Johnnyp Tut 2/19 - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sun, Feb 11, 2007 9:41 PM Hey, Im not laughing. Good on you mate; I can see the family resemblance to his brother over here! I guess the water does take some getting used to. Keep turning the piece & cast your eye over the form watching the play of light and/or shadow; this is the best way to see whats going on. Ben is spot-on; you develop a 'feel' through the tools after a while. Sorry to hear about the first jade attempt. Maybe your not allowing enough thickness, 4-6mm is about right for most pendants. Keep it up & keep us posted as you do more. Feel free to pick the stoner brains in Q&A. Ka pai! Tama :)

Hey, Im not laughing. Good on you mate; I can see the family resemblance to his brother over here! I guess the water does take some getting used to. Keep turning the piece & cast your eye over the form watching the play of light and/or shadow; this is the best way to see whats going on. Ben is spot-on; you develop a 'feel' through the tools after a while.

Sorry to hear about the first jade attempt. Maybe your not allowing enough thickness, 4-6mm is about right for most pendants.

Keep it up & keep us posted as you do more. Feel free to pick the stoner brains in Q&A.

Ka pai! Tama :)

Post #284934 by Tamapoutini on Sun, Feb 11, 2007 9:41 PM