Tropicana TIKIs - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Sep 21, 2006 5:05 AM Thanks guys, Yes you Do get attached to your carvings and hate to see them go, but bizness is Bizness. The carving is not what started my health decline, I had my first back surgery at age 21 and then again at 25. It all started when I was 15 and going to a boarding school where we worked half a day and were schooled the other half. The work was heavy construction, much heavier than a bunch of growing bones can stand. Anyone with kids, Don't let them do heavy work as teens! SADDER than the fact that they are gone IS the story from Rodeotiki from someone who picked up a few large tikis from the DUMPSTER and are now residing in Spo Cal somewhere. Find them!!!
I IsleConch Member Satellite Beach, FL Joined: Jun 04, 2006 Posts: 166	I IsleConch Posted posted on Sun, Sep 24, 2006 9:42 PM Well I have more sad news..I went back to The Rusty Pelican in Miami this weekend and the pelicans Benz carved are also gone. It was sad to sit in there and look around at all the decoration and wonder what it must of looked like back in it's infancy 35 yrs ago.
B boutiki Tiki Socialite The fly-over states Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 497	B boutiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 22, 2019 9:03 PM I'm thinking this is a Benzart. No? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/307710879926038/
T tikigreg Tiki Socialite ClubTiki Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1301	T tikigreg Posted posted on Tue, Apr 23, 2019 5:56 AM The listing says it was carved by a Hawaiian brain surgeon, plus it doesn'tlook like Benz style, so it probably isn't his. [ Edited by: tikigreg 2019-04-23 05:58 ]
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1424	WC Will carve Posted posted on Tue, Apr 23, 2019 9:01 AM Ask Ben himself. He's on face book.

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Benzart Posted posted on Thu, Sep 21, 2006 5:05 AM

Thanks guys, Yes you Do get attached to your carvings and hate to see them go, but bizness is Bizness. The carving is not what started my health decline, I had my first back surgery at age 21 and then again at 25. It all started when I was 15 and going to a boarding school where we worked half a day and were schooled the other half. The work was heavy construction, much heavier than a bunch of growing bones can stand. Anyone with kids, Don't let them do heavy work as teens!
SADDER than the fact that they are gone IS the story from Rodeotiki from someone who picked up a few large tikis from the DUMPSTER and are now residing in Spo Cal somewhere. Find them!!!

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IsleConch Posted posted on Sun, Sep 24, 2006 9:42 PM

Well I have more sad news..I went back to The Rusty Pelican in Miami this weekend and the pelicans Benz carved are also gone. It was sad to sit in there and look around at all the decoration and wonder what it must of looked like back in it's infancy 35 yrs ago.

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boutiki Posted posted on Mon, Apr 22, 2019 9:03 PM

I'm thinking this is a Benzart. No?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/307710879926038/

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tikigreg Posted posted on Tue, Apr 23, 2019 5:56 AM

The listing says it was carved by a Hawaiian brain surgeon, plus it doesn'tlook like Benz style, so it probably isn't his.

[ Edited by: tikigreg 2019-04-23 05:58 ]

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Will carve Posted posted on Tue, Apr 23, 2019 9:01 AM

Ask Ben himself.
He's on face book.