Post #261299 by Tamapoutini on Tue, Oct 17, 2006 2:56 PM

Cheers Benz -I truly hope I can live up to expectations!! More than a little nervous...heehee
Glad you like the goodies...

McTiki -Sorry to be dragging Benz's focus away from wood :) but if his first attempts in stone are anything to go by, you may have lost your timber-Guru!
*Ive just headbutted the wood & it seems pretty hard to me, haha. Honestly I have no idea whether it is a hard or soft wood or even suitable carving material..? I know there are some great NZ native woods (Totara, Matai, Rimu?) but have to wait for my neighbour to cough up some of those... He has a permit to mill naturally fallen native trees 'in situ' (native logging is all but illegal nowdays!)

Paipo -Im as anxious as you are to see some progress. Too many immediate deadlines at present... Bought a couple of clamps, a few chisels, some grunty drillbits & a small knife-saw thingy & a raspy-type thingy... Probably going to Skilsaw the profile as best I can & then clean up silouhette with chisels?? Probably just carve the front..?

*Should see a few pounamu Hei-tiki finished this week!

Take care all. Tama The Not-So-Terrible-Once-You-Get-To-Know-Him... hahaha :)