E.C. Bali Hai Restaurant Tikis? - Collecting Tiki

T Tikisgrl Member Lowell, Mass Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 870	T Tikisgrl Posted posted on Sun, Jan 7, 2007 8:21 PM On 2007-01-07 19:23, bigbrotiki wrote: Wendy, sweetie, are you sure about that? What's his name and where does he carve? Is he American or Asian? I still strongly believe they are Poly-Asian import Tikis, you just don't get that kind of hardwood in this size on these shores... I live on the East Coast as do some other's here. I can honestly state that we've got plenty of tree's big enough to make these guys look pretty tiny. There are numerous chain saw carvers in Maine, for instance who make huge bears and full size totem poles. Sure they are copies but that doesn't mean that they can't be "real carvings" Tikisgrl Just a quick edit carvers website borrowed from GMAN - Carver's forum [ Edited by: Tikisgrl 2007-01-07 20:37 ]

On 2007-01-07 19:23, bigbrotiki wrote:

Wendy, sweetie, are you sure about that? What's his name and where does he carve? Is he American or Asian? I still strongly believe they are Poly-Asian import Tikis, you just don't get that kind of hardwood in this size on these shores...

I live on the East Coast as do some other's here. I can honestly state that we've got plenty of tree's big enough to make these guys look pretty tiny. There are numerous chain saw carvers in Maine, for instance who make huge bears and full size totem poles. Sure they are copies but that doesn't mean that they can't be "real carvings"

Tikisgrl

Just a quick edit carvers website borrowed from GMAN - Carver's forum

[ Edited by: Tikisgrl 2007-01-07 20:37 ]

Post #277385 by Tikisgrl on Sun, Jan 7, 2007 8:21 PM