Maori Taiaha..Now Finished! - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sat, Sep 23, 2006 1:56 PM On 2006-09-23 09:50, Basement Kahuna wrote: I've yet to do an Adze, but I have always wanted to carve one...inexorably related to the soul of a woodcarver..if I could find a big enough piece of Narangi greenstone I would probably make that my "keep it for me" carving. I like adzes enough that I've got one tattooed on my arm...not that I had a choice in the matter! I still wish I'd had enough to get one of the Mangaian style adzes from the Rarotongan craft shops - tourist pieces to be sure, but still beautifully carved. I've seen you use the term "Narangi" for pounamu before and am not familiar with it...is it referring to gem grade stone? I'm sure one of the "Kiwi boyz" could hook a brother up if you had a special project in mind.

On 2006-09-23 09:50, Basement Kahuna wrote:
I've yet to do an Adze, but I have always wanted to carve one...inexorably related to the soul of a woodcarver..if I could find a big enough piece of Narangi greenstone I would probably make that my "keep it for me" carving.

I like adzes enough that I've got one tattooed on my arm...not that I had a choice in the matter! I still wish I'd had enough to get one of the Mangaian style adzes from the Rarotongan craft shops - tourist pieces to be sure, but still beautifully carved.

I've seen you use the term "Narangi" for pounamu before and am not familiar with it...is it referring to gem grade stone? I'm sure one of the "Kiwi boyz" could hook a brother up if you had a special project in mind.

Post #256409 by Paipo on Sat, Sep 23, 2006 1:56 PM