Making a Serpentine Patu - Carving a Maori Style Warrior Club - Greenstone Mere
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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Hey everyone! Today I'll be carving my first stone patu. I've made quite a few wood patu, but have always wanted to make a mere from pounamu. I'm still looking for a piece of jade big and solid enough to make a mere from, but thanks to Antler Mike (instructor at Between the Rivers primitive skills gathering) I have a piece of serpentine for my first stone patu/mere.
This stone is softer than jade, probably a little over a 5 on the Mohs scale. Nephrite Jade is around a 6-7, and hard serpentine is around a 6. This stone is just soft enough to be cut on my metal-cutting bandsaw, which won't cut hard serpentine or jade without shedding teeth (it still cuts, though).
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Wow great pronunciation on those Maori words. Amazing job with the carving as well, you've made us kiwis proud!
BigDirtyUncle I would second that
Thirded. Good to know there are still people who don't butcher Te Reo Maōri
im here on that too
Yes nice pronounciation good to hear it better than some of the maori i know lol
@Pa Tero cool name bro lol
Hey bro,I'm from New Zealand,and I am Maori,and thank you for your knowledge of my heritage,and your proper pronunciation of our language.I love your videos and this one in particular was great to see.perhaps you could try your hand at carving a taiaha,in my opinion the greatest staff weapon ever .
i thing that a tewha tewha is the best
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Very good pronunciation! Extremely respectable, and the fact you show knowledge for the difference between a Mere and Patu is impressive. Great video. Cheers, from Aotearoa
Lyndon Pedersen Thank you for the kind words!
wats the diff between mere and patu? billy T used them as a table tennis bat hahaha
And here we have an amazing example of cultural appreciation, rather than appropriation. Kei te pai brother. Mad respect
Some time ago, I had sent you a message requesting that you make a Patu. You did a fantastic job making it, Its truly a beauty to behold. You mentioned they were traditionally made from jade and that is true. Patus and jewelry made from jade are usually given as gifts. One cannot request to have the item. It must be given. Its brings good luck to the person who receives it as a gift. If it is stolen or taken without being gifted. It will bring about bad luck.
How did you contact him ? Thanks 🙏🏼
I did not contact him directly. I just made a request in the comments.
awesome bro really love your work, thanks for doing some stone work from New zealand, i think making your own Patu (mere) gives you the start of the strength you need to wield the weapon when you are done rasping sanding, your example is really beautiful, size shape weight seem right on
Huon Heta Hey! Thank you for the kind words, glad to see you're still watching! I appreciate the support.
You definitely feel like it's a part of you. In a way, it is. Some of my mana is in that mere. I hope to someday attempt a mere with stone tools.
I've heard it can take years to do, so the video may take a while to film!
Nga mihi ki a koe. Ka pai e hoa, nice mere, great channel.
I am from I'm NZ and my grandfather had a ponamu made from green stone, cool stuff man
You are also an idiot.
"had a ponamu" and " made from greenstone".
Had a ponamu WHAT
Ponamu is only a material-3 to be precise.
"Greenstone" is only the coloquial name for ponamu.
I used to have a rakau made of wood once
😲💯☝👏✊!Wow what an incredibly beautiful and deadly weapon, it is a one shot one handed widow maker !
yes it is a widow maker but if you were the best warrior in your tribe you would have a mere and patu one in the front and one tucked in your belt behind you so you strike with the front 1 then kill with the next and when you have beaten them you would take their weapons as it would take a tribe about 20yrs to make one.
A Jade carving video would be awesome!
Great work! That band saw sure cut nice
NightHawkInLight Thanks! I'm really liking this saw. My old one gave out so I replaced it with this one. I don't like the cut depth restriction, but it is a very quiet saw with steady power in the cut.
Thanks for watching!
BackyardBowyer very interesting video I has great respect for Maoris but is that one patu not bit soft ?🐻🐺🐗
That colouring looks great, if you tap the patu does it ring, I think that would be a good indication that the integrity is strong, I hope it is. I am used to seeing the dark green and dark gray pounamu. Great job.
That was a beautiful piece of stone. Would like to see more videos like that, and yes, jade too.
