Hello I am from Germany and I was in New Zealand 2016 since than I had my Pounamu. I wore it every day 24 hours. Around 4 weeks ago it broke in to two peace’s and I was really sad about it. My pounamu means a lot to me i spend 5 years every second of my life with it. But your video made me laugh again now I know that it wanted to tell me something and i know exactly what it is. Thank you a lot!!!
Hey Campbell! Again thanks for all the videos! I was curious I purchased some jade and it seems super brittle and chips easily. I am assuming this is just because due to my lack of experience purchasing/sourcing jade I purchased poorer quality jade and it hadn't had time in the earth to properly bond and form. However I was curious whether it was me and being new to carving poor technique is resulting in the chipping. So I would love your thoughts: 1. Does a faster dremel speed make for a cleaner cut or does it increase the likelyhood of chipping/breaking? (I've been running around 25k for cutting and grinding) 2. Does a more coarse diamond stone burr increase the chance of chipping? I am noticing the drum/cylindrical burrs create a lot of chipping. The only thing which doesn't create chipping is sanding by hand 3. Do you have a minimum thickness/depth you like to go when doing whale tails/hei matau's in order to reduce the chance of the neck breaking? Thanks a lot for all your help! Seb
Every stone is different, some chip or flake more than others, some you have to carve very carefully because of their character like this. Sometimes a direction you carve on the layers or grain can increase chipping like with wood. I try to only use jade I am confident with its strength for thin pieces, no minimum just increases the fragility. Some stone will hold a sharp edge well, and some you need to stay away from sharp edges and points as they will chip.
Something similar happened to my first Pounamu when I was in the surf in Australia, still a young kid and amongst the waves, I lost it and ever since then, the surf is something that I tend to steer clear from and not until recently I think it was for a reason, my Pounamu sacrificed itself for me and we swapped places. Fast forward to 2013, my Pōua passed away, he had a heart attack whilst he was out fishing off of a charter in North Queensland and fell into the sea and within seconds he passed on. I do wonder now if these two instances were linked. I received his Carved Whale Bone on which I wear to occasions (most recently our Aunties tangi) am now on the journey of acquiring a new Pounamu that I can wear.
Hey mate, you mentioned you had a hei matau when you were in your early 20’s and it snapped off at the koru. Im 22, and my hei matau just broke in the same place... im quite heartbroken to be honest, so in your experience, did you continue to wear yours or repair it at all? Ive even looked into the japanese art of kintsugi which is casting the crack and glueing it in gold. However, im unsure if this is the right thing to do and if the spirit has left the pounamu. I need advice! Cheers, Caleb
I kept wearing mine, taking it as a part of the journey, part of its history. Rarely do we even get through our lives unscathed either. Some people may talk about its wairua leaving or assign other meanings too. You need to do what feels right for you, perhaps getting is cleansed or blessed might be an idea.
I’ve never heard that until now, I always figured if a piece broke you could always connect it in a way but I had epoxy and hardener in mind instead of gold.
Ka pai, saved this video to watch a few days ago, all to end up having a thin carving i was working on yesterday, snap on me.. haha cést la vie! it was meant to be! Thanks for the reminder matua!
💯agree with that brother n i know them feels lol when they break when your carving but like you say it happens for reason n i figured it out each time so far. Keep doin your thing and big shout out for posting these as your basicly my teacher bro much love.
Hey Campbell, thank you for insight on such a delicate topic! My friends hook ponamu has sadly broken in two pieces, across the middle. I usually do netting with string around semi precious stones, bones etc, so I was wondering if I used your no hole lashing technique on the break, if it would hold the two broken pieces together on the fault line, or would there be another way to join the two pieces back together? Any thoughts? Much appreciated, Tanya
Joking together is hard. Could try a lashing technique but usually not the best, would support it with glue if your ok with that. There is a japanese are of repairing things with gold that you could look into that would be my go to. Their kaupapa is that it adds value in this way, I forget what it is called though.
