Post #146887 by Palama Tiki on Tue, Mar 15, 2005 6:14 AM

Hey gang, i'm really blown away by your generous comments! Thanks to all for looking and responding.

Benzart: i'm honored. thank you. your comments are like getting blessed from Mt. Olympus.

Tikiwahine: i'm glad that you like my work; i agree with you about the teeth; i ended up going with the rotten-tooth monkey look. funny how these things basically tell you what they want to be. I'm posting a few more shots of our lakeside for you.

McTiki: Thanks so much! it's a great group of people on this site!

Aaron's Akua: yep, the first one is my favorite as well, but monkey-guy is growing on me. Thanks again for all your help and support. i didn't forget about the AAC block; it's still in the garage. i've been practicing carving on styrofoam before i attempt the block, plus we have a wedding coming up, so we've been busy with that planning.

here's Tiki #3 in a very roughed out stage. queen palm, still pretty damp, so i did some chiseling, then let it dry, then chiseled some more. i think i need to make the mouth bigger; too much room between the nose and the upper lip; looks like he's got a mustache; maybe i'll leave it and call him "Mafia Tiki".. :)

Tikiwahine, here are a few more shots of the lake:

we renamed the upper area Hurricane Harbor after having 3 hurricanes pass over last year..

This section is named Castaway Cove:

The cove section is designed to look like it was built from a shipwreck (i made the cannon as well):

here's the polynesian side: the two poles are actually hammock posts (hammock not shown); i bought some wood carvings in Orlando that were made in Bali and attached them to the poles (can't carve treated wood; just ask Ben!)

we used to have about 25 additional feet of yard there, but the lake level really rose after the hurricanes. the lower hammock post is now in the water.

and here's an overall shot of the upper and lower areas:

thanks again for all the encouragement!