47kcr Thanks!
Holy fuck dude, youve lost so much weight! Looking great
S!ngularity Thanks!
S!ngularity
That was amazing, a master craftsman. I love the Mere club, a terrific weapon.
This reminds me of a long lost Patu that was found again and given back to Aotearoa NZ . It belonged and was made in the south Island very rare because you use it with two hands and it 's bigger than the Patu , most beautiful weapon iv'e every seen.
Just saw this and had to comment, beautiful work and thanks for the care with pronunciation, that colour, like a gorgeous trout
Yes Nick! This is great content. More please!
I like how you always seem to be enjoying it when you make stuff, bringing this sort of calm & smiling zen to the project at hand. Keep it up man, this sort of thing is always fun to see.
hey, your pronunciation is spot on. it's very respectful to pronounce Maori properly. good job
Checkers Thank you!
I love it! this is a beautiful representation of my people back here in New Zealand. Thanks🤙
You look like you've lost a lot of weight! Looking good my friend! Keep up the good work and keep the cool videos coming!
Kyler Peek Thank you!
Looking great dude! Awesome videos!
Yay! Ur making stuff from my homeland! love the work and pronunciation of Maori!
Nice! I'm a kiwi and these weapons have a well deserved, fearsome reputation. You do NOT wanna get hit over the head with one of these!
+RUclipshasaids That is very true. It'd be the very last thing you see, or don't see depending on where you get hit.
Thanks for watching!
haha, exactly! Many a brave warrior will have fallen to one of these.
Have you ever thought about making a taiaha? Could be a fun project.
Always happy to watch awesome content like this, bro! Big fan of your work and look forward to your future creations :)
Very impressed with your understanding and effort of Māori weapons/taonga
Super interesting video ! I would love to see more work from you like that.
Like others have said, good job with the pronunciation of Māori words. And a beautiful finished patu.
Although 'patu' is usually translated as 'club', it was used with more of a slashing (sideways) action than a clubbing (vertical) action. Patu were normally made out of stone, bones or wood, but a patu made out of pounamu (greenstone/jade) would be known as a mere. There is a Māori word/concept; 'mana'. It is one of these small words but with deep meanings; pride, prestige, honour, status etc. The more work you put into something, the more mana it has. In the old days (before Europeans arrived with iron tools), Māori would make their stone tools using a hammer stone, flaking bits off and sanding it down until you got it to the shape you needed. You cannot do that with pounamu, so instead you used sandstone, water and hundreds of hours of work to make it into a mere. More work means more mana. So the mere not only had the mana of being pounamu and the mana of the ancestors who had owned it (being handed down over generations), but also the mana of the people it had killed as well.
I had to improvise some shaping tools in school for limestone and marble.
I ended up plundering the metal shop for old diamond grinding pads on a disk grinder, stacked in fours or more, rather than backed with a plate, since the used pads could still get overly aggressive and remove more material than I wanted.
Might want to look into those for a little less labour intensive material removal.
Great result!
Syrkyth Thank you for the tip!
Amazing work.. Could you make some Aztec weapons next?
Good idea!
joseph lawlor Thanks for the suggestion! I was thinking a macuahuitl once I find some good stone for the edge!
BackyardBowyer thats a great idea I hope to see it in the future will always be watching your videos!
Wow serpentine is soft, I really wasn’t expecting you to just cut it with a band saw
Ah.. the path carved in the traditional way of the Maori bandsaw.. just lovely
Pretty cool! Definitely like the primitive tools. Jade sounds like a fun material to work with. Forging is also a favorite topic to watch, for me at least.
Mario Sanchez Thanks! I'll definitely keep up doing both!
Solid video bro ... please do more of these, so many people don't share knowledge now a days... thanks for all the educational videos you make. Mahalo.
+Alex Guitguiten Thank you! I'll definitely do more!
damn that looks like the paddle the nuns used to whack us with in school
thanks for the very kool memories backyard buddy
STONE TO THE BONE KNIFES AND SPEARS I imagine this one would probably break pelvises if wielded with the same force.
Thanks for watching!
