Tikiskip: Guide to tiki bar lights, Identification of styles, ect... - Collecting Tiki

S Sandbartender Grand Member (1 year) The North Coast Joined: Oct 02, 2018 Posts: 282	S Sandbartender Posted posted on Mon, Nov 5, 2018 4:29 PM To wrap wood like a ribbon (as in these lamps), you'd most likely have to soak the planed strips in something to break down the material a bit (which is probably why they're so fragile) and then steam the heck out of them to get them that pliable. You would have to do it with something that has a very uniform grain, but not a lot of variation in the growth rings (so nothing like oak, but a mahogany or poplar might work). They're amazingly intricate, and it's not a surprise that they don't survive long in the wild. I'd imagine that any place that got too dry (like us up here on the North Coast) would be awful for those lamps, as they'd probably get brittle in a hurry.

To wrap wood like a ribbon (as in these lamps), you'd most likely have to soak the planed strips in something to break down the material a bit (which is probably why they're so fragile) and then steam the heck out of them to get them that pliable.

You would have to do it with something that has a very uniform grain, but not a lot of variation in the growth rings (so nothing like oak, but a mahogany or poplar might work).

They're amazingly intricate, and it's not a surprise that they don't survive long in the wild. I'd imagine that any place that got too dry (like us up here on the North Coast) would be awful for those lamps, as they'd probably get brittle in a hurry.

Post #790958 by Sandbartender on Mon, Nov 5, 2018 4:29 PM