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Ka Hana Kapa. 



The form pi'pchi was probabl}^ cut in the same way, but the wider spacing- and the 

 rounded ridges required stone filing rather than cutting. The lioopai or pcpclii on 

 the liohoa could be ruled in the same waj' owing to the flexibility of the bambu 

 straight edge: the grooves are usuall}- deep and the ridges sharp. In some of the 



Fig. 41. HAWAIIAN CARVING TOOLS. 



)iilio iiiaiio patterns (as on beater No. 2S45, Plate II) the stone chisels seem to have 

 been used, but it would be quite possible to cut this face with oul}- the cutters described. 



In the cutters there are several points to notice: 

 the knobs on the middle figure are capital to stead}- the 

 pressure of the grip, as I have found in experimenting 

 with the tool ; the lower tool has four teeth so that the 

 worker may vary the angle of his cut, the teeth are of 

 the common trianglar form with finelv serrate edges; 

 the cords by which the teeth are firml}- attached to the 

 handle are of the durable olona. To these examples 

 I may add one in the British Museum which differs from 

 the others in the way of using; the bowl of the tobacco- 

 pipe-shaped handle is the real handle which the worker firmly grasps, while the stem 

 serves to keep the tooth "edge on". This tool is shown in Fig. 42. It is a much more 



Fig. 42. Ct'TTER IN BRITISH MUSEUM. 



