Post #269878 by JohnnyP on Fri, Dec 1, 2006 4:10 PM

Conga- No I didn't use the hook knife for the detail. It was a combination of Flexcuts and Foredome.

Gman- The Prototype outrigger canoe is close to being started, this slit gong will be an ancestor figure standing upright.

Paipo- This slit gong has me pretty excited to. The second Pighammer is for me. Gman is getting the first as soon as I can part with it. I think I better part with it soon, or he will come an get it. I should be afraid of a guy who uses a chainsaw for a hobby, shoots large caliber cannon, and kills wild boar with a little itty bitty knife- On second thought he doesn't need a Pighammer.

Thank you Queen Kamehameha, Bete, and Hakalugi :). I appreciate the support.

Lake- Hope you weathered the storm. Mostly rain here so far, we've been lucky to miss the worst that has hit the rest of the northern parts of the country.

Hewey- I noticed you asked a question a while ago that I didn't answer. I carved the inside of the cannibal fork by cutting a cross shape down the tine by making two cuts 90 cuts as deep as the tines. Then I drilled out the core following the intersection of the two cuts. To round the tines I used sandpaper and a lot of patience. Hope that made sense. Finkdaddy, the turkey fat only left a little patina on the fork that adds to the character.

Remember this piece. I finally got motivated to start working on it again now that the weather is rainy and cold outside. Here is little update. I'll be working on this a little every night for a while.

It looks like I am going to be able to get two Pighammers out of the slab. Happy Happy.

Thanks for looking,

JohnnyPighammer.