Tropical Patio Rebuild May 2013 Done! - Other Crafts

BPB Bay Park Buzzy Tiki Socialite West Bay Park, San Diego, CA Joined: Apr 07, 2006 Posts: 3066	BPB Bay Park Buzzy Posted posted on Mon, Feb 25, 2013 11:22 AM I ran out of daylight before I could get the tin roof up, but the roof supports, ceiling, and everything else is finished. I don't know how it actually looks, because it was too dark to see it. I did an Aframe peak thing that meets at the base of Moai on the ridge beam. Looking towards the front door The space over the entry way will be filled Here's where I pulled in a chair and enjoyed a Cherry Pepsi after a long day of work You can see a Benzart tiki in the house in the background On 2013-02-12 22:15, danlovestikis wrote: Wow, all that detail is over the top wonderful. I didn't build a tiki hut, I CARVED it! On 2013-02-13 03:24, poptiki wrote: Very cool Buzzy, how can you not like this. Good work man. Thanks Poptiki. My philosophy: If I can't have one, at least I can have the fun of building one! On 2013-02-13 03:13, Hale Tiki wrote: Looking good Buzzy! I really like the contrasting colors of the stain. EDIT: Actually, I like it so much that it's given me pause, to reconsidering staining my shelving... I wanted something quite different than the tried and true method of burning the shit out of all the wood. I'm pretty happy with it. And to think this decorative fence plank stuff all started just because I had to cover a gate... On 2013-02-13 06:05, MadDogMike wrote: How come I never heard of isometric graph paper before? I gotta get with the program and get me some of that! I wouldn't have picked red, green, and yellow but that looks VERY COOL! Someone has a good eye for color (obviously not me) Carvings all look great Buzz, say Hi to Hilda for me :) I love isometric paper! saves the hassle of using the Tsquare and triangles for the rough sketches. I liked the way my gate looked with the opposing colors, so I ran with that for the whole build so far. Wide pallet...Hilda's pretty much let me do whatever I wanted for this, so thta's been real cool. So far, she seems pretty happy with it. On 2013-02-13 20:01, TikiAno wrote: Buzzy, looks awesome! If you want to head up the hill to Clairemont, I may need to transform an area in the yard. :wink: Look forward to seeing more. That'd be nice to work close to home. Let me know when you're ready... On 2013-02-14 07:48, LoriLovesTiki wrote: I am loving the carved panels for the lower walls, fantastic idea and I'm really digging the different stain colors. Looking great! Thanks Lori! I actually can't wait until I see it myself! On 2013-02-14 16:20, Canvas wrote: This is awesome. Hope you like the rest of it as well. On 2013-02-15 17:54, hang10tiki wrote: Buzz room rockin I need 1 of those by my pool Jon A few more people like you and TikiAno want one of these, and I just might have to make prefab hut kits... Multi Colored Tiki Huts for ALL! More soon! Buzzy Out!

I ran out of daylight before I could get the tin roof up, but the roof supports, ceiling, and everything else is finished. I don't know how it actually looks, because it was too dark to see it.

I did an Aframe peak thing that meets at the base of Moai on the ridge beam.

Looking towards the front door

The space over the entry way will be filled

Here's where I pulled in a chair and enjoyed a Cherry Pepsi after a long day of work

You can see a Benzart tiki in the house in the background

On 2013-02-12 22:15, danlovestikis wrote:
Wow, all that detail is over the top wonderful.

I didn't build a tiki hut, I CARVED it!

On 2013-02-13 03:24, poptiki wrote:
Very cool Buzzy, how can you not like this. Good work man.

Thanks Poptiki. My philosophy: If I can't have one, at least I can have the fun of building one!

On 2013-02-13 03:13, Hale Tiki wrote:
Looking good Buzzy!
I really like the contrasting colors of the stain.
EDIT: Actually, I like it so much that it's given me pause, to reconsidering staining my shelving...

I wanted something quite different than the tried and true method of burning the shit out of all the wood. I'm pretty happy with it. And to think this decorative fence plank stuff all started just because I had to cover a gate...

On 2013-02-13 06:05, MadDogMike wrote:
How come I never heard of isometric graph paper before? I gotta get with the program and get me some of that!
I wouldn't have picked red, green, and yellow but that looks VERY COOL! Someone has a good eye for color (obviously not me) Carvings all look great Buzz, say Hi to Hilda for me :)

I love isometric paper! saves the hassle of using the Tsquare and triangles for the rough sketches. I liked the way my gate looked with the opposing colors, so I ran with that for the whole build so far. Wide pallet...Hilda's pretty much let me do whatever I wanted for this, so thta's been real cool. So far, she seems pretty happy with it.

On 2013-02-13 20:01, TikiAno wrote:
Buzzy, looks awesome! If you want to head up the hill to Clairemont, I may need to transform an area in the yard. :wink:

Look forward to seeing more.

That'd be nice to work close to home. Let me know when you're ready...

On 2013-02-14 07:48, LoriLovesTiki wrote:
I am loving the carved panels for the lower walls, fantastic idea and I'm really digging the different stain colors. Looking great!

Thanks Lori! I actually can't wait until I see it myself!

On 2013-02-14 16:20, Canvas wrote:
This is awesome.

Hope you like the rest of it as well.

On 2013-02-15 17:54, hang10tiki wrote:
Buzz room rockin
I need 1 of those by my pool

Jon

A few more people like you and TikiAno want one of these, and I just might have to make prefab hut kits...

Multi Colored Tiki Huts for ALL!

More soon!
Buzzy Out!

Post #668735 by Bay Park Buzzy on Mon, Feb 25, 2013 11:22 AM