My pounamu hei matau just broke this morning after I dropped it. It was a clean break into two clear pieces. The feelings you discussed resonated with me. It was lost once before and it was found and came back to me. The broken edge is too sharp to wear but I would like to keep wearing the piece and perhaps have the smaller point made into something for my son or daughter. Is this something you could help with?
I always been so careful and delicate with my pounamu and today in class I literally touched it and it snapped in half like unbelievably easily and I know i have never dropped it or done something that would’ve caused it to like damage So now im just very confused as to what happened? I glued it back together and put a coat of clear nail polish on it to like seal it but im trying to see if i can get it fixed somehow or get a new one but im not sure because the one i had was blessed ;-;
That is a bummer, especially if there was not obvious damage. You need to work out what it means for you and what the best way forward is for your and your taonga? Where did it come from?
There maybe, it depends on what it is, what it means, and how it is broken. Pounamu can be reshaped around the break, sometimes lashed or glued at the break, sometimes made into two seperate taonga. I'm happy to check it out if you find me on Facebook and send a message.
Kia ora bro! The story of your wife and her pounamu coming back to her is very special! The designs you carve are beautiful and got me wondering, you have a personal favorite style to carve?
@@CampbellCarvingkia ora bro! Been a while since i left this comment, but wanted to share with you that i have just recently got an apprenticeship carving greenstone! Very excited to learn everything i can and create beautiful pieces for people!
Hello I am from Germany and I was in New Zealand 2016 since than I had my Pounamu. I wore it every day 24 hours. Around 4 weeks ago it broke in to two peace’s and I was really sad about it. My pounamu means a lot to me i spend 5 years every second of my life with it.
But your video made me laugh again now I know that it wanted to tell me something and i know exactly what it is.
Thank you a lot!!!
Thanks for sharing
The first pounamu you showed is so beautiful, even in its broken state. I'd gladly accept it.
It ended up in the right hands, reshaped to align with the kaupapa.
@@CampbellCarving I have a nice piece myself too. Would you able to identify it whether it's original NZ pounamu if I sent you a pic of it?
Can't guarantee but could give my opinion and maybe ask a few others I know, contact me through my Facebook page.
Hey Campbell! Again thanks for all the videos! I was curious I purchased some jade and it seems super brittle and chips easily. I am assuming this is just because due to my lack of experience purchasing/sourcing jade I purchased poorer quality jade and it hadn't had time in the earth to properly bond and form. However I was curious whether it was me and being new to carving poor technique is resulting in the chipping. So I would love your thoughts:
1. Does a faster dremel speed make for a cleaner cut or does it increase the likelyhood of chipping/breaking? (I've been running around 25k for cutting and grinding)
2. Does a more coarse diamond stone burr increase the chance of chipping? I am noticing the drum/cylindrical burrs create a lot of chipping. The only thing which doesn't create chipping is sanding by hand
3. Do you have a minimum thickness/depth you like to go when doing whale tails/hei matau's in order to reduce the chance of the neck breaking?
Thanks a lot for all your help!
Seb
Every stone is different, some chip or flake more than others, some you have to carve very carefully because of their character like this. Sometimes a direction you carve on the layers or grain can increase chipping like with wood. I try to only use jade I am confident with its strength for thin pieces, no minimum just increases the fragility. Some stone will hold a sharp edge well, and some you need to stay away from sharp edges and points as they will chip.
Nice.
Thanks!
Something similar happened to my first Pounamu when I was in the surf in Australia, still a young kid and amongst the waves, I lost it and ever since then, the surf is something that I tend to steer clear from and not until recently I think it was for a reason, my Pounamu sacrificed itself for me and we swapped places.
Fast forward to 2013, my Pōua passed away, he had a heart attack whilst he was out fishing off of a charter in North Queensland and fell into the sea and within seconds he passed on. I do wonder now if these two instances were linked.
