Post #309950 by bananabobs on Wed, May 30, 2007 9:49 PM

On 2007-05-30 20:13, Lukeulele wrote:
How cool would it be to duplicate the entrance to the Aloha Lounge on your client's property!!!

Well...I kinda did.
Here is the finish of the a-frame.

I ripped off Bongofury and used his artificially rusted corrugated steel on the front as well as on the bar. His bar was the basis of my design here.

I used epoxy to mount threaded rod into the back of the tiki and then bolted him up on this bracket I made. It is red-headed down to the concrete. It’s not going anywhere. and now that it is high and dry, I expect it will last for a long time.

On 2007-05-30 08:23, bigbrotiki wrote:
Great save there, Bob. How thrilling to see that tattered Tiki leaning against the wall in the exact same angle than it was shot in the B&W photo.

Thanks Bigbro, I was speechless when I walked in and saw it. I am ashamed that my first thought was how to talk them out of it...I was also scared to death as a guy was running a backhoe within feet of it and was not being very careful. I did some fancy talking to get them to let me "restore" it, I gave them your book so they would understand what they have, they were flabbergasted, they had no idea.