Post #291193 by Paipo on Mon, Mar 12, 2007 3:57 AM

Sorry for not keeping up with this thread, life has got away on me recently and it's been hard to keep up with everything that's happening around here. There is so much good stuff being made here and barely enough time to take it all in (or respond adequately to it). Thanks Benz, Tama, Flounder, hewey, Duddy, haikai, tikidav, Mookie, Johnny, Kinny, Benjamin, G, Amy, molly and tikitanked for stopping in - I'll try to answer the questions:

On 2007-03-04 22:54, molly wrote:
Was wondering for a newbie like me is it worth forking out the money for, or can you recommend something a bit more affordable. Also wondering where I can buy the nakanishi from and what model you recommend.
Thanks heaps
molly

Welcome to TC Molly. Where did you learn to carve in NZ?
Regarding handpieces, it depends how serious you are about carving I guess. Will you make enough to pay back at least some of what you spend on the machine? Air or flexishaft handpieces like the Foredom are a pretty viable option if you want to spend hundreds rather than thousands.

On 2007-03-06 01:43, benella wrote:
Very nice work Paipo, this moai seems to be your interpretation of a kava kava moai, isn't it?

Just a regular moai this time, but the moai kavakava is on the cards - soon!

On 2007-03-01 16:14, Tiki Duddy wrote:
hey if you made more of those how much would you charge for them?
id buy one if i could.

I honestly couldn't put a value on this one. I have no idea how many hours I've put into it....

Meanwhile, back at Moai Central, I'm closer still, but still not done. I think all that's left to go is some feathers on the wing. the next lot of pics will definitely be the final set. I still gotta leave some gas in the tank for another Rapa Nui inspired piece for the tiki swap and the month is speeding by....

Reverse Side:

Didn't manage a good shot from this angle. Finally gave him a mouth: