My first pieces . . . and pekapeka updates - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 1:10 AM On 2007-08-11 19:34, kiwishaman wrote: I look at what I want to do, then at the tools, and think - which tool will do this? I hold it up to the piece, and envisage what effect it will have on the piece, then use the tool I think will do what I want. Tama, thanks for your advise :) My advice is: keeping doing what you're doing! Your approach (above) is the smartest one - the tools are what do the carving; get to know them well. They have no 'right' or 'wrong' application (only 'safe' or 'unsafe', so do take care). Give yourself a pakipaki, you carved yourself a Hei-tiki in Pounamu!! - and a large and unique one at that. No mean feat brother! (thinks: oh no, another T.Me rival...) :wink: Rock on! Tama :)

On 2007-08-11 19:34, kiwishaman wrote:
I look at what I want to do, then at the tools, and think - which tool will do this? I hold it up to the piece, and envisage what effect it will have on the piece, then use the tool I think will do what I want.

Tama, thanks for your advise :)

My advice is: keeping doing what you're doing! Your approach (above) is the smartest one - the tools are what do the carving; get to know them well. They have no 'right' or 'wrong' application (only 'safe' or 'unsafe', so do take care).

Give yourself a pakipaki, you carved yourself a Hei-tiki in Pounamu!! - and a large and unique one at that. No mean feat brother! (thinks: oh no, another T.Me rival...) :wink:

Rock on!

Tama :)

Post #324957 by Tamapoutini on Sun, Aug 12, 2007 1:10 AM