Theres an old maori saying, "Ahakoa iti, he pounamu" (Although it is small, it is of greenstone.) Well done for demonstrating a valuable treasure that my people have done for hundreds of years.
I'm really impressed with the durability that bit had. As I was watching the video I kept wondering if jade was strong enough to be used as this sort of tool and the demonstration at the end pretty much answered that. Some sort of ornamentation to be embedded/added to a knife/dagger handle would be cool to see.
kia ora (hello) bro nicely done, , your positive negative with the koru are right on, the chisel is awesome, that was the go to tool before colonization, and the introduction of steel to NZ. would love to see a toki or Adz as well. keep up the amazing work
pretty neat. pretty. and neat. like the split cross from rebar too. these simple inspiring projects! keep them coming and I think you will find the big projects along the way.
+NicholasTomihama I want to build a pvc bow for deer hunting. I was going to build the faux blood wood bow, but I need something around 57 pounds at 26 inches. 28 inches is okay, since I could still draw it back. Is this possible? I built the vinyl backed bow, the snakey recurve, the flattened horsebow, the youth bow and arrow set, and the adult bow. so I do have experience in building pvc bows. And how many grains is the skyrim arrow because I want to use it for hunting. Please answer ASAP because the deer season is in two weeks. Thank you
Where did u get the jade at? I'm a tulalip coast salish carver and want to make a jade adze for my mentor who's been teaching me to carve and I thought I'd be a great way to repay him thanks
Nick, totally off topic but I get a catalog from Duluth Trading and they have clothing that's embedded with jade particles that are supposed to help lower your temperature when it's hot out. Do you find that the jade is cooler than the ambient air?
I'm not a jade expert, but one of the tests for spotting fake jade is to warm the piece in your hands until it's warm and then put it down for about 20 seconds. If it's cool to the touch, chances are it's jade. If it's still warm to the touch, it's probably not. I have noticed that even after sitting in the sun, the pieces I have are still cool when other things around them are warm. It's an interesting application for jade dust, that's for sure!
An arrow he'd or Handel scales for won of your Beautiful blackSmith knifes u will make in the future.love the videos they are a great inspiration to me. ps Shiri for my poor grammar
hey great job!! super impressed with what you do, i was wondering was brands of tools do you usually recommend, for works like these and if you have a favourite type in mind. cheers and greate work again!
Malayos used slate with sand aggregate to groove and snap the jade, and polynesians did the same except with sandstone in wooden boards, both taking around than 5 hours of work
Carving ,whakairo .Pounamu blades werent made using diamond ,as the hardness difference is to great and sends a higher vibration through the stone.By hand a sacred (Tohungatanga) stone that is a relative hardness is traditionally used.
I would say so. I have seen pictures of ancient Greek and Roman scribing and stone carving tools tipped with natural diamond. I have used jade tools for working serpentine, lapis lazuli, lazurite, soapstone, pipestone, fluorite, limestone, and also calcite and alabaster.
If this is Māori not maaaorree! Which tribe do you come from & why refer to us & not your own culture, we all have our own stone adze history? nga mihi
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Theres an old maori saying, "Ahakoa iti, he pounamu"
(Although it is small, it is of greenstone.) Well done for demonstrating a valuable treasure that my people have done for hundreds of years.
I'm really impressed with the durability that bit had. As I was watching the video I kept wondering if jade was strong enough to be used as this sort of tool and the demonstration at the end pretty much answered that. Some sort of ornamentation to be embedded/added to a knife/dagger handle would be cool to see.
What an awesome looking chisel, very impressive never seen one like this before.
Thank you very much!
kia ora (hello) bro nicely done, , your positive negative with the koru are right on, the chisel is awesome, that was the go to tool before colonization, and the introduction of steel to NZ. would love to see a toki or Adz as well. keep up the amazing work
i was really impressed aye, i think a pounamu toki would be great, i have a nice one myself, really 'strong' shape
Both pieces turned out really nice. I really like that fish hook. Great job! Keep up the fine work.
Jade, my absolute favorite gemstone. It takes forever to shape but its durability and looks are amazing. You did a great job, thanks for sharing!
Oh it's Nick! I didn't recognize the channel.
Why are you still being awesome at absolutely everything? I can't keep up!
Absolutely beautiful! I'd be so scared to use it though!
Awesome piece of work! delicate and functional
pretty neat. pretty. and neat. like the split cross from rebar too. these simple inspiring projects! keep them coming and I think you will find the big projects along the way.
That is such a beautiful chisel man, congratulations.
