Post #98450 by Octane on Fri, Jun 25, 2004 3:12 PM

Thank you Lake.

I got the dragon tooth and instructions how to do about 4 different types of Maori tatuing from a book called "the art of Maori carving" i found the book in my schools library (thanks to the help of TikiTony) not sure how widly avaible the book is. i photocopyed the pages that had the instructions, and i had some one try to scan them today so i could email them to you or any one else that wanted them, but the scanning did work right. i will keep trying and if or when i get them i will send you a personal message, so i can email them to you. any one else that wants them can send me a personal message as well.

here is just a picture of the page on the dragon tooth (with out the written explination)

here is another part with a few more styles (again with out written explination)

the siprals aren't that bad. there are kind two way to due them. first you have to draw it out, which if i could get you the scan would show you 3-4 varieties.

here is a picture of the page with the spirals, maybe this will work

the first technique (proper way i beleive)you just use the the chissel with the V shape, on a slight tilt, so the side (of the V chissel)closest to the center is almost striagt up, while the part of the chissel away from the center is out at an angle, then you just follow your lines.

another way that works is to draw out your spiral, use the V shaped chissel (normally, no tilit) and carve out your lines, the come back with another chisel (the one i have used isn't flat, but instead a really flat half round (mine is from a little palm carving set) you take this chisel and start on the outside of the curve and slant back down in towards the middle.

i hope this helps, its kind of hard to explain, if you have any questions let me know, and i will try to get those pages scanned for you.