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Experiments in Bone Carving - Hei matau
Experiment 2 in bone carving, a Māori fish hook
Posted on Sat, 21 Mar 2015 13:00:00 MDT by Aaron Bieber
Round two in my experiments with bone carving is a Hei matau - a stylised fish hook from Māori legend. I still have quite a bit of finishing to do, but the general shape is complete!
The bone I used (part of a femur) to create this piece is much more suitable to carving than the rib bone I had previously used in for the beard comb. It is extremely strong!
The next steps are to finish off the edging and polish!
