My tikis had termites! - Tiki Carving

4 4WDtiki Tiki Socialite Omao, Kauai Joined: Aug 03, 2004 Posts: 1995	4 4WDtiki Posted posted on Sun, Feb 15, 2015 10:59 PM On 2015-02-14 20:25, Jungle John wrote: They can put a man on the moon, but they can't make a decent 3 or 4 foot tiki within the price range of the average Joe penny-pincher. I'd say at $100, I'd expect a cool tall tiki to last a decade or longer, but so far no such animal exists. You want a 3' tiki for a hundred dollars!? AND you want it to be quality wood that lasts?! I bet you want it to be good looking, too! Good luck on that! If all the tikis you buy rot out, it's BECAUSE you're paying a hundred bucks for them. A carver who knows what he's doing doesn't use crap wood, but he also doesn't work for pennies. You get what you pay for.

On 2015-02-14 20:25, Jungle John wrote:
They can put a man on the moon, but they can't make a decent 3 or 4 foot tiki within the price range of the average Joe penny-pincher. I'd say at $100, I'd expect a cool tall tiki to last a decade or longer, but so far no such animal exists.

You want a 3' tiki for a hundred dollars!? AND you want it to be quality wood that lasts?! I bet you want it to be good looking, too!
Good luck on that! If all the tikis you buy rot out, it's BECAUSE you're paying a hundred bucks for them. A carver who knows what he's doing doesn't use crap wood, but he also doesn't work for pennies.
You get what you pay for.

Post #737458 by 4WDtiki on Sun, Feb 15, 2015 10:59 PM