As a half maori i can tell you that you dont want this thing to be used on you they can easily cut or rip skin depending on its shape and which tribe made it
Very nice, can't wait to see you carve Jade.
This is absolutely gorgeous. Every video I watch you just seem like the sweetest dude on youtube, second maybe to Joerg Sprave.
GreatSmithanon Thanks for the kind words! Sounds like I'm in good company!
Awesome dude, I've got some of that stone laying around, just haven't had time to work on them, I do want to try make a Toki (Adze) for ceremonial purposes though, thanks I'm inspired.
A toki is a chisel.
An adze has a different name
So much more!!!!! I was wanting to see you make a patu!!!! Thanks so much, perhaps more history on traditional weapons and tools would be great!
Montey Python Thank you for watching and for the suggestion!
Beautiful piece of work. They had no iron, bronze or steel, but that Patu or Mere will split your skull or shatter bone as all that force is concentrated into that edge. Well done!
PCShogun Thank you! It's definitely a wicked weapon design. I love the fact that it is a club that is wielded like a large fighting knife.
What kind of guy dislikes this video? You did everything wonderfully and using the file took so much patience and time and I admire your choice to make it this way. Keep up the good work!
Daniel Johnson Thank you for the kind words!
Would love to see more jade and serpentine vids, keep up the good word
rory Donaldson Thank you!
You, my friend, are awesome. Very nice work.
Well Nick. My hats off to you for that patu creation. Your crafting skill is inspiring. Youve done a great job with informative Maori knowledge and use of the stone. Looks great and pretty much just like we make them here in NZ. Love your weapons work and your passion. Ka mau te wehe (Awesome)
vaughan hemara Mahalo nui loa! I appreciate the kind words!
Thanks for the respect that you have shown in making this patu, massive respect to you bro
Moheka Williams I appreciate the kind words! Mahalo nui loa!
Wow, I think this is your best project yet. Very impressive. Nice work.
Shoc Trooper Thank you!
Awesome work! Serpentine is always wonderfull to work with for carving, alot of inuit artisans have serpentine as a go to material because it is readily available and easy to work with
dude I love this guy he is aways so chill
Do more, ive never seen this kind of thing before and as a builder its super interesting to me. Love to see some stuff with jade!
Cold Night Creations Thank you! I definitely will carve some jade!
Yea would love to see more carving vids
You're getting quite the reputation from Kiwis (myself included), and I gotta say I'm really impressed with your work on Polynesian/Maōri tools and weapons. Looking forward to seeing more from ya!
+1 sub
+Ben Coole Thank you for the kind words and support. I'll definitely be doing more!
Nick man you are wasting away looking fit buddy. Awesome job as always you really show us the possibility of awesome craftsmanship with minimal tools
cj c Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
Good pronunciation! Beautiful work.
Serpentine has asbestos, be careful with that stuff! Been watching lot of forged in fire and I keep thinking how cool it would be to see backyard bowyer on there.
Erik Ross bro, forged in fire is my shit!
Erik Ross Than your for the safety tip! I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
BackyardBowyer very impressed with your Maori pronunciation
Nice Craftsmanship
Another video worth watching twice. Thanks!
Incredible, would love to learn that one day.
Awesome video. More stone carving please!
David White Thank you! Will do!
Plait the wrist cord from NZ Flax if you can find some. Very nice work man.
John Edwards That would be very cool! I may make them from stinging nettle, which is similar to olona fiber.
I have been watching your pvc bowmaking videos since years from India, and just saw this video and got to know you are a kiwi, and I am in NZ right now. Cheers
Excellent! More please! I would love to hear about the history of the weapon and it's use in the warrior culture. OH! What would be perfect would be some demonstrations of the martial techniques using the weapon!
+InformationIsTheEdge Thank you for watching and for the suggestions!
That is an excellent job. Working with stone can be difficult. Just be careful,stone dust is really bad for your lungs.
Anderw Marcell Thank you! I appreciate the concern. I'm getting a new respirator and figuring out a way to grind with water.
I would like to see more jade carving videos, good video btw, keep it up
mountain_drew_ Thank you! I'll definitely be doing more!
ive been watching for a couple years now and don't comment much but I always love your videos man keep it up
THRAXX collin Thanks for watching all this time! I appreciate it!
