Post #736790 by MadDogMike on Fri, Feb 6, 2015 11:05 AM

Yes, Tiki Central, you have inspired me to look beyond the ordinary and really dig into that tiki culture and find something to make my own

You are headed in the right direction John. TC has a wide audience with a wide variety of viewpoints and interest. Some are collectors of only mid-century tiki-related objects. Some are artists who make new things inspired by mid-century tiki-related objects. Some are buyers of the objects created by those artists. In my experience, most people here don't seem all that politically correct and don't lose sleep over who made the bamboo fence they bought at Lowe's. But we are pretty much united against gaudy colored Caribbean or Party City style tikis. Not that Parrotheads are wrong, just that we don't generally see eye-to-eye with their decor tastes.

As for as using longer lasting faux materials, that is a time-honored and appreciated technique here. As long as it looks "tiki". Of course a fiberglass tiki will never match the beauty of a skillfully carved wooden tiki, but we each have to do what we can with the skills, material, money, and environment given us. That bamboo looks great! Here is a thread about Making Fake Bamboo, you could post a picture tutorial there and share your technique.

Also check out the Tiki Bar Name Generator, pretty clever :wink: