Post #217090 by TikiJosh on Fri, Feb 24, 2006 2:41 PM

Santa Monica's a little far, but the place I got bamboo from for my bar was called Butler Box and Stake (sounds weird, but they got good stuff). They'll cut the pole into half-rounds for you, so they cover more area, like the Rt. Rev. Freelance has indicated. The number, if you're interested, is 714-554-0600. They're on 3514 Westminster Ave in Santa Ana. You can mapquest it to see how far. Might be a little farther than you're willing to drive, but the yellow pages are a good resource, I think I just looked under wood or building supplies or something like that. You might be able to find a good supplier that's closer. I know Oceanic Arts has the fencing type stuff that's already all wired together, at least they did the last time I was there.
Lots of garden shops and places like that also have glass floats in netting already. The pottery/garden shop right across PCH from the Royal Hawaiian had a nice big 12- 15 inch diameter float in netting for about $30. But you have to cut a hole in the float if you want to put a light bulb in it, which can be slightly dangerous. There's a thread in Creating Tiki that discusses this. Something like a gazing ball might be an okay idea, but if they're opaque, you wouldn't able to see any light through it.