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Portable Tiki Bar

Have tiki bar, will travel

2024 · Lenses: Touchable Stuff, Work for Hire, Wood · Roles: Design, Fabrication, Woodworking

My friend Brandon had a tiki-themed party for his 40th birthday. Naturally, I built him a tiki bar that he didn’t ask for out of leftover plywood, disassembled bamboo fencing, PVC, burlap, and straw thatching I found online. It also has programmable lights and nautical baubles.

Since I didn’t think Brandon would enjoy me installing a permanent tiki bar on his patio without his consent, I built it to be collapsible. It comes apart, folds flat, and fits in my car.

It was a real hit at the party! Now I think it lives folded up on the side of Brandon’s house, lying in wait for future tiki parties.

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