(wood carving) Maori (wood carving)

[iampeeay01]

amazing.... would you mind telling me the title of the song???

[makeiteasyable]

pretty nice..

[julllliette]

that is pure Creativity!

[shortfusedleathernk]

are these for sell??

[jminucelli]

Nice work, very creative.

Congratulations!

Roberto - Brasil

[davearias]

wow nice workshop, and too much talent I hope one day I could carve in that place

[marle2242]

Thank-You for your reply taniwharua....I have done some relief carving. And will surely buy AMIGO, by Black Slate. Thats a must for my studio and thinking of the wonderful carvings you fellows do.

[kiwirap]

im tryn to carve a taiaha but one of bits of wood split... any idea how long does the wood take to dry b4 ya can strip the bark off?

[taniwharua]

@kiwirap kia ora ehoa, nga mihi, I would recommend selecting a split free native wood, try Maire or Rata especially for a taiaha depending if its function or display,

if display can use totara, Taiaha are hard to come by these days, & most carvers are tested when carving one, cheers

[dragonsbane151]

@kiwirap best way to be sure your wood wont split is if you let it dry with the bark still on it for a year

[dragonsbane151]

@kiwirap best way to be sure your wood wont split is if you let it dry with the bark still on it for a year

[kiwirap]

@dragonsbane151 thanx man my mau rakau teacher found me a hard wood plank going good so far... the grunty bit of the blade is hard work, but got the general body shape working out... then the head is gonna be fun... like im leaving that till last... kind of don't like the idea of standing it on the ground on its head well i work on it... cheers

[MRSKG2009]

mahi whakairo,, tumeke!

[graiypz]

wow. everyone learning, havin fun, n listenin to their ipods.

whats better?

[lunhil12]

Really nice work ! What types of wood is usually used there ? It seems to take details nicely.

[taniwharua]

@lunhil12 tena koe ehoa, the wood in the video is mainly totara (google it) but we also carve others like Kauri, Matai, Rata for weapons & a few others, cheers

[marle2242]

Love the music......Just can't break away from it. The carving is so awesome and the fellow at 1:36 does a little flirt so cute. I've watched many wood carving videos and this is about the most relaxed one I've seen. Some will go into great detail about a 100 ways to gouge yourself. Enough to scare the willies out of the new carver. Any hobby a person pursues has safety issues attached.

[taniwharua]

@marle2242 tena koe, to many mind no good for the wood, most of the carvers there would only cut themselves a dozen times over a period of 3years, * if they did its because they mind was somewhere else, ae still love this song, AMiGO black slate.. cheers

[toirakau]

chur brada!! Charlie Here bro. Nice Maori woodcarving vid

[edavisdavis]

Good video,I heard Our early ancestors used to karakia around the kauri tree for hours after selecting it for its purpose, as we were so close to nature,then Victoria,s soldiers just came in and mowed the the kauri down with there handsaws,a total disrespect that horrified the tangata whenua.

[chevyrgv]

Whats the name of the song you use for the first 3 minutes?

[porou2026]

Amego-by Black Slate

[46Mongoose]

Turning roll, pull, sweep, like surf. Art like the four. Sometimes waiting; your peace is at hand. Very nice work most will never understand.

[flashrobbie]

Very cool - I just spent six and a half years photographing Lyonel Grant carve the new house at Unitec - he's amazing and it was the experience of a lifetime. Both he and Te Ratahi Ratahi, who also worked there, are graduates of this school. Kia ora ki te rangitira, Ta Apirana Ngata.

[taniwharua]

Mihinui ki a koutou katoa o te ao hou,

Thankyou all for your positive messages & support & for taking the time to watch our movie, it really helps people understand our art without words.

mauriora!

[tewhere1]

oops!! that was "whiua" not "whuia"..cher!!

ka pai!!

[tewhere1]

{Kotia te pu..waiho i konei,

kotia te kauru waiho i ko na}.......whuia tonu nga maramara koutou ma,mo ake tonu atu e...tuturu awhitia whakamaua kia TINA!!!....TINA!!..haumi e hui e...TAIKI E!!