I received his Carved Whale Bone on which I wear to occasions (most recently our Aunties tangi) am now on the journey of acquiring a new Pounamu that I can wear.
Mean kōrero. There is always a reason.
Hey mate, you mentioned you had a hei matau when you were in your early 20’s and it snapped off at the koru. Im 22, and my hei matau just broke in the same place... im quite heartbroken to be honest, so in your experience, did you continue to wear yours or repair it at all?
Ive even looked into the japanese art of kintsugi which is casting the crack and glueing it in gold. However, im unsure if this is the right thing to do and if the spirit has left the pounamu.
I need advice!
Cheers,
Caleb
I kept wearing mine, taking it as a part of the journey, part of its history. Rarely do we even get through our lives unscathed either. Some people may talk about its wairua leaving or assign other meanings too. You need to do what feels right for you, perhaps getting is cleansed or blessed might be an idea.
Campbell Carving thanks man means heaps!
I’ve never heard that until now, I always figured if a piece broke you could always connect it in a way but I had epoxy and hardener in mind instead of gold.
Ka pai, saved this video to watch a few days ago, all to end up having a thin carving i was working on yesterday, snap on me.. haha cést la vie! it was meant to be! Thanks for the reminder matua!
Yep it happens.
truth
It is for me.
💯agree with that brother n i know them feels lol when they break when your carving but like you say it happens for reason n i figured it out each time so far. Keep doin your thing and big shout out for posting these as your basicly my teacher bro much love.
Mean bro thanks for the tautoko!
Hey Campbell, thank you for insight on such a delicate topic!
My friends hook ponamu has sadly broken in two pieces, across the middle. I usually do netting with string around semi precious stones, bones etc, so I was wondering if I used your no hole lashing technique on the break, if it would hold the two broken pieces together on the fault line, or would there be another way to join the two pieces back together? Any thoughts?
Much appreciated, Tanya
Joking together is hard. Could try a lashing technique but usually not the best, would support it with glue if your ok with that. There is a japanese are of repairing things with gold that you could look into that would be my go to. Their kaupapa is that it adds value in this way, I forget what it is called though.
My pounamu hei matau just broke this morning after I dropped it. It was a clean break into two clear pieces. The feelings you discussed resonated with me. It was lost once before and it was found and came back to me. The broken edge is too sharp to wear but I would like to keep wearing the piece and perhaps have the smaller point made into something for my son or daughter. Is this something you could help with?
Something we could discuss for sure. Find me on Facebook to message or go through my website. Campbellcarving.co.nz
I always been so careful and delicate with my pounamu and today in class I literally touched it and it snapped in half like unbelievably easily and I know i have never dropped it or done something that would’ve caused it to like damage So now im just very confused as to what happened? I glued it back together and put a coat of clear nail polish on it to like seal it but im trying to see if i can get it fixed somehow or get a new one but im not sure because the one i had was blessed ;-;
That is a bummer, especially if there was not obvious damage. You need to work out what it means for you and what the best way forward is for your and your taonga? Where did it come from?
My grandmother Taonga is broken is there away to fix it😥😥
There maybe, it depends on what it is, what it means, and how it is broken. Pounamu can be reshaped around the break, sometimes lashed or glued at the break, sometimes made into two seperate taonga. I'm happy to check it out if you find me on Facebook and send a message.
Do you think you can post a video how to glue it back together plzzz😁
Kia ora bro! The story of your wife and her pounamu coming back to her is very special!
The designs you carve are beautiful and got me wondering, you have a personal favorite style to carve?
The toki is my favourite, such strong shape that has practical history. I love the mystery of the binding on it too.
@@CampbellCarvingkia ora bro! Been a while since i left this comment, but wanted to share with you that i have just recently got an apprenticeship carving greenstone! Very excited to learn everything i can and create beautiful pieces for people!
Wow, that is awesome what a cool journey to be on. Might cross paths in the future!
@@CampbellCarving once i have eventually made some pieces i will be sure to send a link so you can see :)