Post #382397 by Tamapoutini on Mon, May 26, 2008 2:49 AM

Cheers Babalu - glad you get some enjoyment from my work.

Thanks Mooney!
Thanks also Mooney! :wink:

Robin: My life is a series of quick drive-bys at the moment; drive-by carver, drive-by father, drive-by gardener, etc. I guess my posts reflect this.. Poria were often made from pounamu (nephrite and the softer bowenite or 'tangiwai', which also comes under the term pounamu in Maori vocab) as well as bone and other fine-grained stone.

Tama: congrats on figuring out that signature finally!

Jen: An itty-bitty parcel coming your way soon.. :wink:

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Captains Log: Monday 26th May 2008
(have you ever noticed the similarities between Star-Trek and Cooks historic voyages?: Captain James Kirk boldly in charge of navigating the starship Enterprise where no man had gone before, the depths of space.. Captain James Cook doing much the same aboard the sailing ship Endeavour into unchartered seas..?) spooky :o

Today saw the Toki-tekoteko through diamond-cloth stage and partially sanded. Im about to gather together a few materials and plonk myself in front of TV to finish sanding this evening & will hopefully even get as far as inlaying the teeniest-tiniest paua eyes Ive ever produced into him. If this happens I should have some finished pics posted tommorrow..

And here comes that signature again..