Tino pai well done bro im from Bay of plenty and I do carving and carpentry and seashell jewelry respect to your method it may be untraditional and modern but your result was very similar! I enjoy seeing someone try and teaching and understanding themselves naturally ka pai koutou
Each carving there design and placement all have specific meaning and purpose. Carvings are designated and completed at time of last use , for example 1 curl (an unfolding fern) can represent a person…etc etc im no expert in all the details but definitely something I’d like to pursue further. If the story of this Taiaha were to have continued any appropriate carvings would have been added accordingly. Thank my mum for teaching me something of our New Zealand history. Kia Ora my Whānau Nui Puku
Maori wahine from/in Aotearoa here. I just wanted to share my appreciation for the respect for our culture and the careful efforts in your pronunciations of our language.. and may I add it's pretty good! Arohanui (lots of love) from Aotearoa 💚
I know this is an older video, and the idea i have isnt exactly "hip" and is a little off-brand for you, but it'd be interesting to see your take on the spear clubs the Jabari used in Black Panther, its historical counter part is similar to the african Knobkerrie/irish Shillelagh
Taiaha is very sacred in our culture you need to know what your doing and the actual story behind it...it's not just a. (fighting staff) one thing I've watched you do is putting the arero tongue on the ground number 1 rule never put that on the ground would you like your grandmother licking dirt of the ground. Number 2 ..a taiaha is our tupuna (ansestors) this is the reason why we don't do stupid things with them ..I've learnt how to make them and use them ...so if I was with you I would make you do 500 press ups on the ground for disrespecting your ansestors
Unfortunately I don’t really make any Maori pieces anymore.. the design styles are just so different from my own that I never like the end result of what I make…
Don’t remember the original dimensions but if your comparing it lumber then yes it is larger. Lumber in the US for a 2X4 is actually 1.5X3.5 this was squared up to a true 2x4
Aloha! I don’t use blades on the angle grinder cause they can bite and jump to much which is dangerous for me cause I shape with just he one hand ya. I use sanding disks from 36grit to 50grit on the grinder 🤙
Takes a long time.. mostly divers, collectors and local fishermen. Been collecting teeth for years. And always ask when I come across someone with them.
I would be honored to at some point. How I craft is very “modern” but it was how I was trained. I haven’t branched out on my tools very much mainly because I like the idea of anyone with a very basic set of tooling being able to bring their own art to life! It’s in part how I put my mana into my pieces 🤙
Lol I had a bunch of people mad at me because I made a pendant to look like the head/tongue for a commission and apparently if a pakeha makes anything that’s me being an evil colonizer
Awesome bro love your work
Tino pai well done bro im from Bay of plenty and I do carving and carpentry and seashell jewelry respect to your method it may be untraditional and modern but your result was very similar! I enjoy seeing someone try and teaching and understanding themselves naturally ka pai koutou
🤙 happy you enjoyed! Mahalo nui!
Each carving there design and placement all have specific meaning and purpose.
Carvings are designated and completed at time of last use , for example 1 curl (an unfolding fern) can represent a person…etc etc im no expert in all the details but definitely something I’d like to pursue further.
If the story of this Taiaha were to have continued any appropriate carvings would have been added accordingly.
Thank my mum for teaching me something of our New Zealand history. Kia Ora my Whānau Nui Puku
This is looking great already
Aloha brada! Tiki out of michigan again great job on all of your work your ancestors would be proud
Maori wahine from/in Aotearoa here. I just wanted to share my appreciation for the respect for our culture and the careful efforts in your pronunciations of our language.. and may I add it's pretty good! Arohanui (lots of love) from Aotearoa 💚
Mahalo plenty! Happy to hear you enjoyed the video 🤙
I know this is an older video, and the idea i have isnt exactly "hip" and is a little off-brand for you, but it'd be interesting to see your take on the spear clubs the Jabari used in Black Panther, its historical counter part is similar to the african Knobkerrie/irish Shillelagh
Taiaha is very sacred in our culture you need to know what your doing and the actual story behind it...it's not just a. (fighting staff) one thing I've watched you do is putting the arero tongue on the ground number 1 rule never put that on the ground would you like your grandmother licking dirt of the ground. Number 2 ..a taiaha is our tupuna (ansestors) this is the reason why we don't do stupid things with them ..I've learnt how to make them and use them ...so if I was with you I would make you do 500 press ups on the ground for disrespecting your ansestors
You wouldn’t do a single thing.
Go get us a box co
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@@TK-te5dcgo play with your little sister you inbreed 😂🤡
100%
Nice. Enjoying your process. On to part 2.
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Oh wow, you making another one? Nice! :)
It hard to think of an better or more interesting fighting stick.
Beautiful ❤
Kia ora bro! your pronunciation was on point 🤙
chur bro please try make some Maori flute, we call them taonga puoro , pukaea, koauau, putorino, thankyou awesome video I'm Maori from turangi
Unfortunately I don’t really make any Maori pieces anymore.. the design styles are just so different from my own that I never like the end result of what I make…
Awesome bro
That piece looks great, if you don’t mind my asking what bandsaw was the one you used on this piece?
Laguna 18bx 🤙
Aroha!
very nice 👍👍👍
What are the original dimensions of the wood? Am I crazy or does it look rather larger than 2x4...?
Don’t remember the original dimensions but if your comparing it lumber then yes it is larger. Lumber in the US for a 2X4 is actually 1.5X3.5 this was squared up to a true 2x4
Do you sell these?
Not all of my work but I do sell some. Message me on my Instagram if your interested in a piece 🤙 @koastudio
kia ora bro what blade/ sanding paper did u use on your angle grinder?
Aloha! I don’t use blades on the angle grinder cause they can bite and jump to much which is dangerous for me cause I shape with just he one hand ya. I use sanding disks from 36grit to 50grit on the grinder 🤙
Ho braddah! Looks nice, eh? Where do you get big pieces of koa like that?
Get most my koa from a conservation on the big island koawood works
koawoodworks.com
@@KoaStudio shoots! Mahalo bro!
Where do you get all your shark teeth?
Takes a long time.. mostly divers, collectors and local fishermen. Been collecting teeth for years. And always ask when I come across someone with them.
Are you going to put shark teeth on the spear tongue end?
That would be similar to Mayan and Aztec designs which would be cool. But no, not for this piece.
You should learn to make one from a Maori carver your method is different (some would say wrong) from how my people make them
I would be honored to at some point. How I craft is very “modern” but it was how I was trained. I haven’t branched out on my tools very much mainly because I like the idea of anyone with a very basic set of tooling being able to bring their own art to life! It’s in part how I put my mana into my pieces 🤙
Your work is awesome thats just my thoughts on it keep it up Mauriora from the North of Aotearoa
Who would win a Maori a Hawaiian or a Native American
Not sure I’d be able to answer that 😅
Whoever possesses the most skill, knowledge, fitness and experience most probably
The Maori
@@jackfrost3588 Why do you think so
Lol I had a bunch of people mad at me because I made a pendant to look like the head/tongue for a commission and apparently if a pakeha makes anything that’s me being an evil colonizer
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