Paipo's Stone Tikis - 1st Thread - Jun 06 - May 08 - Tiki Carving

P Paipo Member Aotearoa / NZ Joined: Jun 22, 2006 Posts: 1886	P Paipo Posted posted on Sat, Mar 24, 2007 11:40 PM On 2007-03-24 23:04, pdrake wrote: wow, that's amazing. i can see now what you're saying with the core drill. do you use a hand piece or a press. sorry, trade secrects and all. nevermind. sweet! No real secret, they have 2.4mm (dia) shanks and are used in the handpiece. Most NZ carvers would use these to do their hei-tiki eyes (except Tama!) I don't know if those are easy to source in the US? Like all my burrs, they are Hongia brand. I actually forgot, I made another tiki...Luau 400 logo pendant for our own Queen of the Stone Age....might look pretty cool cold painted like the original ??? :)

On 2007-03-24 23:04, pdrake wrote:
wow, that's amazing. i can see now what you're saying with the core drill. do you use a hand piece or a press.

sorry, trade secrects and all. nevermind.

sweet!

No real secret, they have 2.4mm (dia) shanks and are used in the handpiece. Most NZ carvers would use these to do their hei-tiki eyes (except Tama!)
I don't know if those are easy to source in the US? Like all my burrs, they are Hongia brand.

I actually forgot, I made another tiki...Luau 400 logo pendant for our own Queen of the Stone Age....might look pretty cool cold painted like the original ??? :)

Post #294404 by Paipo on Sat, Mar 24, 2007 11:40 PM