The slab of wood was it cut right away meaning still get plenty water inside or was it dried out for a few weeks even months? And once the shape of the board is pau did you rehydrate the wood if it was dried out?
The underside was kukui nut oil, the top side where Pa'i ai is pounded was left raw. But since, lightly rub down with Butchers block oil. This is safe for food. Use sparingly though. Good idea to light coat while is storage...
A project with many hands involved in this 2 day event. From a raw stock of wood, to a finished working piece to make Pa'i ai for keeping the art of pa;i ai a routine in upcountry Maui.
Beautiful
The slab of wood was it cut right away meaning still get plenty water inside or was it dried out for a few weeks even months? And once the shape of the board is pau did you rehydrate the wood if it was dried out?
Great music too! How fun. Wish I could have been there to watch. Thanks for sharing. Mahalo
There was another kanaka in NCCC?
The underside was kukui nut oil, the top side where Pa'i ai is pounded was left raw. But since, lightly rub down with Butchers block oil. This is safe for food. Use sparingly though. Good idea to light coat while is storage...
Awesome job bruddah! Mahalo to power tools, can you imagine how long it took to do it in the old days.
Nani loa kou papa, maikaʻi kēlā!
Mahalo iā ʻoukou nō kēia wikiō. He nani maoli nō nā hana lima. ʻAʻohe nui ka hana ke alu ia. Ola!
A project with many hands involved in this 2 day event. From a raw stock of wood, to a finished working piece to make Pa'i ai for keeping the art of pa;i ai a routine in upcountry Maui.
what is it finished with?
Butcher block oil on top side, Kukui nut oil on sides.