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Kahaka's Tiki Lamps

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Polynesiac posted on 03/26/2009

nice work, kahaka! The lamp maker returneth!
Love the beachcomber feel to the lamps. I could see these hanging in Don the beachcomber or TV's for sho!

where were the pics taken? your bar?

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Tai Won On posted on 03/27/2009

These lamps are even better in person. Incredible work. If I may be so bold, I will offer an answer to Polynesiac's question: I believe that is Notch's bar they were photographed in. I was just there on Saturday. I could be wrong ( I didn't say I was sober).

[ Edited by: Tai Won On 2009-03-26 21:02 ]

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NOTCH posted on 03/28/2009

Yeah, that be me shop there... and the lamp is kick ass!
Kahaka Lamps are truly one of a Kind and hand crafted Masterpiece
=Notch=

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KAHAKA posted on 03/28/2009

Say, thanks fellers! All the work people put up on TC is motivation to keep at it. Lots of cool stuff to look at in these creating tiki forums.

SG
Sam Gambino posted on 03/29/2009

Those lamps are simply killer!

TB
Trad'r Bill posted on 03/30/2009

Nice Kahaka - glad to see more of your awesome lamps!

Trad'r Bill

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Queen Kamehameha posted on 03/30/2009

I have a couple Kahaka Lamps myself and they are great! Another nice set of lamps!

AMY

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KAHAKA posted on 03/31/2009

Sam G., Trad'r B., Queen K... thank ya!

I put these lamps up for sale in the Marketplace. Time to switch up the views in Notch's bar with some fresh lamps! Back to work...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=31828&forum=12&0

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KAHAKA posted on 05/01/2009

New spin on an old idea... resin netted centered, bamboozled, shelled, torched, stained, glued, nailed, many houred.

MPP
Mr. Pupu Pants posted on 05/01/2009

Gor-geeeeeeeee-ous!
I'm a huge fan of your lights. Do the shells on the bottom show light when the lamp is lit?
Very inspiring.

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KAHAKA posted on 05/01/2009

Thanks Mr. Pupu Pants... your place is super inspiring! I'm always looking forward to an update on it!

The lamp is for aquarama, a TC customer that wants to hard wire it in to his ceiling, so I don't have a pic of it lit yet. I mocked it with a flashlight just to see what light would do, and yeah, it does make those shells light up. Maybe aquarama will post a pic of it when it's all rigged in his place.

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1961surf posted on 05/01/2009

Nice spin Woody . Xlnt as always .

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Lake Surfer posted on 05/01/2009

Another hit out of the ballpark, Woody!

An absolutely beautiful piece of functional art.

A labor, but a labor of love.

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TabooDan posted on 05/01/2009

Hey KAHAKA, Now that's a real nice one! Beautiful workmanship and a nice old looking authentic piece.
Great job!!

TabooDan

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KAHAKA posted on 08/04/2009

Aloha!

I've been making some lamps to bring to Oasis to sell. I should have 6 at least that are around $125 each, wired and ready to go!



I'll be hangin' with 'em in Notch's Ku Bar. See ya there!

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Lake Surfer posted on 08/04/2009

Some fine work there, Woody!

I love how all the browns work together in harmony.

I'm sure they'll all have new home before the weekend is over!

I look forward to seeing them!

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Queen Kamehameha posted on 08/04/2009

more cool lamps!!!!!!!!

Amy

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kingstiedye posted on 08/04/2009

beautiful lamps woody! i can't wait to check 'em out.

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KAHAKA posted on 08/05/2009

Thanks guys! Might try to crank another one or two out before the show... We shall seeeeeeeeeee (almost wish I wasn't goin' fishin' tummaruh)...

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KAHAKA posted on 09/10/2009

Here's a shot of a lamp I made a while back. It's hanging in my buddy Jamie's tiki bar.
I'll be making more lamps for the Forbidden Island sale in Alameda to make some dough so I can buy some goods from some sweet artists! Yeah!

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1961surf posted on 09/10/2009

Saw this on facebook today....very sweet Woody!

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Tiki Kaimuki posted on 09/10/2009

If you see Woody's lamps at the FI sale, jump on them quick. It took a couple minutes for people to see them hanging in Kubar at Oasis, but before you knew it they were disappearing quicketysplit. There were a lot of people who were thinking about buying and came back only to be disappointed that the lamps were sold. With all of the work he puts into each lamp, he is almost giving them away with his great prices. Buybuybuy!

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Babalu posted on 09/11/2009

On 2009-09-10 16:06, Tiki Kaimuki wrote:

It took a couple minutes for people to see them hanging in Kubar at Oasis, but before you knew it they were disappearing quicketysplit.

Rightfully so!! These lights are just AWESOME!!

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1961surf posted on 09/11/2009

Wheres mine Woody???

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KAHAKA posted on 09/11/2009

You guys are awesome. Thanks for the compliments! It was my first Oasis so I didn't know what to expect sales wise, but I was pretty darned happy with the result. Every dime I made went back to tiki artists... Never seen so much amazing stuff for sale all in one spot... I couldn't resist! Luckily my wife loves the stuff too.

61surf... You're next on the list my brotha!

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1961surf posted on 09/11/2009

No worries Chad..I was just busting your balls.Your lamps all well worth the wait.

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1961surf posted on 12/07/2009

New pics posted on page 10 featuring red and green bulb varitations I was experimenting
with for Christmas holidays .They look so good I may have to switch the bulbs more often.

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KAHAKA posted on 01/01/2010

Happy New Year to Tiki Central! I'm hoping to get busy on more lamps in 2010. I've been pretty lazy, but I've got the itch step it up a notch.

