Post #212522 by JohnnyP on Fri, Feb 3, 2006 7:32 PM

, Hi everybody. Thank you for the complements on the U‘U‘. I should have replied to this a while ago.

Thank you BK for your welcoming me to team Kahunassou.
You are right on the U’U’ every curve crashes into the next form and it is hard to get tools in the right position to carve. Sanding was a pain. I look forward to seeing yours.

Kaha Ki’I I’ll take some close ups and post them. Thank you for the complement, it means a lot coming from a person that actually lives in the "south seas".

Benzart I've seen these in books and on line and saw the dimensions listed, but it was a surprise how big they actually were when I saw one in a museum.

Finkdaddy, I would like to see the tiki you come up with in a fighting stance with a weapon. Bring it on!

Bete, I am having a blast doing this! It only looks like I am a wild man. :)

Gman came up with the idea of us making a club mounted with shark teeth like some he had seen on line Gman and I traded some shark teeth for a roughed out club. I got the much better end of the deal. I owe him some more!

I found a reference and here is my version of a Palau Papaihomano. It is made of red oak and shark teeth. It is about 15.5 inches long and 1 inch thick.

Best side -no knots in the cord showing,

Knot side- knots in the hemp cord show

Close up

With reference photo-Island Ancestors -Allen Wardwell

When I was done, my 6 year old daughter said “That is some back-scratcher”

Thanks for looking hope you enjoyed.
Have a nice day
JP

[ Edited by: JohnnyP 2006-02-04 03:23 ]