Official Introductions Thread. New Members, Post your introduction here... - General Tiki

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10866	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sun, Mar 30, 2008 7:39 PM I've been a Closet Tiki forever and this is my "coming out" announcement. As a young boy, we had lots of date palms and I used to carve tiki masks from the palm fronds (still do occasionally). In high school, I worked in a tiki bar/restaurant and grew to love the decor. When I took a trip to Oahu in 2003, I really got the bug - I came home and decided to try my hand at carving, so I carved a pair of 3 foot tikis out of Indian Laurel wood. I never really tried anything like it before but I figured you just carve away anything that doesn't look like a tiki. I doubt that they'll win any prizes, but I had a good time with them. I even tried my hand at the fire staff for a Luau I did last year, what a rush! Seems that all of my tiki related Google searches always lead me to this forum, I decided I might as well join in the fun. [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2008-03-30 19:42 ]

I've been a Closet Tiki forever and this is my "coming out" announcement. As a young boy, we had lots of date palms and I used to carve tiki masks from the palm fronds (still do occasionally). In high school, I worked in a tiki bar/restaurant and grew to love the decor. When I took a trip to Oahu in 2003, I really got the bug - I came home and decided to try my hand at carving, so I carved a pair of 3 foot tikis out of Indian Laurel wood. I never really tried anything like it before but I figured you just carve away anything that doesn't look like a tiki. I doubt that they'll win any prizes, but I had a good time with them. I even tried my hand at the fire staff for a Luau I did last year, what a rush!
Seems that all of my tiki related Google searches always lead me to this forum, I decided I might as well join in the fun.

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2008-03-30 19:42 ]

Post #370327 by MadDogMike on Sun, Mar 30, 2008 7:39 PM