Post #212624 by kaha kii on Sat, Feb 4, 2006 9:31 AM

Aloha again Bruddah,
Nice job on the shark tooth club! No worries about knots showing brah, it doesnt take away from the overall beauty and these kine weapons werent really meant to be pretty, they were meant to used! And using Oak brah...Da buggah must be deadly heavy! You did a good job brah replicating da kine from a photo! I make small hand clubs and leiomano all the time (wish I had time to make more!)and Im sure you know the how good it feels to hold that buggah in your hand, yeah? Every person who has ever picked one of mine up says their first thought is "ouch! I wouldnt want to get hit with that!"...
You can feel the "mana" when you hold one and its no wonder only warriors of a certain class could own one!

You should pick up a copy of "Hawaiian arts & crafts" By Peter Buck.(www.nativebookshawaii.com or http://www.bishopmuseum.com)
The volume on weapons has pretty concise info on the different methods of attaching the niho to the paddle. Theres a few different ways to do it which might make it a bit easier for you next time, if youre worried about "knots" showing...

Your weapons are turning out pono brah! Keep up the good work!

Malama Pono!