Daniel Dod

Shag's "Cool Drooler" print in my custom frame for it hanging on the wall.

I was fortunate to get Shag's "Cool Drooler" print recently. I 3D printed a custom frame for it using Shag's illustrations and the Tonga Hut logo.

But then it just becomes the third entry of the meaning; used as such within a few decades of the word's first recorded usage in the 17th century.

The Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten.

Thanks to the Intertubes, I managed to find a hardback copy for less than $100! Now to see what this tiki revival fuss is all about!

Vinyl albums of "Don Ho - Again!" and "Lyman '66"

Most of the selections at the thrift stores around here are Ray Conniff and obscure gospel groups; so to find these are a rare treat!

A bottle of Denizen Merchant's Reserve rum along with bottles of Hamilton on the shelf

Another liquor store opened up near my home this past week, making it 5 within 10 miles of me to open up in the past year. It happens to be the only one that had these 4 bottles in stock, though. Each store has something I enjoy that the other ones don't. I guess that's how they stay in business.

Wooden items from Malaysia and Thailand...

One of Eight 1964 World's Fair Souvenir Glasses.

My mother gave me some items she had purchased on her life's travels this weekend for the tiki bar. Malaysia, Thailand, New York. Time for more shelves!

Sign saying "In Case of Fire: Please Leave the Building Before Posting it on Social Media."

Saw this sign at The Pirate Haus Inn in St. Augustine.

Catching fireflies in the backyard while a fire gently burns in the pit. Sounds of frogs and crickets. Smell of burning oak.

Fire in the pit.
Fireflies in the hand.
Frogs and crickets fill the air with melodic songs.

#summer #memorialday

Lockridge... Ballad of Rock Ridge... nice. 🔥🤠

"Für Elise" for Hurtubise.
Nice. 🎶

Because of your name?
... 🤔
Oh! Ha! I admit it took me a moment.

5 spiced confit duck leg, kumquat glaze, duck fat potato, and romanesco artistically arranged on the plate

Chef Julio Chavez's special dish of Alani Duck at Trader Vic's Atlanta for their 49th birthday celebration was fantastic.

#tradervics #atlanta

Give dontwordle.com a try!

Tiki mig shelf with LED strip lighting

With panels in place, I attached LED strip lights to illuminate the mugs above the shelf and the artwork below the shelf. The panels have angled backing so the lights are angled. The lighting can change colors, too. You can see the untouched shelf above it.

#tiki #tikihomebar #hometikibar

Drink in front of an old-looking radio and photo and various tchotchkes

In hopes of faring well through the storm tonight, a sacrificial drink of Bosko's Blood of the Kapu Tiki is being offered on the radio altar. Bonus effect by using Blood Orange juice in it, too. Safe travels to those in the storm's path this weekend!

#tiki #cocktail

Panorama photo showing the finished tiki bar slats on the mug shelf

Testing how well the shelf edge covers look and they snap on perfectly! Once I get the corners and end pieces figured out I'll put in the LED strip lighting behind them. Time to start hanging artwork on the wall, too.

I looked into that, but it seems the way it prints wouldn't produce grain lines, but make it look more like particleboard.

One reason I tend to go "the cheap and simple route" with several bar decorations is because it's rarely seen up close and in bright lighting.

Cobra's Fang cocktail with a bottle of Pernod and Hamilton 151 Demerara Rum with a grinning tiki lamp behind

Starting off the weekend with a 1937 Don the Beachcomber Cobra's Fang. It's potent! 🐍

#tiki #cocktail

Standard white PLA+

You can see it before painting in the previous post. I was expecting it to look more like the light switch cover that I shared on here a month ago.

Simple acrylic paint. To make it easy to replicate for future slats, I chose Burnt Umber so I don't have to try to match it. I then brushed it on thick to make sure it got in the nooks and crannies and used a gloved hand/finger to wipe off the part not recessed. Even I'm amazed how it turned out.

Collection of shelf edge covers painted to resemble carved wood each with the name of a visited tiki bar

Painted the shelf edge covers. They didn't turn out appearing as a "well used grunge" like the light switch cover, but they ended up looking like carved wood, so I'll take it! Now to visit more tiki bars to replace the patterned slats. 😆

#tiki #hometikibar #tikihomebar #3dprint

Shelf edge cover for Tonga Hut in the middle of sanding

3D prints for the mug shelf edges are done and now being sanded and prepared for the "aging" paint. Listening to The Hula Girls as I work. 🤙🏻

#tiki #hometikibar #3dprint

I was sad to hear of your early retirement.

Made with Ron del Barrilito 3 Stars and El Dorado 5 Year Demerara.

Shrunken Skull cocktail surrounded by tchotchkes and small skulls

Tonight's offering on the altar is a Shrunken Skull from the 1950's.

#tiki #tikihomebar #cocktail

I put up a 8' shelf for my "small" tiki mug collection to clear space elsewhere around the bar. I'm realizing I will need to put up two more shelves before I'll begin to have room. 😅

#tiki #tikihomebar #tikimugs

Five Dapper Dans

Agreed.

17th century glass bottles for holding Rum

If you are in the St. Augustine, Florida, area, the Pirate & Treasure Museum is highly recommended by me. I thoroughly enjoyed it! It is well done with a lot of great exhibits and historical items and a good amount of rum history, too!

Straight Arrow News is my current go-to.

Try the Banana Cow!