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Basement Kahuna -New Maori Bone Pendant 3/04
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Basement Kahuna
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"Here come da four to da treee to da one..C.T. Diablo 'gettin it done....." |
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Basement Kahuna
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Wed, Nov 30, 2005 4:58 PM
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Wed, Nov 30, 2005 5:19 PM
Increadable BK! That turned out awesome! |
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Fri, Dec 2, 2005 2:44 AM
Hey BK, I took the time to goe thru all these pages. It is amazing what you have accomplished in the last years. I love your sense of detail and great feeling for the polynesian culture. Hope to get the chance to interview you one day about it. Keep up also the charming combat poses. :) |
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Fri, Dec 2, 2005 3:27 AM
I'm amazed. Really excellent work [ Edited by: virani 2005-12-02 03:30 ] |
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Basement Kahuna
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Fri, Dec 2, 2005 7:14 AM
Thanks, Virani and Mogambo...I PM'ed you both.. |
BK
Basement Kahuna
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Mon, Dec 19, 2005 8:48 PM
Some Polynesian fishtrap shades that I make... |
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Tue, Dec 20, 2005 7:58 PM
Looking good, braddah. |
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Thu, Dec 22, 2005 1:38 AM
The fish traps are cool! But I want to see the finished Tripod-a-roa in tha top pic there. I'm getting ready to start carving one of those. Thanks for posting. |
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Thu, Dec 22, 2005 11:24 AM
I like the fish trap shades. I see you are using bamboo. In one of your early posts I saw a few in the background and from the detail of the photo I thought they looked like "regular" wood. Have you made any with wood? Any success? Tips? Thanks [ Edited by: JohnnyP 2005-12-22 11:25 ] |
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Basement Kahuna
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Mon, Jan 2, 2006 4:08 PM
Here is a piece of bone jewelry I carved for Tallaluna for our anniversary. It's a Maori Teko Teko, Lakes area style. It measures about 2 inches. The inlays are very special...they are made of very precious abalone-that was gathered and cut by Eli Hedley! Bambooben sent me a portion of a small amount he found in his mom's attic. It polishes up beautifully.. The tiki mana is very strong in this stuff. I wouldn't have felt right if I hadn't given Eli himself credit for the beautiful abalone, so I gave a dual billing where my signature normally is... Aloha! |
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Mon, Jan 2, 2006 4:15 PM
Doggone BK, I didn't know you went into the jewelry realm. I'm not surprised though. Damn nice piece! The mana makes it treasure. |
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Tue, Jan 3, 2006 4:38 PM
Aloha bruddah BK! Malama Pono! |
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Basement Kahuna
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Wed, Jan 4, 2006 10:17 AM
Here is a Kini Kini I just completed...close relative of the Cula Cula (but with no crossguard and less geometric) and named in many different forms, from the stretched spadelike blade such as the one seen here to the ray shaped club as I and recently Tikimecula have carved. I like this one...stylized fish, birds, and ocean waves...lots of eye candy. This one is already sold, but I'll be doing another couple of clubs (actually 3 Salis!) as soon as I'm done with a tiki I'm about to start. [ Edited by: Basement Kahuna 2006-01-04 10:19 ] |
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JohnnyP
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Wed, Jan 4, 2006 11:13 AM
Your clubs are always great! Every one gets better than the last! |
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Aaron's Akua
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Wed, Jan 4, 2006 5:06 PM
Outstanding! Makes my palms hurt just looking at it! |
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Wed, Jan 4, 2006 5:23 PM
Excellent Club, BK! Diggin the Palm work! |
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Wed, Jan 4, 2006 5:37 PM
BK, I Love this KiniKini club. Lots'a fine detail for sure. Excellent work on that. Excellent Bone piece too. Once you get used to carving the bone, they will be Dynamite. |
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Basement Kahuna
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Thu, Jan 5, 2006 8:22 AM
Hey, all...the palm work is a joy...the chip carving part is work! The first side takes the longest on these. Once you have one side "mapped", the other goes much faster. Fijian carving is so eye-intensive...the peeps hurt more than the fingers after a club like this...at least if you're 35 and four glasses prescriptions into life like me. Thanks for the comps. Props to all for the new renaissance around here..all the work is looking good. |
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Thu, Jan 5, 2006 8:31 AM
The detail is amazaing BK. You are truly a master. |
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Thu, Jan 5, 2006 10:06 AM
The lazy carver in me would take over. NICE BK ! |
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Fri, Jan 6, 2006 9:44 PM
Awesome detail makes my fingertips ache just looking at it. |
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Sun, Jan 8, 2006 4:07 PM
Amazing work Bk as always. |
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kaha kii
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Mon, Jan 9, 2006 4:00 PM
