Tama - NZ Pounamu/greenstone - Last post for '08! - pg99 - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Fri, May 9, 2008 5:40 AM The pictures don't lie - I really did spend the best part of 5 hours hunched over that saw! So I guess you could call it a"chop"? I foolishly saved the hardest block of stone until last, when the day had warmed up and my back was starting to wear out. I was wet, dirty and tired by day's end, but I now have a nice big bucketful of jade (of various nationalities) to see me through the winter. I will post pics of my spoils soon. Also, (when he wasn't browsing the forums) I did see Tama putting in the odd minute on the tiny tang toki..?

The pictures don't lie - I really did spend the best part of 5 hours hunched over that saw! So I guess you could call it a"chop"?
I foolishly saved the hardest block of stone until last, when the day had warmed up and my back was starting to wear out. I was wet, dirty and tired by day's end, but I now have a nice big bucketful of jade (of various nationalities) to see me through the winter. I will post pics of my spoils soon. Also, (when he wasn't browsing the forums) I did see Tama putting in the odd minute on the tiny tang toki..?

Post #379186 by Paipo on Fri, May 9, 2008 5:40 AM