a commitment to myself to do more building.I have made some things but never took the time to post any photos.Thanks to you and conga for the kind words.happy holidays, Capo
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Benzart
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-12-08 4:48 pm Permalink
More Sweet Stuff Capo, and i LOVE that tiki/tree house, How cool is that?
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uncrichie
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 14, 2006
Posts: 24
From: SE PA
| Posted: 2006-12-09 5:18 pm Permalink
Capotiki, how thick would you say the average cement is on the tube? From the pictures it looks about 1" with the built up areas about 2". Does that sound about right? I'm trying to make all the notes I can in hopes of doing this next spring. Temp outside right now is 30F. Thanks, Uncrichie.
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capotiki
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
Posts: 122
From: capistrano beach ca
| Posted: 2006-12-09 6:43 pm Permalink
Your estimates are right on,at the base I will add more thickness for stability,good luck Uncrichie.
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teaKEY
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2006-12-09 7:06 pm Permalink
I think on my seven footer that the walls aren't thicker than a 1/2 inch. And there are never any thicker areas. If there is a small build up, I use the wire to build it up first. Plus to get the cement to stick to the wire, you can't have it too heavy and far from the wire I find. But yours are truly different. I was going through the collection that I posted in the past and your named popped up. I thought wow its been a long time since, and the next day, there you were. Did your Spidey Senses tingle.
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GMAN
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Joined: Jul 14, 2005
Posts: 2994
From: My Island
| Posted: 2006-12-10 07:18 am Permalink
MADE OF STONE!! Where have you bean hiding Capo? Nice to see you back mixing the mix. The new guyz look great, as always. How's business going?
-Gman
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capotiki
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
Posts: 122
From: capistrano beach ca
| Posted: 2006-12-17 6:20 pm Permalink
Teakey I always have 2 overlapping layers of wire that holds the mortar well.I have not seen your seven footer! .Gman thanks for the good word,I fell into a position at an oil production field about a year ago ,so tiki work slowed but I seem to sell everything I make,I have 4 last minuet projects going on.happy holidays!
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tikigap
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jan 19, 2006
Posts: 834
From: Arlingtron Virginia
| Posted: 2006-12-18 06:54 am Permalink
Hey Capo! Nice stuff! I especially like the feet on this guy:
And the treehouse in the tiki garden - well that's just over the top! Do you have a tiki bar in the treehouse? (I would ...  make the kids play down the street!)
Nice!
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capotiki
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
Posts: 122
From: capistrano beach ca
| Posted: 2006-12-18 5:18 pm Permalink
Tikigap no tiki bar yet,it has cable tv and a fold out bed that has seen a few napps.
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tikitammy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 21, 2004
Posts: 140
From: Little Rock, AR
| Posted: 2006-12-19 7:23 pm Permalink
I am absolutely facinated with your work! I live in the city & good logs are very scarce...this may be the answer to my carving passion.
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teaKEY
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2006-12-20 07:59 am Permalink
Capo, just got this book with free shipping here Hoping to get even one idea. I'll tell you what I think of it after I look at it.
7 footer here
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capotiki
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
Posts: 122
From: capistrano beach ca
| Posted: 2006-12-20 5:46 pm Permalink
  Bare naked and finally finished,last minuet request.A remake of one I did last year.teakey thanks for the heads up.that 7 footer looks a thousand years old.I like !
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capotiki
Grand Member (7 years)
Joined: Jul 16, 2005
Posts: 122
From: capistrano beach ca
| Posted: 2007-02-24 6:29 pm Permalink
      Some new members of the family.(until they get adopted!)
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VampiressRN
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Nov 23, 2006
Posts: 5084
From: Sin City Lincoln Hills (NorCal)
| Posted: 2007-02-24 7:29 pm Permalink
Great armys of tiki!!! Your work is fabulous. 
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teaKEY
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 09, 2004
Posts: 3663
From: The thumb !
| Posted: 2007-02-24 8:01 pm Permalink
Best Yet. Like that last tiki in the last photo.
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