Warren Warbrick demonstrates Maori woodworking with a stone adze (toki)

In this video, Maori woodcarver and musician Warren Warbrick demonstrates the use of a small nephrite adze, or toki, in shaping wood. Warren is from the Rangitane tribe, whose territory surrounds the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Warren's demonstrations were part of the ~Rock~Paper~Scissors stone adze making workshop at the Tiapapata Art Centre in Apia, Samoa, May 2024.
At this link you can view a 3D model of one of Warren's hafted toki:
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[@victorbell4002]

I like how you speak, very calming.
I would have a 10h video playing for the comforting sound of woodworking in the background while I am at my computer

[@neilbradley9035]

beautiful work and tool!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Very interesting

[@Emisanboo]

I'll bet the shavings would make great tinder.