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New Tiki Bar Sydney Australia Build. |
TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-12 12:20 am  Permalink
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On 2013-05-11 16:38, Thurston Howell IV wrote:
Aloha Tikispeer - interesting handle. Sounds like Tiki is alive and well in Aus. I'm an old bastard and can still remember going to The Island Trader and the Jungle Bar in Sydney which were the only polynesian pop establishments around in the 1960s-early 70s. There was also the Mogambo in King Street Newtown which was more of a beatnik coffee house jazz venue. Sadly all gone now.
Looking forward to seeing your space develop.
THIV out.
And P.S. - that post from Grog was the longest sentence I've seen from him.
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Aloha, there is one Tiki Bar at Bondi Junction we have to get to one day.
Yes Tiki Speer like Speer from the Descendants.
[ This Message was edited by: TikiSpeer 2013-12-19 10:15 ]
 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-12 12:23 am  Permalink
Just missed out on this yesterday. Guy was selling it in Sydney for $80.00 on gumtree but ended up giving it away for free on Ziilch the day before before we spotted it.
 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-12 12:34 am  Permalink
More testing

 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-12 12:44 am  Permalink
Mixing Feast Watson Golden Teak with Poly to test on the Bamboo.
Raw
Burnt with Golden Teak Poly.
I've ordered some Zinsser Amber Shellac to try ( yes you can get it in Australia). But will have to use poly for some things.
 
 
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Atomic Tiki Punk Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 19, 2009 Posts: 7048 From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-05-12 01:13 am  Permalink
That's the ticket!
 
 
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littlegiles Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 08, 2003 Posts: 675 From: Lancaster, SC
| Posted: 2013-05-12 08:10 am  Permalink
Love the new test photos. Bamboo and trim is looking amazing.
Dale
 
 
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Bamboo Bev Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 02, 2012 Posts: 34 From: Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-14 12:27 am  Permalink
Great start to your bar thanks for the tips on where to get stuff. I have been looking at getting a router to practice the one you got looks like the go.
 
 
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Pele Paul Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 26, 2008 Posts: 714 From: San Dimas, ca
| Posted: 2013-05-21 10:37 am  Permalink
god i wish I was talented with wood instead of just being good looking and charming !!
 
 
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jimbo020 Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jan 06, 2013 Posts: 27 From: Minnesota
| Posted: 2013-05-21 7:38 pm  Permalink
Nice looking work!
 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-23 12:23 pm  Permalink
Thank you all for the nice comments.
Love these images from Delta Millworks USA, time for more experiments this weekend.

 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-26 12:37 am  Permalink
Extending tiki bar out into the garage a little.
 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-26 12:43 am  Permalink
3 x burn and soft wire brush + wash down and light sand.

 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-26 12:55 am  Permalink
Now using Feast Watson Prooftint Colour Reducer mixed with these stains.
Just a quick burn and using ELM
3 burns + brush and wash and sand.. sanding killed it.
3 burns + brush and wash ELM
3 burns + brush and wash with japan brown in the router groves and ELM on the top.
3 burns + brush and wash CEDAR.

 
 
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TikiSpeer Tiki Centralite
Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Posts: 69 From: Sydney Australia
| Posted: 2013-05-26 12:58 am  Permalink

 
 
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hang10tiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 18, 2010 Posts: 7723 From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-05-26 1:26 pm  Permalink
Lookin good
Love the smell of the burn
_________________ Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!
 
 
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