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VANDOO · 10th February 2011, 10:35 PM

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WOOD CARVING AND HAVE EVEN DONE A LITTLE SO ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE GOOD WOOD AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE MAORI STYLE CARVINGS ARE MY FAVORITE BUT THE MASSIM CARVINGS SORT OF REMIND ME OF THEIR WORK. I WONDER IF THE MASSIM/ TROBRIAND GROUPS DO BETTER CARVING BECAUSE THEY HAD OBSIDIAN AVAILABLE TO THEM NOT JUST SHELL, CORAL AND BONE. OF COURSE THERE ARE OTHER GROUPS WHO DO GREAT CARVING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BUT I WON'T GET INTO THAT HERE.

THE BEST THING I EVER BOUGHT FOR CLEARING OUT A CROWD WAS AT A GUN SHOW IT WAS A 9 1/2 FOOT LONG SAILFISH AND I WENT THRU BILL FIRST.

10th February 2011, 10:35 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED WOOD CARVING AND HAVE EVEN DONE A LITTLE SO ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE GOOD WOOD AND CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE MAORI STYLE CARVINGS ARE MY FAVORITE BUT THE MASSIM CARVINGS SORT OF REMIND ME OF THEIR WORK. I WONDER IF THE MASSIM/ TROBRIAND GROUPS DO BETTER CARVING BECAUSE THEY HAD OBSIDIAN AVAILABLE TO THEM NOT JUST SHELL, CORAL AND BONE. OF COURSE THERE ARE OTHER GROUPS WHO DO GREAT CARVING IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BUT I WON'T GET INTO THAT HERE. THE BEST THING I EVER BOUGHT FOR CLEARING OUT A CROWD WAS AT A GUN SHOW IT WAS A 9 1/2 FOOT LONG SAILFISH AND I WENT THRU BILL FIRST.