Post #53693 by pablus on Fri, Oct 3, 2003 3:57 PM

Thanks everyone.
I'm unsure of the witco look.
Could you point me to a site that explains it?

The bindings are a great idea and I'm going to incorporate that and the stencil design idea onto the upright posts.

I'm thinking about covering the horizontal 4x4s with de-noded and long-cut bamboo halves screwed into place and then foam added inside to keep it steady, thus sturdy. Let me put it this way. I'm a massive mountain of a man and I have buddies named Big Dave and Big Mark. So support is a must. This thing will take a bomb hit as it is.

After the Mai Kai - I have more resolve than ever to press on with more decorations and some other lighting ideas. Plus I'm supposed to take a trip to the Philippines and Tahiti sometime after the first of the year which will supply a lot of legit stuff.

The lahala matting is another thing I want to treat the open beamed ceilings with.

Also - across the top - I've started putting reed fencing (ala Trader Vics, Chicago) with dark bamboo trim.

I have a source for 60 year old palm trunks for very cheap and we're working on a couple of new tikis as well.
When I say "we" I mean: I mix the drinks and the other guys carve.