Post #298712 by Paipo on Thu, Apr 12, 2007 2:33 PM

Thanks Hula Cat...although I see my post was probably a little confusing the way I wrote it. Richard was one of handful of master carvers I was lucky enough to visit, but not the guy I worked for - my boss was a lapidary and dealer who knew these guys well enough to ask them to take a newbie under their wing for a day or a morning. I just found some drawings yesterday from another carver who specialised in hei-tiki and encouraged me to carve my first one. I learnt more in 6 months working in the biz than in 2 years at school!