Kia Ora Nicholas
Tino Reaka to Mahi e hoa,it is great to see you take great interest into our culture and the ways of our tupuna my friend
Keep it up
Thank you for your video. If you fasten the pounamu "Whao" chisel blade at a right angle to the haft, then it becomes a "Toki" which is an adze.
Looks beautiful
great vid nick!!!
Impressive and beautiful, man!
lovely work
awesome nick really enjoyed the video :),please do more jade carving videos
A 6 inch letter opener with paua shell inserts on the handle end would look stunning,,,,just an idea tossed out there. "Good Luck "
Nice vid mate
+NicholasTomihama I want to build a pvc bow for deer hunting. I was going to build the faux blood wood bow, but I need something around 57 pounds at 26 inches. 28 inches is okay, since I could still draw it back. Is this possible? I built the vinyl backed bow, the snakey recurve, the flattened horsebow, the youth bow and arrow set, and the adult bow. so I do have experience in building pvc bows. And how many grains is the skyrim arrow because I want to use it for hunting. Please answer ASAP because the deer season is in two weeks. Thank you
Great job
Where did u get the jade at? I'm a tulalip coast salish carver and want to make a jade adze for my mentor who's been teaching me to carve and I thought I'd be a great way to repay him thanks
Well done!
Hope to see you make adze or a knife of jade , I was surprised how well the stone chisel cut, great video:)
Conn Laffan i think it's got a higher hardness level than steel
Or the same idk
cool,have u ever tried to make a jade knife? or jade knife handle?at 3:56 what is that stone called?or where could i find one?
Very cool! Would the stone's edge last longer than an steel edge needing less frequent sharpening?
Sharp Works i think the steel hardness is between 4.5 to 6.6 depending on the composition while jade is 7 to 8. so it will last better than steel
Nick, totally off topic but I get a catalog from Duluth Trading and they have clothing that's embedded with jade particles that are supposed to help lower your temperature when it's hot out. Do you find that the jade is cooler than the ambient air?
I'm not a jade expert, but one of the tests for spotting fake jade is to warm the piece in your hands until it's warm and then put it down for about 20 seconds. If it's cool to the touch, chances are it's jade. If it's still warm to the touch, it's probably not. I have noticed that even after sitting in the sun, the pieces I have are still cool when other things around them are warm. It's an interesting application for jade dust, that's for sure!
Does the water make it easier to cut? Or does it just stop the dust?
An arrow he'd or Handel scales for won of your Beautiful blackSmith knifes u will make in the future.love the videos they are a great inspiration to me.
ps Shiri for my poor grammar
hey great job!! super impressed with what you do, i was wondering was brands of tools do you usually recommend, for works like these and if you have a favourite type in mind.
cheers and greate work again!
i would love some green stone whao to test out what its like when carving
I love this
A jade arrow head would be cool
this is awsome, maybe have a go at a toki (maori styled adze)
What ratio do you use for your wax-oil finish. Would boiled linseed oil work instead?
Always wondered-- what did they traditionally use before diamond tools? Nephrite is one of the 'toughest' (though not hardest) materials!
Malayos used slate with sand aggregate to groove and snap the jade, and polynesians did the same except with sandstone in wooden boards, both taking around than 5 hours of work
Exquisite!!!!
A jade blade would look nice
Carving ,whakairo .Pounamu blades werent made using diamond ,as the hardness difference is to great and sends a higher vibration through the stone.By hand a sacred (Tohungatanga) stone that is a relative hardness is traditionally used.
Nice
Is it possible ancients used stones like Jade and Garnet to carve stone with..
I would say so. I have seen pictures of ancient Greek and Roman scribing and stone carving tools tipped with natural diamond.
I have used jade tools for working serpentine, lapis lazuli, lazurite, soapstone, pipestone, fluorite, limestone, and also calcite and alabaster.
what kind of jade did you use
Check out authentic taiaha making bro taiaha is our ultimate weapon bro
wow!
how about a taiaha
Can you make a knife and arrow heads?
Tino pai my bro
Ātaahua!
A Smoking Pipe Made Of Jade??
What Country Does The Jade You Use Come From?
any giveaway I would love to have one😍
Would it not be better when talking to a craftsman of this caliber to offer to buy a piece rather than to have one given to you?
im from new zealand so that the correct way
The Maori used Nephrite, which is its own Species according to the G.I.A.
the moari prononciatin is like you say moori in steed of moari just a tip
Or you could say maori
"pounamu"
A carving knife
im maori and its fucking ponamu or green stone
If this is Māori not maaaorree! Which tribe do you come from & why refer to us & not your own culture, we all have our own stone adze history? nga mihi
Nick is Hawaiian