Post #262266 by JohnnyP on Sun, Oct 22, 2006 5:14 PM

Gman-
I don't know what happened. I marked him up for a session with the saw and I guess he had enough. I left the room and when I came back he took a header right into the fireplace surround.

Conga- I thought he was a Tigers fan.

Bete- I'm not the first person to loose a carving because it fell over, thanks for the concern though.

Benzart- That is a great idea. I think we can save him. --- Nurse, drill please, now dowel rod, glue. Let's close him up. This patient might survive

Here is today's project. I really thought the jade piece that Tama was working on was really neat and it totally sidetracked me today. This is my version in maple. I don't know how the ancients ever did this in stone, wood with power tools was difficult enough. This is the first Hei Tiki I've done and they are a lot more complicated than they look. I found the same piece that inspired Tama's commission and that Paipo posted in the book Oceanic art, JP Meyer on page 553

Here is another shark tooth flesh knife I am working on. This one is going to be for sale.

Thanks for looking,

JP