Post #163558 by Capt'n Skully on Sat, Jun 4, 2005 10:11 AM

Just curious- what really tipped the scale for you to start your very first tiki project?

here's why I started carving my tiki in the first place... Last year after hurricane Frances hit (FL), the swells were raging, so I went into a local surf shop (Nomad) to buy a board- where they had a bunch of tikis carved by a friend of theirs, who paints boards, too. He does some great work for reasonable prices. But I stared at one and thought, I bet I could do that! So 3 days later when cleanup was underway, I find my first 2 palm logs...

I go online to find some random tidbits of tiki inspiration and ideas, and what do I find- a FORUM for it, FULL of polynesian-maniacs, SPECIFICALLY dedicated to creating tiki and to mixing cocktails in obsessively collected mugs... I was hooked. Instantly. But it's also in the blood from too many Zombies at the Kahiki..

[ Edited by: Capt'n Skully on 2005-06-04 10:13 ]