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Tamapoutini
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From: Aotearoa (New Zealand)
|  Posted: 2006-12-16 01:19 am Permalink
Not a bad weeks work. Thanks for sharing.
I like the Moai; very clean/crisp. Almost Meso-American 'glyph-like'.
Also, the cut-away areas of the Maori spear-head/patu almost make it a Kotiati/'liver-cutter'...
Tama 
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2006-12-16 06:10 am Permalink
Thanks everyone!
Hewey, I actually thought of that, but I thought it might look a bit to much like GMAN's awsome hammerhead pendant, so tuning it upside down made it look more unique. Happy Birthday, mate!
Conga,  I'll do what I can!
Polynesiac, Thanks for the kind words! No hook knife, mostly roto-tools and lots of hand sanding. There's a bunch of coats of poly on him to so he's real smooth.
GMAN, If I thought for a moment that I could make the same amount of money carving as I do at my crappy job I would do it in a heartbeat! Thanks for everything.
Tamapoutini, My wife made similar comments about the Moai. But calling my spear-thing a Kotiati/'liver-cutter' totally made my day! That's cool! Thanks again for all your interest and advice!
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Capt'n Skully
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From: The Lost Lagoon
| Posted: 2006-12-16 08:01 am Permalink
That patu is KILLER.. Great job!
Hope you're feeling better.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-12-16 1:56 pm Permalink
Nice trio Finky Love them all. The Moai is different and excellent too as is the spear head. Don't know which I like the best
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2006-12-17 08:33 am Permalink
Wanted to experiment with color. I'm not sure if I achieved what I wanted or not, but I think it's interesting anyway.
A view from the bottom so you can see the curve
Thanks for looking!
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JenTiki
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From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2006-12-17 11:43 am Permalink
It's interesting and quite beautiful! I love the flow of that piece.
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2006-12-17 1:21 pm Permalink
Mate, looks very interesting. I would suggest cover that whole section where the colour is with colour? At the moment looks half done or something....? But a very kool addition to your carvings
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finkdaddy
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From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2006-12-21 4:46 pm Permalink
I made another patu kind of thing and I decided to play around with some inlay. It's a tiny piece of cedar (I think, at least it smells like cedar).
When it was finished I decided to take it to work to show my buddies there. I was there about 10 minutes when the clasp came undone and it fell to the cement floor and shattered like glass.  I managed to find most of the pieces and glued them together. I had to reshape it quite a bit to cover up the missing places. Boy, I'm gonna get an ear full from GMAN. 
Sorry for the crappy pics. My camera is like my 14 year old daughter, I can never tell what mood it will be in from one moment to the next.
Thanks for looking!
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JenTiki
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From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2006-12-21 4:49 pm Permalink
Oh my! My heart broke when you said it shattered! What a beautiful piece. I really like the inlay concept.
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Benzart
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From: Port Saint Lucie, Florida
| Posted: 2006-12-21 5:14 pm Permalink
Oh Finky, What jen said for me too! Looks like you fixed it up prety good. I LOVE the Wood inlay, very cool.
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Heath
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From: Suburban San Diego (The Drawer)
| Posted: 2006-12-21 5:24 pm Permalink
I really like the inlay. It gives the piece some contrast or depth or...
Whatever it is, it's definately a good thing.
I also like the the coloring you did on the previous one.
A real feeling of movement and flow.
Keep 'em comin'!
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hewey
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From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2006-12-21 5:33 pm Permalink
Love the inlay man, sucks heaps to know it shattered...
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JenTiki
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From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2006-12-21 5:37 pm Permalink
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On 2006-12-21 17:24, Heath wrote:
I also like the the coloring you did on the previous one.
A real feeling of movement and flow.
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I liked it so much I bought it! Yay! More happiness on JenTiki's Island! Anxiously awaiting it's arrival.
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GMAN
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From: My Island
| Posted: 2006-12-21 5:41 pm Permalink
Finky,
I'll show you a clasp configuration that will never come undone, unless you want it to. Sorry to hear it broke, it was VERY nice. Remember, carpet under the carving area.....
-Gman
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JohnnyP
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From: Attica, MI
| Posted: 2006-12-21 5:56 pm Permalink
Ouch, and that was a great piece. How did you put the inlay in?
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