Are these from the Trader Vic's warehouse sale? - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:29 PM Most definitely. That's one thing that makes them so attractive, to the buyer and wholesaler alike. These tropical hardwoods are already expensive as base material here in the States because they have to be imported. In Bali they are native, and part of the package of the carving. American carvers cannot compete price-wise when these carvings are shipped in container-size shipments, which brings down transport costs. And material-wise, that wood just looks so good...who cares about a few sculptural incongruities!

Most definitely. That's one thing that makes them so attractive, to the buyer and wholesaler alike. These tropical hardwoods are already expensive as base material here in the States because they have to be imported. In Bali they are native, and part of the package of the carving. American carvers cannot compete price-wise when these carvings are shipped in container-size shipments, which brings down transport costs. And material-wise, that wood just looks so good...who cares about a few sculptural incongruities!

Post #488588 by bigbrotiki on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 4:29 PM