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Tiki Lee
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 30, 2002
Posts: 34
From: Kentfield, CA
|  Posted: 2005-09-29 07:55 am Permalink
After years of longing for a tiki room I could call my own, and not being able to get off my ass to do anything about it, I called in the big gun: Bamboo Ben. Ben has spent the last several weeks transforming my guest bedroom suite into Mai Kai, jr. He has another week or so to finish it up, which he'll do in a couple of weeks. I'll post more progress pictures as the work continue. I'm completely blown away by it -- it's far better than anything I'd dreamed of. Let me know what you think!
http://tiki.unkrich.com/tiki_hideaway/index.html
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Hakalugi
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 2805
From: Redondo Beach, CA
| Posted: 2005-09-29 08:02 am Permalink
OMFG!!!!
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Moondance
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Joined: Jul 29, 2005
Posts: 389
From: Bucks County, PA
| Posted: 2005-09-29 08:22 am Permalink
Holy Crow!
I would hate to pay that bill, but if I could it is sure worth it. Bamboo Ben is the man!
Ben, if you need a helper let me know. I've been a carpenter for over 25 years.
Wesley
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tikiwinebear
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 578
From: Santa Rosa, CA (Sonoma - wine country)
| Posted: 2005-09-29 08:24 am Permalink
BRAVO, Bamboo Ben! Wow... the moldings, the carvings in the beam wrap, the tapa cloth... just WOW! Can't wait for the next wave of pictures. Congrats, Tiki Lee, for making your dream come true! And this is your GUEST room?? I feel a B&B starting up for out of town Tiki ohana!
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-09-29 08:38 am Permalink
Tiki Lee, First, Big Welcome to TC, second, WOW, Awesome, Unbelievable! Thanks so Much for sharing this jewel with us here at TC. SO much of BBens work is hidden away, Never to be seen by us mere mortals.
Who is that grey haired Old fart that keeps hoggin the the camera space, could it be our own BambooBen??? Why, yes it is, Hey there bBen.
Seriously this is a Fantastic set of rooms and there is No One but Bamboo Ben who could do this kind of work. It's in his Genes I guess.
Tiki Lee, Thanks again for sharing. I Look forward to seeing the completed pictures. Now if I can get my heart slowed down a bit...
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rodeotiki
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Joined: Jan 21, 2004
Posts: 1513
From: calgary
| Posted: 2005-09-29 09:04 am Permalink
I dont think I would every leave the house again !!
That is amazing . Congrats too you and to Ben on his stunning work.
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The Sperm Whale
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Joined: Aug 23, 2004
Posts: 1538
From: Lakewood California
| Posted: 2005-09-29 09:13 am Permalink
Thanks for sharing your pic's Tiki Lee you are one lucky MF'er. Bamboo Ben ROCKS!!!!! Please more Pic's!!!!
Later,
Spermy
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freddiefreelance
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Joined: Feb 15, 2003
Posts: 2983
From: San Diego, Ca.
| Posted: 2005-09-29 09:21 am Permalink
I'm a little veclempt... Ben, I take back two-thirds of everything I've ever said about OC & South Bay punks, and half of what I've said about LA punks. 
I've been sitting here trying to think of how to put how great that looks, but the best I can come up with is "Arrrrrrrrrrrrr!"
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Swanky
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Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4807
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2005-09-29 09:35 am Permalink
Even better, I bet Ben did it all himself. No helper. Way to go!
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Haole Kat
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Joined: Aug 02, 2004
Posts: 271
From: St Petersburg, FL
| Posted: 2005-09-29 09:41 am Permalink
That's awesome! I can't wait to see some more pics. Great job Ben!
Josh
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Humuhumu
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Joined: Aug 22, 2002
Posts: 3536
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2005-09-29 11:34 am Permalink
That's gorgeous, Lee, thanks so much for sharing pics with us. I've been a big believer in getting rid of as many 90° angles as you can when constructing a tiki room, and your room is a great demonstration of what a difference that makes. That tapa cloth is a fantastic design, where did you find it?
Ben, your work on this room is really stunning. No surprise, of course, I've seen plenty of your work before, but it never ceases to captivate me when I see it.
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PapeToaTane
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Joined: Mar 19, 2005
Posts: 517
From: Hyderabad, India
| Posted: 2005-09-29 11:46 am Permalink
Stunning! Simply stunning! WOWWWEEEE! I wouldn't know whether to genuflect or order a Mai Tai upon entering! Really worth every penny spent on hiring Master Ben! Kudos, Ben and Lee!!
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foamy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 15, 2004
Posts: 585
From: The Land of Pleasant Living
| Posted: 2005-09-29 12:21 pm Permalink
WOW! Too f--ing much! Ben is da man! And Tiki Lee, great looking so far (oh fortunate wise man), can't wait to see the finish. I'm sure you can't either.
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Benzart
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2005-09-29 1:18 pm Permalink
Whats all the fuss I didn't do nothing!
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Tiki Lee
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 30, 2002
Posts: 34
From: Kentfield, CA
| Posted: 2005-09-29 1:39 pm Permalink
Ben's also going to be doing an attached bathroom -- can't say I've seen many Tiki bathrooms around here before. I'm also having Crazy Al carve a tiki to go in one of the corners. Should be magnificent. Add to that some incredible Papua New Guinea masks, figures and spears, and things should be amazing. On top of it all, I had a special electrical circuit run around the room from this place:
http://www.simflame.com/
I have a number of light fixtures from OA, some I already had, and some that Ben will be crafting -- they'll all be on this special circuit that makes the lamps look like flickering candles -- all flickering at a different, random rate.
Humuhumu -- the tapa came from OA. Ben tells me it's a wedding cloth.
[ This Message was edited by: Tiki Lee 2005-09-29 13:40 ]
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