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Tiki Kaimuki
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Sep 25, 2006
Posts: 813
From: OAKLAND, baby
|  Posted: 2009-05-12 5:43 pm Permalink
Superdeluxo detail brotha! Can't wait to see those gigantors
in person. "Have a bitchen' summer, K.I.T"
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KreepyTiki
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Joined: Mar 18, 2007
Posts: 193 | Posted: 2009-05-15 01:02 am Permalink
Danny -- Your amazing, masterful creations set the scene SO perfectly it's now impossible to imagine the LATVs experience without them!
Wish you would carve miniature versions of them, or produce them as ceramic pieces so we could all have our own replicas of them at home!
I'm curious (as are others) -- DO they take them in at night at closing time, or are they always out there on the street? (I sure HOPE they take them in, 'cause I don't trust NOBODY these days -- especially with pieces THAT beautiful!
Cheers & Mahalos  
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Tucson Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 27, 2008
Posts: 185 | Posted: 2009-05-15 03:05 am Permalink
Awesome work. Beautiful. I am very curious what kinda money does that brings to you. No one ever talks about that. I would be very interested in that really. I try to sell all my stuff that I carve and it would be helpful to know these things. Of course I am no where as talented as this. Impressive. What kind of wood did you use?
[ This Message was edited by: Tucson Tiki 2009-05-16 09:29 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Tucson Tiki 2009-06-02 10:33 ]
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Basement Kahuna
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Joined: Oct 14, 2002
Posts: 3587
From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2009-05-19 8:25 pm Permalink
Dayuuummm...just saw this, man. That's now MISTER Diablo to all the rest of us. Killer work, braddah.
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TikiG
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Joined: Jun 17, 2008
Posts: 1519
From: Palmdale, California
| Posted: 2009-06-02 08:18 am Permalink
Thanks Danny - I mean MISTER DIABLO! Appreciate and love your work too.
Thanks Trader Vics for unleashing these gods onto the LA landscape. Downtown never looked so good.
Thanks Bewitched By Tiki for the photo.
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finkdaddy
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Joined: May 11, 2004
Posts: 2050
From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2009-06-02 08:49 am Permalink
Incredible!
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seeksurf
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Joined: Sep 27, 2007
Posts: 2144
From: Buckley, WA
| Posted: 2009-06-02 3:12 pm Permalink
Fantastic big sucker!
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Tucson Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 27, 2008
Posts: 185 | Posted: 2009-06-02 10:44 pm Permalink
Please refer to previous questions.
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Tiki Diablo
Grand Member (8 years) 
Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1890
From: socal
| Posted: 2009-06-09 9:56 pm Permalink
Quote:
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On 2009-06-02 22:44, Tucson Tiki wrote:
Please refer to previous questions.
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I saw it . It's just that it is kind of a client confidentiality thing. Keep practicing and refining your technique and your tikis go up in value I guess. I have been carving since 2001 full time. When I first started the going rate for us carvers was about $100 per foot.
Thanks for the props guys !
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RevBambooBen
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Joined: Nov 12, 2002
Posts: 7198
From: Huntikington Beach
| Posted: 2009-06-09 10:23 pm Permalink
If the Lakers win....
Will you have to move them???
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Tucson Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 27, 2008
Posts: 185 | Posted: 2009-06-10 01:15 am Permalink
You know. This is the kind of response I expected from you. (I'm sure your a nice guy) Really! It's not that big of a deal. It took you forever for you to say anything about my questions. Why would Trader Vics care? They hired you to produce a product. You deliverd a couple of awesome pieces. Some of us out here want to do this for some extra income.(In these tough Obama times) It would be nice to know what the the potential is. I guess it takes a whole lot of time and talent to break into the "elite group" here. I guess you could send me a private message if that would suit you better.. I'll keep carving TT
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Tiki Diablo
Grand Member (8 years)
Joined: Jun 24, 2002
Posts: 1890
From: socal
| Posted: 2009-06-10 10:01 am Permalink
Actually it would have been more tactful if you would have PMed me in the first place. I tend to stay busy and don't babysit my threads.
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Tucson Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 27, 2008
Posts: 185 | Posted: 2009-06-10 10:49 am Permalink
Your right. I probably should have used a little more tact. I apologize. I would a least like to know what kind of wood you used. Thanks.
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Bora Boris
Mr. Unreasonable
Joined: Mar 25, 2005
Posts: 2402
From: Boogie Wonderland
| Posted: 2009-06-14 10:17 pm Permalink
Ugh! Fire trucks headed for the Staples Center, I hope the Tiki's are okay.
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Ojaitimo
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 04, 2006
Posts: 1283 | Posted: 2009-06-16 4:03 pm Permalink
Well, are they?
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