Totem Pole Carving in Hydaburg, Southeast Alaska

[@Moira-h3n]

WOW!! What beautiful artwork. Thank you for sharing. I saw many villages as I traveled through Canada to drive to Alaska. The stories and designs and culture are absolutely magnificent.

[@lostbuffalo196]

Simply amazing. Great work.

[@1muddonna]

Thanks for the inspiration!😀

[@SorobanWorld]

The Adzes were interesting - looks like giant scorps fastened onto a traditional handle. It's interesting that there is not a commercial equivalent, given that the adze eliminates need for a mallet. The design process was interesting, too. And the finished replication poles look like they might not have a finish except paint? Also interesting.

[@michaelballinger6419]

What do you mean by a commercial equivalent to an Adze? I could imagine someone using an angle grinder with wood removing disc, but it won't be able to replicate hand tool marks or the finish.

[@SorobanWorld]

@@michaelballinger6419The Adze clearly has a place in working large pieces of wood, and I would have liked to see some commercially available adzes on Amazon. Amazon does have one or two, but only in the smallest sizes. Like, toy sized. I guess that it's too much to expect to find an Adze set by, for example, Narex or Stanley.

[@hydropolite]

Where do they get funding?

[@Binshah]

Wow

[@G.G_]

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