[simonthewarrior]

unfortunately i'm a townie maori who can't speak tikanga reo..

but great vid.

it really made me happy to see maori carving in the modern age.

even if you fallas are from the central area.

keep it up.

[ihiwehiwana]

tino ataahua, mauri ora e hoa ma o te mahi toi.

[Erina168]

way 2 to do it nga uri o te puia whakairo lol mean as iwi tuff as bruthaz. na dj richy rotovegas

[Co7in]

You are an idiot, the maoris have been in NZ for around a thousand years, and they still have wood to carve with because they used their resources sustainably.

The amazon has seen a roughly 20% depletion in 40 years because of the west, and what do we use it for?

[taniwharua]

Tena koe ehoa ma!!

[Dafidd]

IKEAAAA :D

[Co7in]

LOL!!!! Too true mate!

[malleusrathmadragul]

I agree co7in...the west is destroying the beauty and sanity of this world....everything is just dog eat dog, hatred, racism, bigotry, and closed mindedness....If people lived the way they did in polynesia, we'd be a happy planet!

[raaskatz]

jah na go!!! cher brothers o te whao a te aronui a rua !!!

na te jedi kotahi rau!!!!! doitz!!

[Intagliosulegno]

BRAVISSIMI

[rabidogodibar]

all these guys are crazy good but the dude from 1:40 to 2:35 is freakin awesome, to get that kind of detail on a staff, thats nuts. good music too,5 stars.

[taniwharua]

Kia ora for the positive comment rabidogodibar

awesome!!

[bongoawa]

Roots, Rights and Reggae, the work gets done. Awsome to hear some old school roots on the vid, i too carve to reggae everyday, only carve native and Karakia te timatnga me te whakamutunga no te wairua tapu, Aue Ha Hi.!!!

[taniwharua]

Kia ora ehoa tona korero me te whakairo rakau me waiata rasta vibration.. choice thank you all for your positve comments..

Awesome..Iwi

[bongoawa]

Tino Pai te toi Whakairo nga Hoa, Kanui tonu ki to Poutokotoko, me te Wananga, Aue Ha Hi.!!! Ngati Bongo awa, Jah Bless Brothers.

[subkiwiscribe]

they do this art work at te poi in rotarua

[butkatrello]

nice work/art. does any of the stuff make a sound..?

[KN0MAAD]

Mean vid...think you mean "Dimensional" in description.

[rotoclip]

who's singing ,artist or name of song? beutiful woodworking

[DragonToes13]

prolly bigga ova there, peace! nice work

[DragonToes13]

really wish you'd guys promote the work better, theres only one vid on youtube, promote your artists or atleast notion of tradition. nice work btw

[hermanbong74]

they make it look sooo easy...lol

[nE1canC1]

tumeke!

[RastaBot]

Yes Bredren never for get your roots! Awesome vid, very inspiring!!!

[paks169]

Mean az brothers! !!TAP DAT ADZE!!

31st intake Hard!

[BABOROM]

nice job

[freehee1]

I haven't carved for 5yrs now- miss it so much :(

Nice,clean and bright workshop you have there.

[DragonToes13]

More More More put up more vids on Maori Carving man I'd love to collect the vids.

So much hard work needs to be shown and I know there are a hella lot more great Carvings

[bsmtdwlr]

Check out Todd Cooper (Ngati Kahungunu) and Roi Toia (Nga Puhi). Super designers and carvers. A must see.

[jerbud241]

beautiful work that can only have that look being made with hand tools

[deauzie]

empowerment threw education not charity boy we could learn some lessons here in Australias keep up the good work you have many reason to be proud it's word class workmanship add some items with prices in your next video

[subjects33]

thanks for putting this up, awesome craftmanship

[elwoodblue42x]

nice video, love the carving it looks awesome

[jaihokoo]

I liked the choice of sounz with the clip - suits the atmosphere of the carvers room. This made me mokemoke for Vegas - nga mihi ki a koe Iwi.

[liveabundance]

Awesome Iwi!!!!