Aloha bruddah BK! Keep up the good work brah! Malama Pono! |
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Basement Kahuna
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Mon, Jan 9, 2006 10:03 PM
It's 'gettin there..Thanks, Kaha, for the material...the spirit of Aloha (and the mad skill) is strong, strong, strong in you..I owe you one, big time! |
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Basement Kahuna
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Sun, Jan 15, 2006 2:33 PM
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Sun, Jan 15, 2006 3:21 PM
BK, |
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Basement Kahuna
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Thu, Jan 19, 2006 11:16 PM
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Thu, Jan 19, 2006 11:17 PM
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Fri, Jan 20, 2006 7:08 AM
Where does one get bone like that from. What part of what animal is it? |
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Basement Kahuna
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Fri, Jan 20, 2006 8:54 AM
Aside from the walrus piece in the middle those are the flat sides of the thighbone of a cow. You can buy it for carving online, or if you want just visit a Petsmart and they should have a basket of them. It is a great material..the Maori carving collectives use it now as whale is protected worldwide..polishes smooth and is consistent throughout. Like carving soap but twenty times harder. |
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Fri, Jan 20, 2006 9:35 AM
Aloha again Cuz! You have to be careful of the bone you get from pet stores though...Usually they boil or sterilize the bone which permanently sets the oils from the marrow into the bone making it too soft and it wont carve well or hold detail nicely. Best beef bone to carve is fresh bone you clean & prepare for yourself. Boiling the bone actually weakens the material so what most bone carvers do is prepare fresh bone themselves for their work. Just a little lesson in preparing your own bone for your work! Hana Hou brah, cant wait to see more! Malama Pono! |
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Fri, Jan 20, 2006 4:36 PM
How many is this now BY, 5, 6?? lookin great. |
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JohnnyP
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Fri, Jan 20, 2006 4:39 PM
Thank you BK and Kaha ki'i on the tips for the bone, I may give this a try, but neither of you have to worry about me taking sales away. BK your work is top shelf. |
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Fri, Jan 20, 2006 11:15 PM
Wow bk - that bone carving is so awesome! I missed your thread for a while. That happens when ya lookin after a house with no internet connection. The details is so cool. Love em |
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tiki beat by marcus thorn
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Sat, Jan 21, 2006 1:32 PM
Hello Basement Kahuna, awesome job on the bones. |
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Aaron's Akua
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Sat, Jan 21, 2006 9:35 PM
BK, the bone carvings are amazing. So, what tools are you using for these? Don't tell me palm chisels??? Dremel type tools maybe? The smell must be like burning chicken feathers. Amazing Maori stylings, BK! Mahalo. |
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Basement Kahuna
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Sun, Jan 22, 2006 9:29 AM
I am using a combination of bot, actually...some stuff just impossible to do that small without diamond dust..looking for some dental picks, too...Thanks, all for the props.. |
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Sun, Jan 22, 2006 9:47 AM
If you like Flea markets you can always find the tools for creating anything. Have a pocket(s) full of change and don't forget to haggle |
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Basement Kahuna
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 2:35 PM
Here's a bone Marquesan piece I just finished for a long-standing Tiki Centralite.. It's a crown panel image..2 inches. |
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 3:03 PM
Looks very nice. |
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Bete
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 3:04 PM
I went through your thread here and it looks like you've just about made a little bit of everything, you work with a lot of different mediums I see. |
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Bete
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 3:08 PM
By the way, what is your favorite medium you like to work with? Bone? Wood? Something else? |
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Basement Kahuna
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 3:44 PM
Hi, Bete. Probably wood. Just because it's the old stand by and has been my happy hunting ground for years. |
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 4:23 PM
That's what I'm talking about.. hows that list looking? |
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Mr. Dale
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Tue, Jan 24, 2006 4:28 PM
I swear, it must be something in the southern waters that makes everybody master carvers and makes me feel so worthless. |
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 7:18 AM
BK, I loke this one best of all, He's really sweet. |
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teaKEY
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Wed, Jan 25, 2006 7:29 AM
Reminds me of a Purple Jade necklace only in crisp bone. I think I like this one the best too. Just like this sort of tiki better. |
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