teonanacatl Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 The pounamu I bought from trademe. Unfortunately most of it is to prone to cracking and chipping to carve anything with much detail. Also the pieces were poorly slabbed by who ever slabbed them meaning a lot were cut across grain rather then with grain which doesnt give much size to work with and is the reason they are so chippy. The freeform pieces were basically just hit with a hammer then ground to shape till they stopped chipping and have strength.You like the cobble stone? Or the yellow flower jade? The cobble was the top of the slab I cut the green kawakawa necklaces from. It is chatoyant and rather then wreck it trying to make pendants I decided to smooth it all and polish it up. Its pretty cool and I Figure oneday it might make a nice base, otherwise Ill just use it as a hot rock and fondle stone <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_spirit Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 the cobble stone is the one i liked, lol it has character.. of nature, probably didn't need polishing for me to like it tho, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Yeah its nice. Makes me want to go and collect some from NZ myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 sorry for OT just had a hunch you might be a good person to aski dont suppose ya might know how to carve aztek death whistles at all ?-or have any pointers on how I might be able to procure one or two?ty kindly and awesome work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Never heard of them <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png Ill have a look for you though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☽Ţ ҉ĥϋηϠ₡яღ☯ॐ€ðяئॐ♡Pϟiℓℴϟℴ Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 ty kindly ,here's where i first saw one in action 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 My internet is to slow for youtube so I havent been able to hear its sound. Found a few pictures though, one was made from jade. Id estimate the cost of it to be around $1500-2k, the size of presumably Guatemalan jadeite needed for the skull alone would be $1000+. I look forward to one day hearing its noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerbil Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Different sounds depending on how and what they are made from, they can be a bit like fox whistles but they've got more of a hollywood classic screaming skull drone about them, or more of a hollow low dry breath rasp, just perfect tribal psychological warfare. I'm keen to make one for foxes for something a little different.I really like your Pounamu Toki 3 photo teo, they look like old sailors paintings of ocean storms, you can stare into those pieces infinitely, the brown string is a little deeper, but they've both got distinctness.Keen to see you peyote results, going to be a stunner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solomon Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 awesome & inspiring work dude!makes me wish i had the patience/hands for carving 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Quick carving made from Inanga Pounamu- the most revered colour by the Maori. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghosty Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Gee, your really working some new concepts there =)Working stone as if it were leather.. AWESOME. I likey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Latest carving and the last for a while I think.NZ Marsden flower jade toki with nine crossovers. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolname Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 ^That is awesome teo. Roughly how long did it take to make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajindo Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 Dude, you got some serious skills!Hope you make it a full-time job.Nothing better than doing what you love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 Probably around 20-30 hours to make, im pretty quick at the crossovers now <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_tongue.png But its taken a few months to find the time in between life.Thanks guys <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I LOVE LOVE LOVE my one <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png mines the one in the middle of top row of teos pics <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.pngThey will bury me in it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohcactusisgood Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 So cool. I bought some vegetable ivory to carve, but then realized how freaking hard it was, and that I didn't have a carving device good enough to make a mark in it. I wanted to do it scrimshaw style and not with a Dremmel. then I saw how many different knives there were and how much they cost. So now I have 6$ worth of it which I wouldn't throw away but I'm not sure I'll ever get to carving it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in_spirit Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Do you mean tagua nuts??? How many do you get for $6??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohcactusisgood Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Yeah tagua nut. I think it was 2$ each or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 You can make knives from old tool steel and a wet grinder pretty easy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sallubrious Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 You can grind it dry too, if you don't overheat it until it discolours too much. If you have some water to keep quenching it, it works fine.As soon as it changes colour (past a straw colour) then you take all the hardness and temper out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teonanacatl Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Some new stuff, realised I hadnt posted here for awhile! The chrysalis and loph are works in progress. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Cess'es Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Wow , some really nice pieces awesome work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainGoat Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 nice to see you back Teo, its been a while... Great pieces bro! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayN Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 beautiful. are they available for purchase? i'm always looking for unique stuff to give as gifts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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