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jab tiki
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Joined: Jun 23, 2008
Posts: 119
From: San Diego, CA
|  Posted: 2010-05-27 01:57 am Permalink
Looking Good BoB-O!!
Did I hear M.D.M. Chili & OB???? You know I'm all over that!!!! Looking forward to the landing of Buzzad back to SD. And you'll be here in July for OTL, I'm playing in the tournament this year.
See you soon, -Johnny B.
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Benzart
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Joined: Jan 09, 2004
Posts: 10306
From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2010-05-29 09:52 am Permalink
Buzzard stuff is Lookin Good. My lono wants a Bubble pipe now,, See what you started?
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buzzard
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Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 237
From: whetstone,az
| Posted: 2010-05-29 3:00 pm Permalink
thanks johny,cant wait to visit sd again
benzart.you never know what santa will bring
and maybe you could help me out from when you did your big stuff
so i have been chopping on this guy for awhile,it is my biggest so far
6 1/2 ft, 22 in at at fat end,have been carving it on the ground and wanted to finish it standing up,well i cant even lift the small end up,
with out rigging up a tripod and a sling,is there and easy way to stand this guy up
and get it in my truck,the guy had a loader when he gave it to me and i never had to lift it yet.help me mr wizard
or i guess i could carv big lazy tikis and have them just lay on the ground
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buzzard
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Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 237
From: whetstone,az
| Posted: 2010-06-24 4:37 pm Permalink
well hey guys
will be in sd friday and at the ob street fair sat
also would like to do some carving,maybe a chop on the beach?
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-06-25 4:06 pm Permalink
Looking good. Love the large head tapper. The big logs are fun because you have to
manhandle them i think. Have you put any tikis in the ground? or do you leave them
out?
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buzzard
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Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 237
From: whetstone,az
| Posted: 2010-08-01 6:39 pm Permalink
hey everyone
just got back from 3 weeks vacation in san diego(being the only government paid az tiki carver has
it perks!!)and had to get back to the problem of getting my big tiki off the ground(its about 500lbs)
so i solicited help from tc and it always comes back to"get a bunch of beer,get 5 people and stand it up"
well gettting the beer is the easy part,5 people is everyone for 2 miles.so as i was siting around thinking,
(drinking margaritas)
i figured out my patent pending(dont tell anyone!)margarita powered tiki lifting devise- model 34xr4445g)!!!!
(now available at better rxalls nationwide)
(margaritas not included)
i had this pile of pavers and 2 2x4s laying around,and the tiki rolls easy
so i put pavers under 1 end ,rolled it to that end added pavers to the other end
it works great,if you can lift 1 paver you can do this,the hardest part was getting the
pavers to the tiki,thats where the margaritas come in
and before you can drink a picture of margaritas its up!!
(i"m the one on the left)
also made alittle head in sd to give to my friend bernardo i stayed with
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buzzard
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Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 237
From: whetstone,az
| Posted: 2010-08-01 7:02 pm Permalink
seeks
the only one i have exposed fully is my ist big one
i put it up on pavers and hammered 3 flat form stakes into the ground to support it
its been in the sun almost 2 yrs
i put 3 coats of teak oil on it and it dried like a varnish(which is what i was afraid of)
so now its starting to peel alittle ,but it makes it look old,like having a crack in it
which i was so afraid of at 1st but now i like
i think i might try some of your secret goop on this guy
how long has your guy been out with it and what do you think
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4WDtiki
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Joined: Aug 03, 2004
Posts: 1729
From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2010-08-01 8:33 pm Permalink
Damn, I've used that same method to lift big tikis, but I never thought to get a patent!!! Yours is better anyway. I used cinderblocks, your pavers make it much more adjustable.
So what happened to a chop at your vacation house? I was waiting...
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
Posts: 2003
From: So FL
| Posted: 2010-08-02 12:26 pm Permalink
Log too heavy to lift - Check!
Pavers - Check!
2x4 wood - Check!
Margarita - Substitute Rum cocktails - Check!
Now where the hell did I leave my "motivation"? Oh yeah - I keep leaving that under the rum bottle.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6401
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-08-02 1:20 pm Permalink
Nice work Buzz, both the tiki and the patented lifting device 
Mike
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drasticwagon
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Joined: Dec 27, 2008
Posts: 263
From: DFW , Texas
| Posted: 2010-08-02 3:56 pm Permalink
HAHAHA I love the wacky stories that comes with this crowd. Nice job
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2010-08-02 5:22 pm Permalink
Where there is a will there is a way. Love it. Sucker looks GREAT!
I have been cheating I have been doing tar coats every year.
From what i have experienced thus far its simple, fast and looks good (the tar mix)
No sanding just get a crapy shirt on and slap it on.
We have different climates for sure, but the tar works for rain and sun.
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surfintiki
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Joined: Sep 30, 2004
Posts: 1561
From: S. Chatham, MA
| Posted: 2010-08-02 5:33 pm Permalink
Looked like something from Easter Island! A land void of trees, but you'll get that damn tiki up!
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buzzard
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Joined: Jan 26, 2008
Posts: 237
From: whetstone,az
| Posted: 2010-08-03 11:49 am Permalink
thanks guys
bill
now i suppose you want half of all the money flowing in from the patent pending margarita powered tiki lift!
ok ok - (the checks in the mail)
missed the chop on the beach but how bout a buzzard ranch chop!!!
rum punch and scorpions - the new tiki x game
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coconuttzo
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Joined: Jan 13, 2010
Posts: 143
From: Hilo, Hawaii
| Posted: 2010-08-03 12:53 pm Permalink
GENIOUUSSS, the mystery of how stonehenge was built solved 
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