The Birth Of A Dugout Canoe by Northmen
Mar 28, 2017 11:30:31 #
Mar 28, 2017 11:40:22 #
That definitely is a lot of work.
--Bob
--Bob
bcheary wrote:
http://vimeo.com/207763253?
Now that is a lot of work!
Now that is a lot of work!
Mar 28, 2017 12:02:52 #
bcheary wrote:
http://vimeo.com/207763253?
Now that is a lot of work!
Now that is a lot of work!
Yep a lot of work, but there were a lot of somewhat modern tools , I mean a level a hewing hatchet, a wooden plane. a flexible draw knife, the real art would be to do the whole job with a primitive hatchet.
Or even better with stone tools.
Mar 28, 2017 12:27:45 #
Mar 28, 2017 12:28:56 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Yep a lot of work, but there were a lot of somewhat modern tools , I mean a level a hewing hatchet, a wooden plane. a flexible draw knife, the real art would be to do the whole job with a primitive hatchet.
Or even better with stone tools.
Or even better with stone tools.
I have seen the work with stone tools back in Papua New Guinea when I was there in the early 70s.Mar 28, 2017 12:50:53 #
Mar 28, 2017 13:01:32 #
Mar 28, 2017 13:27:36 #
bcheary wrote:
http://vimeo.com/207763253?
Now that is a lot of work!
Now that is a lot of work!
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful! S-
Mar 28, 2017 14:48:51 #
bcheary wrote:
http://vimeo.com/207763253?
Now that is a lot of work!
Now that is a lot of work!
Yes, a lot of work! The wife/mother must be glad to get them out of the house.
Mar 28, 2017 15:47:00 #
Mar 28, 2017 15:47:33 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Yes, a lot of work! The wife/mother must be glad to get them out of the house.
You are probably right about that Jerry.Mar 28, 2017 18:42:40 #
Cheers Beach, that canoe and paddle are incredibly beautiful pieces of functional sculpture! I have a winnowing trough I acquired as part payment for a bit of reproduction work I did for an antique dealer. It takes pride of place in the main room along with a PNG croc canoe/ bowl. 1.8 m x 500 mm x 200 mm or roughly, 5'10 x 20 in x 10 in.
The "Men's Debating Bench" in the second pic was a gift from a pal.
The "Men's Debating Bench" in the second pic was a gift from a pal.
Mar 28, 2017 19:12:18 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Yep a lot of work, but there were a lot of somewhat modern tools , I mean a level a hewing hatchet, a wooden plane. a flexible draw knife, the real art would be to do the whole job with a primitive hatchet.
Or even better with stone tools.
Or even better with stone tools.
Heh, Heh, this sort of debate is one of the bread and butter topics on woodworking sites. The only thing that matters for me is the finished object.
Rihards Vidzickis could have used a chainsaw and power plane to rough out, then finish off with hand tools and the canoe wouldn't be any more or less beautiful.
Mar 28, 2017 22:34:10 #
Texcaster wrote:
Cheers Beach, that canoe and paddle are incredibly beautiful pieces of functional sculpture! I have a winnowing trough I acquired as part payment for a bit of reproduction work I did for an antique dealer. It takes pride of place in the main room along with a PNG croc canoe/ bowl. 1.8 m x 500 mm x 200 mm or roughly, 5'10 x 20 in x 10 in.
The "Men's Debating Bench" in the second pic was a gift from a pal.
The "Men's Debating Bench" in the second pic was a gift from a pal.
Thanks Tex. Nice collection.
I picked up a few things in Papua New Guinea. Here are three pics. The bowl is useful for serving nuts. I also have several wooden mask, fish baskets, bows and arrows.
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