Post #212271 by kaha kii on Thu, Feb 2, 2006 5:03 PM

Aloha aikiman!
Howzit brah! mahalo for the kind words! Im really happy you like the kanaloa makau bruddah! Now if we could only get the rest of our bruddah's & sistah's here on TC to get one for themselves so theyll know your kine satisfaction!

To answer your question, The walrus bone I use is dated at around 3000 years old, which makes it fall under the "fossilized" category (even though its not mineralized...). Its one of my favorite materials to work with and the spirit & mana of the ancient animal really comes to life when you carve! I never use "green" materials (which means anything recently killed) and the ancient kine stuff is way mo prettier anyways! Plus, no poor walrus had to be killed or maimed so I could carve their bones & tusks!

Ill keep posting more miki'oi kine stuff for you all to spark! And if anyone has any questions regarding any of the above mentioned topics, just let me know!

Malama Pono!