Post #214904 by tikigap on Wed, Feb 15, 2006 6:27 PM

Tiki # 4 rough out. This one is for a guy I know that just built a 'regular' bar in his basement (I tried to convince him to make a tiki bar, but he wasn't interested). He got a pool table to put down there, and he's follically challenged (bald). So I thought I would make him a little tiki whether he wants one or not, to put in the bar somewhere. The tiki is bald, holding a que stick, and has 2 pool balls for his hind end. I thought of making the tiki have 8 balls, but the wood wasn't big enuf :wink:

This time it's made of pretty good wood (red oak I think), but it has that bad gash down the face. I hope it stays together enough to give it to the guy when I'm done, so he can use it for firewood or something. Still learning - got better wood this time, and much better tools (got some new flex cuts and a hook knife!).

I'm calling him ELFTiki (the receiver's initials are 'ELF').

I guess it's a little more than roughed out, but there's obviously a lot of work to go. I was thinking about imbedding red leds in his eyes, and running a wire through him to a 9 volt battery and switch setup. Any suggestions would be very welcome...

Pictures are gone, sorry. I dumped verizon and they dumped my pictures.

[ Edited by: tikigap 2009-10-27 15:10 ]