You have great patience and skill Nick love your vids
maxr236 Thank you for watching!
I would love to see more videos like this!
Elijah Cummings Thank you for watching! I'll definitely be doing more!
Aloha, another amazing project. Keep up the great work and sharing your inspiring gift!
Chur bro I’m Māori from New Zealand great job love that you did your home work and love how it turned out
You have made patu gang proud
Wow your maori pronouncing is spot on much respect fir that
Nice job Nick, thanks for sharing !!
PThumper361 Thanks for watching!
I would make that patu whistle💖💖💖I love it
brotherman you truely have skills and thank you for the right pronunciation of the things that have a great meaning to the maori people of new zealand kia kaha bro.
Awesome work my friend!!! you are a natural craftsman!!
Jade carving would be awesome
beautiful work
Josh Freestone Thank you!
Serpentine is its own Species. The Maori also used Nephrite, which is its own Species and is not a Jade.
Beautiful rock buddy good choice for this piece
Sean Steele Thank you!
just to say absolutely awesome video and the work you do a really Awesome . it takes a lot of carving skills to carve the taitua or body of the mere with the right balance and Flow you've got it just right mate . By the way and Just so you're aware . it is a mere .not a patu . the differences a mere is carved in stone or whalebone. And a patu is carved out of wood . keep up the good mahi... work awesome video man
Very cool Nic! I really like the stone carving. With getting into archery and watching your channel I have started liking native American and other primitive weapons. Keep up the good work!
Ian Mostert Thank you for watching!
Kia Ora
this is actually really cool to see being Maori I was quite proud of this I love the colour really wicked to see this done and explained so well,as it is something I am studying at the moment is traditional carving but have a nice piece of serpentine on its way so with this as a reference I will send you a pic of the finished product and once I am good with that I will work on pounamu(greenstone) and other local stones but thank you for the inspiration Brother.
Nga Mihi
Beautiful Korero and Mahi bro! Chur from New Zealand!
Looks awsome and quite a cool looking club
Scott Skinner Thank you!
Well done! I have never even contemplated making something in stone and you made it look easy Keep up the great work!
Irishsteel Thank you! Glad to have you watching!
I watch your videos whenever I can
aidan cupit Thank you for watching!
Love it!!! I've been looking everywhere on how to do this!! Thank you!!
+Kirk Dodson Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Love this please keep doing more!
when cutting stone like that with a blade, you should spray water on the blade all the time, to prevent chips and lubricate the blade, the same can work for the grinder.
+Lucas Ribeiro Thank you for the tips!
Pretty good work im Maori looks prerty close to what we make here in AOTEAROA. GOOD WORK MATE
It came out beautiful. Great job
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Jorge Arroyo Thank you!
You, sir...are friggin amazing. Keep doing what you do.
John Peterson Thank you!
Amazing craftsmanship keep it up bro
I really like your videos, keep up with that and please do more of these one
H̵̜̕ā̵̱c̵̩͛ķ̸̛e̸̖͛r̵̡̿ Thank you for watching!
As we say I'm maori ka Mau te wehi ehoa 👌 tino pai to mahi 👍very good excellent work
Beautiful... Good work monsieur
Soufian Ennaim Thank you!
That looks absolutely beautiful. Well done. Thanks for posting this video.
Klint Waters Thank you for watching!
It's beautiful! I love the colors!
+Sean Fisher Thank you!
Wow, I didn't know a band saw could cut through rock!
Keep up the great work!
Hepad Metal cutting bandsaws run slower than most wood saws and I've got a blade for cutting hardened steel on it. The blade is just hard enough to cut stone, but just barely.
Thanks for watching!
As we say in French, i'll die smarter.
Thank you for your activity and fast responses, it's much appreciated.
Beautiful job
Amazing stuff!! Working with jade would be incredible. A little demo at the end on a watermelon or coconut would be terrific
ninjaplease Thanks for the smashing suggestion!
Bro your pronunciation of Maori is awesome! Great work man
Chris Jones Thank you!
This is a real masterpiece. Awesome!