Here's one of my most recent lamps. I made 2 for Smuggler's Cove like this. The first was too big for the A-frame, the 2nd is an exact replica, and seemed to fit a lot better. (The original is for sale if anyone is interested... According to Notch and Martin, it hung in the A-frame for roughly 3 hours, so it definitely has some of the Smuggler's Cove Mana!).

Thanks to Anita from "Married with Dinner" for granting me permission to use her photo...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marriedwithdinner/4157579778/in/set-72157622931498286/

Here's to a solid new year!

Mahalo,
Woody

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NOTCH posted on 01/02/2010

That's A fact folks! Kahaka made two lamps for us and the one up for grabs was indeed up at the Cove during the build out, so snag this on up quick before its Gone,Gone,Gone!
And have An Awesome New Year!
Cheers!
Notch

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tobunga posted on 01/03/2010

Awesome, awesome stuff, Woody! Your lamps are just incredible!

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KAHAKA posted on 02/19/2010

Thanks Eric! Good to see ya at the Tikiyaki show. Man, that Islander painting you had there was more than amazin'!

I just finished this one today. Made a run to OA and couldn't wait to get movin' on a new one.

I love the shape of Sepik drums, dig that cool hour glass shape (Babalu, I know you do too!). It's about 22" tall, and 12" at the widest. I think the tapa is Fijian (atleast the parts with the print look Fijian)... the center of the tapa is a nice shade of brown, and the outer edges of the tapa are white with designs, which I trimmed down to triangles. I used the same tapa for the lamp I did for Smuggler's Cove. The ribs on the side are rattan, wrapped with rope and tapa. Had fun with this one.

Mahalo for lookin',
Woody

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tikiskip posted on 02/19/2010

Nice design!!

I would love to be able to "Make a run to OA"

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KAHAKA posted on 02/19/2010

Thanks Skip! Well, it's a 5 hour drive, not just down the street like it is for some TC folks! I'd love to have scored all the Kahiki goodies you have, so I guess there's a trade off for everything. Ha.

TB
Trad'r Bill posted on 02/19/2010

Sick as always Kahaka - you are a master!

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tikiskip posted on 02/19/2010

Very true!!

I saw a piece in a magazine about an old Samoan lady
that made Tapa.
Wanted to go on vacation there and see how she does it.
Can't be that hard.
Its getting that hand made look of pounding each image into
the cloth, thats the trick.

Love the rattan accents.

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KAHAKA posted on 02/20/2010

Hey, we should have a tapa making gathering like the tiki carving "Chops" that TCers have. We could call it a "Beat"... and wear dark shades, berets, recite poetry, and call each other 'cool cats'.

Or not.

I still like the idea of making some tapa, though!

Just about done with another lamp... will post pics later.

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tikiskip posted on 02/20/2010
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Big Kahuna posted on 02/20/2010

"The Double-Stuff Oreo of Creativity" :lol:
Maynard G. Krebs would be proud.

[ Edited by: Big Kahuna 2010-02-19 18:54 ]

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tikiskip posted on 02/20/2010
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Big Kahuna posted on 02/20/2010

:lol:

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KAHAKA posted on 02/20/2010

Oh, wow, that was a gas (and/or gave me some...). Wow to the wee, Skipper. That's just it. I suspect we can lay it out with slightly less bongos and poetry. All that sorta gave me a "I wanna click the stop button" impulse (even my black cat Grandpa is riled up right now... He's more of a Rocket from the Crypt fan. Ha.). Ok, no more shimmy shake, let's just do some shtuff! Pound it out, and they will come (like the Field of Dreams with Kevin Coughsner, but koooler). Let's make some TAPA! Oasis 10?

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KAHAKA posted on 02/20/2010

I used up just about the last of the white edges of my Fijian (I think) tapa. Kinda sad. Ya just never when the next good piece like this one will roll around.

This new one is about 18" wide, and about 12" tall. The curved ribs are rattan, the flat pieces are bamboo.

Cheers,
Woody


Custom Tapa Swag Lamps and Sconces Built By Kahaka

[ Edited by: KAHAKA 2010-02-20 14:01 ]

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murphdog posted on 02/22/2010

I love my new light! I paired it with one of Tikiskip's fishing float lights.
Thanks, Woody!

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KAHAKA posted on 02/24/2010

Wow, you got that one up quick! I think it's already seen more ceiling than floor. Good work... Looks good next to Skip's! Mahalo Stacy!

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KAHAKA posted on 04/25/2010

Found some cool baskets at the Goodwill and put them to use. More lamps for Notch's ceiling.


Custom Tapa Swag Lamps and Sconces Built By Kahaka

[ Edited by: KAHAKA 2010-07-18 08:37 ]

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Big Kahuna posted on 04/25/2010

That first one is awesome. How 'bout some more pics of that room?

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KAHAKA posted on 04/25/2010

Thanks Big Kahuna! Check out Nacho's shop and tiki bar on this thread. The finished bar pics are on page 2 or 3. His place is bitchin. It's the Friday night hangout for our San Jose crew. http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?mode=viewtopic&topic=26252&forum=6&start=15&hilite=notch%20shop

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KAHAKA posted on 06/05/2010

Who needs a lamp???

I'm gonna have to unload this one quick because I'm growing attached. Finished it yesterday after about 20 hours worth of work.


Tried to get a good shot of what the sea glass actually looks like, but it didn't capture it all that well. Looks more like chunk resin in plain view.


The bottom ports have sea glass in them too.

The sea glass was fun to use. Lottts of resining and waiting, resining and waiting.

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