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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11003
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
|  Posted: 2012-10-02 2:15 pm Permalink
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On 2012-10-02 13:43, Alfie the Moai wrote:
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On 2012-09-22 15:47, Dagg wrote:
a buddy gave me this about 20 years ago, its been sitting in my basement collecting dust. Almost threw it out a few times! I had no idea what it was until found this site.
glad I kept it!
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super cool....
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Parlez vous Conquistador?
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=12151&forum=5&vpost=653846
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Dagg
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 26, 2012
Posts: 295
From: Van Isle BC CA
| Posted: 2012-10-02 2:30 pm Permalink
Don Quixote is my hero
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ErichTroudt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 378
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2012-10-05 12:36 pm Permalink
Went thru all 80 pages of this thread, and found my answer on page 17....so now I'm just gonna post a pic of my $10 prize and keep smiling the crazy smile I've had all day since I bought it this morning....
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Slacks Ferret
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1234
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2012-10-05 12:50 pm Permalink
Noice score Erich! And fer a Ten spot!
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thomamas
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 09, 2007
Posts: 41 | Posted: 2012-10-07 12:16 pm Permalink
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On 2012-09-18 03:51, TIKI DAVID wrote:
Look for burlap that is already colored.
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Thanks for your help. I ended up with some linen upholstery fabric, since the burlap I found was showed too much of the backing board.
Before:
and after:
It's also held together much more securely. For the record, the framing points previously used weren't going to permanently hold a heavy sheet of MDF into narrow molding with no extra rabbet depth.
No procedural pictures, since I got lazy and outsourced this one to Kathleen at The Glenn Custom Framing in El Cerrito. I highly recommend her if you're in the East Bay, she knows a lot about Hawaiiana and does a great job with weird stuff like tapa cloth ceiling panels for my breakfast nook. BTW, the web site is out of date. She's across the street and has regular Saturday hours now.
Finally, installed:
Please forgive the white walls -- tiki wasn't originally going to make it into this room but I'm running out of wall space.
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ErichTroudt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 378
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2012-10-08 4:08 pm Permalink
Okay, I looked thru all 79 pages, searched, etc.... Hoping the experts will help ... Thanks in advance..
Witco or not?
(yes, I know it's not tiki)
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TIKI DAVID
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Joined: Apr 07, 2004
Posts: 1961
From: North Coast/ DEAD
| Posted: 2012-10-08 5:37 pm Permalink
NOT.
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ErichTroudt
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Joined: Mar 27, 2002
Posts: 378
From: SoCal
| Posted: 2012-10-08 5:56 pm Permalink
Thanks...I kinda figured.... the man didn't seem right, but the base did.
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TIKI DAVID
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 07, 2004
Posts: 1961
From: North Coast/ DEAD
| Posted: 2012-10-09 02:54 am Permalink
remember, the "NOT" is just my opinion,I could be wrong.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 5474
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2012-10-09 03:27 am Permalink
Not Witco, sorry......
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tetwilson
Member
Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 9 | Posted: 2012-10-11 08:48 am Permalink
Here is my first Witco. I'm new at this and still learning. I take it some Witco pieces are in higher demand than others. Is anyone familiar with this one? I feel like I got it for a good price at about $100.00........
Of course my dream Witco would be the World Map!
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[ Edited by: Bora Boris - Rotated image. - 2012-10-11 11:31 ]
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Tipsy McStagger
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Joined: Nov 21, 2004
Posts: 3492
From: HELL
| Posted: 2012-10-11 10:58 am Permalink
bad news... i don't think it's witco....
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tetwilson
Member
Joined: Oct 10, 2012
Posts: 9 | Posted: 2012-10-11 12:44 pm Permalink
Really? It has a stamp on the back. Could the stamp be fake? I'll put a pic of it below.
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TIKI DAVID
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 07, 2004
Posts: 1961
From: North Coast/ DEAD
| Posted: 2012-10-11 12:49 pm Permalink
little too quick on the draw there Mcstagger.
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Alfie the Moai
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 11 | Posted: 2012-10-16 3:31 pm Permalink
Nice one!
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On 2012-10-11 12:49, TIKI DAVID wrote:
little too quick on the draw there Mcstagger.
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