My fourth bone carving..now posted! - Tiki Carving

KK kaha kii Tiki Socialite Laguna Beach California Joined: Dec 13, 2005 Posts: 277	KK kaha kii Posted posted on Tue, Jan 3, 2006 8:53 AM Aloha Bruddah! Howzit?! I must say brah, Ive been a "bone" carver for many, many years and I must say your first attempt at bone carving is absolutely stellar! Its takes a lot of practice & quiet study to carve bone right and it looks as if youve had a great start! Im wondering what kine bone youve used for this Hei-tiki? Most kanaka's use regular beef bone which carves up nicely but doesnt carry the heavy mana of other kine bone. I guess Im lucky but I have a good friend who "gifts" me a lot of rare & expensive bone material such as whale bone, walrus bone, sea cow bone, water buffalo and more...And, Ive got a great hook-up on New Zealand Paua shell too, Ive got tons of it! Ive also have real wild abalone collected on the central coast beaches here. Its not as stunning as genuine Paua shell but it has its own iradescent kine beauty. If you ever need da kine, let me know and Ill hook you up! Ive got tons of scrap material here at the shop and if you want I can send you some rare kine samples to play around with. Different bones have varying density & grain structures and its good to learn the sometimes subtle differences when working with various kine bones. Theres also choke amounts of little tricks & tips that can be utilized when working in bone & shell so just let me know if you ever have any questions or problems. It would be my pleasure to pass along what Ive learned to a "new" bone carver! Theres also a few books you can pick up to help with your new hobby such as: Bone Carving, A skillbase of Techniques & concepts by my bruddah Steve Myhre. Just go to http://www.newzealandbooks.co.nz to order da kine! Its more Maori based in its instruction but he does a great job at going over tools & carving techniques, some of which Ive used myself over the years! So, Again your first bone carving is awesome and I cant wait to see with what you come up with next! It can get addicting bruddah! So just get used to wearing your respirator (bone dust turns to gelatin in your lungs! No good for you brah!)and get used to the pilau stink from da kine dust! Again, great carving!!! Malama Pono!

Aloha Bruddah!
Howzit?! I must say brah, Ive been a "bone" carver for many, many years and I must say your first attempt at bone carving is absolutely stellar! Its takes a lot of practice & quiet study to carve bone right and it looks as if youve had a great start! Im wondering what kine bone youve used for this Hei-tiki? Most kanaka's use regular beef bone which carves up nicely but doesnt carry the heavy mana of other kine bone. I guess Im lucky but I have a good friend who "gifts" me a lot of rare & expensive bone material such as whale bone, walrus bone, sea cow bone, water buffalo and more...And, Ive got a great hook-up on New Zealand Paua shell too, Ive got tons of it! Ive also have real wild abalone collected on the central coast beaches here. Its not as stunning as genuine Paua shell but it has its own iradescent kine beauty. If you ever need da kine, let me know and Ill hook you up!

Ive got tons of scrap material here at the shop and if you want I can send you some rare kine samples to play around with. Different bones have varying density & grain structures and its good to learn the sometimes subtle differences when working with various kine bones. Theres also choke amounts of little tricks & tips that can be utilized when working in bone & shell so just let me know if you ever have any questions or problems. It would be my pleasure to pass along what Ive learned to a "new" bone carver!

Theres also a few books you can pick up to help with your new hobby such as: Bone Carving, A skillbase of Techniques & concepts by my bruddah Steve Myhre. Just go to http://www.newzealandbooks.co.nz to order da kine! Its more Maori based in its instruction but he does a great job at going over tools & carving techniques, some of which Ive used myself over the years! So, Again your first bone carving is awesome and I cant wait to see with what you come up with next! It can get addicting bruddah! So just get used to wearing your respirator (bone dust turns to gelatin in your lungs! No good for you brah!)and get used to the pilau stink from da kine dust!

Again, great carving!!!

Malama Pono!

Post #205441 by kaha kii on Tue, Jan 3, 2006 8:53 AM