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Cljha
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From: Earth
|  Posted: 2012-11-07 10:08 am Permalink
Hi Nutzo,
Not a lot to show but quality wise it is more than plenty enough  . All of them are eyes candy...My favorite is the hook in the first picture...
Thanks for sharing. Don't stay too long without showing some more work....
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Atomic Mess
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From: Hack-Ah-Nee
| Posted: 2012-11-07 11:25 am Permalink
like Cljha says, quality not quantity!
Excellent work...
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cy
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Joined: Mar 10, 2011
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From: Gresham, Oregon
| Posted: 2012-11-08 4:22 pm Permalink
Beautiful work coconuttzo, the tiki adorned fish hook is fantastic!
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coconuttzo
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Joined: Jan 13, 2010
Posts: 143
From: Hilo, Hawaii
| Posted: 2012-11-19 4:03 pm Permalink
Thanx for the compliments & suggestions. I don't know why I even second guessed the staining. The intricate details always POP much better at a quick glance than being unstained.
Here is another Ku head I'm making out of Wooly mammoth ivory. These intricate details really take a toll on the hand muscles. I don't know how the master, Benzo does it. Are there any yoga exercises for your hands that I don't know about?
Here's a problem I always run into when working with mammoth ivory. I notice that the ivory I work with are not comletely solid but have a few layer seperation within. How do I fix the ivory so that the cracks don't expand any further. I've heard of super gluing the crack but won't that only treat the surface? I've done that on other pieces which have to be sanded down for buffing, only by then, they're too thin to seal the seam which cracks again. I wonder if the grade of ivory makes a difference meaning top grade would be solid throughout with minimal surface cracks only & the ones I have are like substandard grade.
Finishing off with more Hawaiian Weapons of Lua. I am learning some Lua techniques from a friend of mines who suggested I make these type of pendants. Ancient Hawaiian Lua warriors were vicious in the art of war. I was told that the main purpose of the shark teeth in the weapons served as slicing or severing arteries type of implements & not for slash clubbing as depicted in Spike tv's deadliest warrior episode, Shaolin Monk vs. Maori.
The Lei o Mano's broad side, like the Hoe(canoe paddle), was used as a deffensive shield which doubled as a counter attack weapon. Some had a sharp spike at the butt end as to impale the opposition.
Here is a Pahoa 'Oilua o Mano, double edged dagger with shark teeth knuckle duster. The life-sized dagger points are either carved out of the same wood or lashed with a sharp marlin bill. This blade however, I used wooly mammoth ivory. The patina actually makes it look like a marlin bill. I've used this pendant's teeth to cut a piece of cloth, paper, fishing line and twine & the dagger, as a letter opener. It's like an ancient muti-tool survival knife.
I really like the look of this Koa'ia wood which is pretty hard wood. I just wish I had a mini grinder to grind these small pieces. Being that this is hard wood, hand rasping them down takes a lot of elbow grease & patience, two things I don't have a lot of.
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hiltiki
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From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2012-11-19 6:59 pm Permalink
Excellent work.
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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-11-19 7:58 pm Permalink
Love the ivory and the lei o mano is very cool.
There is a TC member MajikImaje who lives in Alaska and works with fossil ivory. He hasn't posted in a while but he answers him PMs. Maybe he has the answer to your question.
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2012-11-19 9:02 pm Permalink
Wowwowwow!!! SO glad you're carving again, or at least posting what you're carving!
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coconuttzo
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From: Hilo, Hawaii
| Posted: 2012-11-20 6:47 pm Permalink
Thanks guys. I appreciate the tip maddogmike. 4WD, you finally made the move! I'll comment on your post.
I've just posted the stained ones and the Hawaiian Lei o Mano weapon in the marketplace. I also listed some tapa sheets for those interested in tiki decor for the winter.
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=36635&forum=12&start=last&11
 HAPPY THANXGIVING EVERYONE!
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hang10tiki
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From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2012-11-20 7:29 pm Permalink
LOOKIN GOOD
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4WDtiki
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From: Omao, Kauai
| Posted: 2012-11-20 8:42 pm Permalink
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On 2012-11-19 16:03, coconuttzo wrote:
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Nutzo, I looked at your ebay link for this piece, and see you call it Tahitian. Can you tell me anything regarding a difference between Tahitian tiki and Marquesan tiki? Is Marquesan a 'subset' of Tahitian? Or are they interchangeable terms? Or, what??
Thanks for any clarification you can give.
I LOVE this one, BTW!
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Will carve
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Joined: Apr 06, 2011
Posts: 363 | Posted: 2012-11-21 03:49 am Permalink
Stunning details guy.
I believe Ben relied on surgery to repair
his beat up fingers.
A friend watching me carve the other day
commented about me getting arthritis.
I try not to grip my tools so hard.
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amate
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Joined: Oct 03, 2009
Posts: 698 | Posted: 2012-11-21 4:39 pm Permalink
BEAUTIFUL!!! Try to post more often.
The artritis is a bitch...just have to keep going...
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