Post #548753 by Adcurium on Mon, Aug 16, 2010 10:27 AM

Hello everyone! I have been lurking for a few months and figured it was now time to register, introduce myself and try to contribute to the community in some way. I've always had a love of tiki and 40's and 50's pop culture and, while I was single, had a great collection of, well... bitchin' stuff. But, after getting married, buying a house, moving, trying to clear out the basement, etc. I got rid of nearly everything that was cool. A few weeks ago my wife decided she wanted to throw a tiki party in September. I jumped up, grabbed a pad and paper and shouted "I'll build a tiki bar in the backyard! I'll be in the basement planning!" And I grabbed a cigar and a bottle of gin and disappeared for 2 days.
So, I've got some basic plans drawn up and I hope to start construction sometime this week or early next week. It will probably be 8 feet long simple b/c that's how my local lumber yard sells plywood (yes, I'm using plywood). I'm sure I'll do a hack job b/c I'm not a carpenter and don't have any valuable skills when it comes to building (or math). I plan on building the bar in one part of my yard for the party but, next season I hope to install a patio in a different section of the yard, so I want to somehow, someway 'move' my bar. But I'll worry about that next season.
Anyway, hope I can somehow contribute to the forum.

Cheers!