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

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Tue, Apr 24, 2007 10:29 AM A lot of these have the source for their style in Wayne Coombs at Mai Tiki. His style has been copied by a lot of Florida carvers. The teeth, the pineapple on the forehead, that's Wayne's. It may not be to your taste, but, it has spawned a lot of copies, and in the not so distant past, his carvings were the only ones out there. He shipped tikis everywhere and covered Florida. He was selling. He spawned a lot of imitators. When I see those on that site, and PalmTreeCharlie, I see Wayne Coombs. He would say rip off and he is pretty pissed off about it.

A lot of these have the source for their style in Wayne Coombs at Mai Tiki. His style has been copied by a lot of Florida carvers. The teeth, the pineapple on the forehead, that's Wayne's. It may not be to your taste, but, it has spawned a lot of copies, and in the not so distant past, his carvings were the only ones out there. He shipped tikis everywhere and covered Florida. He was selling. He spawned a lot of imitators. When I see those on that site, and PalmTreeCharlie, I see Wayne Coombs. He would say rip off and he is pretty pissed off about it.

Post #301448 by Swanky on Tue, Apr 24, 2007 10:29 AM