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Finally able to post some pics of my new Ali'i. It is Ebony spine/caps and Padauk body. This is the variable volt model and has the brass catch cup:
The batts that I currently have in it are the AWR IMR 16340s (3.7 V, 550 mAh). I also have some AW CR123a 3.7 V, 750 mAh to try at some point.
Pictures really can't do justice... especially trying to capture the gloss on the ebony (it's like piano keys!). The feel in the hand is amazing!
The batts that I currently have in it are the AWR IMR 16340s (3.7 V, 550 mAh). I also have some AW CR123a 3.7 V, 750 mAh to try at some point.
Pictures really can't do justice... especially trying to capture the gloss on the ebony (it's like piano keys!). The feel in the hand is amazing!
i still haven't seen an ebony/yellowheart anywhere! i think ive seen almost every other wood combo but my future baby's!!
Okay here she is finally. I been hoarding it to myself but its time to share it with the world. ryan picked this combo out for me all I did was pay for it. in fact I did not even know what it was going to be until Freeflow blew the surprise!! its the 1st Bloodwood/Maple I think I have seen. It is awesome, the difference between this and my 1st ali'i is night and day. it made me fall in love with the ali'i all over again so I really thank you ryan and ron.
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Sorry for the belated pic's of my new Bubinga/ Bubinga.
Here she is with here sister. Bubinga / maple.
I would like to add, the fit and finish on the new one was beyond my expectations as were a few slight improvements. Not that the earlier one was off by any means, but is just seem to fit together almost perfect. Maybe, it is just that being all Bubinga with not much contrast, the joinery is immaculate. Ryan, if you see this, nice work & thanks.
Here she is with here sister. Bubinga / maple.
I would like to add, the fit and finish on the new one was beyond my expectations as were a few slight improvements. Not that the earlier one was off by any means, but is just seem to fit together almost perfect. Maybe, it is just that being all Bubinga with not much contrast, the joinery is immaculate. Ryan, if you see this, nice work & thanks.
its like I said in my review lazered, the progesiion is evident. especially to those that ordered a 2nd. Practice does indeed make perfect and we are starting to see that in these later ali'i's not that the 1st initial runs were bad by any means. Just that the finishing process has been tightened up and the newer ali'i owners are getting the benefit of ryan n ron having made countless boxes prior to these runs. Like I said, it made me fall in love with the ali'i all over. its gonna be very soon that I order another standard ali'i as I am using it constantly. the ease of the feed system is mindblowing
that might be the sweetest one i've seen so far. And thats saying something cuz i haven't seen an unattractive Ali'i yet.
wow very very nice mod... I love that combo ... my favorite combonation
Sorry for the belated pic's of my new Bubinga/ Bubinga.
Here she is with here sister. Bubinga / maple.
I would like to add, the fit and finish on the new one was beyond my expectations as were a few slight improvements. Not that the earlier one was off by any means, but is just seem to fit together almost perfect. Maybe, it is just that being all Bubinga with not much contrast, the joinery is immaculate. Ryan, if you see this, nice work & thanks.
I want one so bad. Trying to decide between the VV ali'i and ProVari w/ vapemate...
Does anyone know if the cherry is always that light? If so, I'm thinking Padauk body with cherry doors would be really pretty! Has anyone done Padauk body/bubinga doors? I want contrast, but I'm looking for a more subtle contrast. I've been dreaming of the 2 combinations I mentioned. Any suggestions in that range?Cherry Spine w/ Maple Doors ...
I don't believe it's always that light, Pyloric. I've seen some photos and videos of the Ali'i mods with cherry doors, and the shade of brown on those cherry doors look almost the same shade as Bubinga to me. In fact, I've had a hard time telling the difference between cherry and bubinga sometimes. LRD3 and WHITEKNIGHT both have ebony/cherry Ali'i mods.
Link to video showing LRD3's ebony/cherry: YouTube - tryitlrd3's Channel
Link to post showing photos of WHITEKNIGHT's ebony/cherry: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...custom-ordering-now-open-334.html#post2413212
When I took the photos of the cherry/maple, I used a camera flash. So the colors look a little bit washed out and dry. In real life the cherry is a tiny bit darker and a lot more shiny and lustrous. Still, the cherry spine on mine looks lighter compared to the cherry doors I've seen on other peoples' mods.
I don't know of anyone who has tried padauk/bubinga spine/doors. In fact, the only one I know of who got a padauk spine was WarsawNan, but she went with yellowheart doors. If you're thinking about Padauk, I recommend getting maple, yellowheart, or ebony for the other color. Padauk has a reddish-orange tint to it, so (in my opinion) it looks better with those three woods than the brown woods like bubinga and cherry. Of course it's all a matter of preference. Just my 2 cents.
I personally think ebony/padauk spine/doors is a stunning combination. Both FreeFlow and Chameloid have the ebony/padauk combo, and their mods look awesome.
I hope that helps.
EDIT: Corrected link to pics of WHITEKNIGHT's Ali'i.
Link to video showing LRD3's ebony/cherry: YouTube - tryitlrd3's Channel
Link to post showing photos of WHITEKNIGHT's ebony/cherry: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...custom-ordering-now-open-334.html#post2413212
When I took the photos of the cherry/maple, I used a camera flash. So the colors look a little bit washed out and dry. In real life the cherry is a tiny bit darker and a lot more shiny and lustrous. Still, the cherry spine on mine looks lighter compared to the cherry doors I've seen on other peoples' mods.
I don't know of anyone who has tried padauk/bubinga spine/doors. In fact, the only one I know of who got a padauk spine was WarsawNan, but she went with yellowheart doors. If you're thinking about Padauk, I recommend getting maple, yellowheart, or ebony for the other color. Padauk has a reddish-orange tint to it, so (in my opinion) it looks better with those three woods than the brown woods like bubinga and cherry. Of course it's all a matter of preference. Just my 2 cents.
I personally think ebony/padauk spine/doors is a stunning combination. Both FreeFlow and Chameloid have the ebony/padauk combo, and their mods look awesome.
I hope that helps.
EDIT: Corrected link to pics of WHITEKNIGHT's Ali'i.
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i Was thinkin about cherry spine with babinga doors or bugingia doors with padauk. great minds think alike 
Wow so many beautiful Ali'is in one thread. I wonderful if Ryan could do a super dark chocolate looking Ali'i (like ebony/ebony) is that even possible?
I agree with the stunningness of ebony/padauk, but it seems a lot of people go for ebony. I'm hoping for something I haven't seen before. I've read that padauk is very strong (like ebony) which is why I thought it'd be a good material for the spine. I'm surprised you don't think reds and browns would make for a good combo. It could be my fall/winter PV
Either way, thanks for the response. I always think of cherry wood as american cherry (very deep red) but it seems upon further investigation brazillian cherry is lighter than it's american/european counterpart. Thanks CJ
I'm sorry to say that is probably not an option. I believe Ryan said it would be cost prohibitive to build an Ali'i entirely from Ebony. Or perhaps it was that his vendor cannot provide the cut of wood necessary in ebony. One or the other...it's somewhere in the R&R thread.
ok...i cant take it anymore!!!!!!!!!! Whens the next sale?? And where? Is it like the Reo sale? Very intense and sells 47 mods in 63 seconds? Talk about adreniline rush! But i have to have one of these, and theres 3 wood combos im torn between, so i guess i must get all 3 combos! Hehe!
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