Crafts

Originally Posted by WhiteWarrior

VERY nice work. Soapstone must be an interesting material to work with.

All types of stone I find as interesting material. I especially like the banded slate which can be found in the Appalachian Mountains. Although somewhat brittle and tricky to work with, the finished piece is particulary beautiful. Further southwest into these same mountains, near and in Tennessee, I've found an olive colored pipestone that was once used by the mound builders. Different types including Catlinite and the green marbled with white varities were imported over great distances as trade items. There is an abundance of steatite near me which was also traded.

Buffalo Man walking stick. Mountain Ash. Handle and arrowhead inlay are made from antler.

Wow Wisa'ka...very beautiful work!

Thanks and greetings Shabby. Having a lot of woods around me there's never a shortage of materials.

Other walking sticks. Shaman, Horned Wood Spirit, River Spirit

Originally Posted by Wisa'ka

Thanks and greetings Shabby. Having a lot of woods around me there's never a shortage of materials.

Yes....I have materials too, but I can't make that LOL Where did you learn the craft?

Originally Posted by Shabby

Yes....I have materials too, but I can't make that LOL Where did you learn the craft?

Passed down from the ancestors. It has always been in me. Just as my children have it within them.

Originally Posted by Wisa'ka

Passed down from the ancestors. It has always been in me. Just as my children have it within them.

Very nice!!! Do you have a website?

Originally Posted by Shabby

Very nice!!! Do you have a website?

Thank you, Shabby.

I do not have a website.

[Skybird]

do you by chance have any pic's of 'Peace Pipe's' you have made?

and Thank you for sharing more