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Project by Harold posted 733 days ago 855 views 4 times favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

A kali is a wooden pillow, many areas have somewhat similar pieces, with this one based loosely upon a Tongan design I had seen in a collection at one of the hotels north of our home. As I began researching the piece I found similar”wooden pillows” from around the world, all with very unique designs. I always keep an eye out for something unique that can be made from the small leftover pieces that seem to accumulate around my place. This Kali is about 14” long and 5” tall made from a piece of Macnut. I think the original piece may have been carved from a solid piece of material, but I just cut the board I had and dovetaled two short legs on. I roughed out the shape with a kutzall head on my 4” grinder and then cleaned it up with a rasp and 1/2 round file,finishing with alittle sandpaper, all told it took about 4 hours start to finish, although I have only one coat of oil on it at this point. It is a unique little piece that was fairly quick to build.

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Max

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posted 733 days ago

A very unique piece. I really like the wood you used. Do you plan on using this or just displaying it?

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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Karson

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posted 733 days ago

Interesting. Thos. probably could have used one on the trail wrangling horses and cows.

Are they comfortable?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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mrtrim

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posted 733 days ago

very unique and interesting ! think ill not throw out my feather pi;llows just yet though ! nice work

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Harold

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posted 733 days ago

This theme will actually be used for a woodworking class we are doing at the community center. Although very simple, it actually has several of the fundemental woodworking skills, layout, hand cut joinery and shaping with rasps and files. I furnish the wood so I will use a softer, more easily worked material, perhaps Jacaranda or Sugi Pine next weekend. I think it makes it much more enjoyable when the kids can leave with a completed project.
As far as being comfortable, not really unless your very tired.
I am hoping that we can continue with these pieces in the future and perhaps add a carved detail or inlayed accent, if the interest is there.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

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Daren Nelson

531 posts in 798 days


posted 733 days ago

I like that very much. Would lay my head in it, no. But the form is cool. I could see something like that being a comfortable foot stool.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

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CharlieM1958

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posted 733 days ago

Very nice construction,

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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DrSawdust

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posted 733 days ago

I learn something new every time I login to Lumberjocks. Great job.

-- Making sawdust is what I do best

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Kaleo

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posted 733 days ago

Being Hawaiian myself, and having seen these before, that is an awesome little piece. Very well done and the wood is beautiful.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

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Sonny

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posted 733 days ago

The sculpting is very good…..................

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cajunpen

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posted 728 days ago

Beautiful workmanship Harold. Doesn’t look very comfortable – but it is well done.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Jiri Parkman

603 posts in 706 days


posted 695 days ago

Beautiful and intristing.

-- Jiri

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mot

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posted 693 days ago

Harold, this is really a neat piece. Thanks for posting it.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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dennis mitchell

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posted 684 days ago

That’s interesting!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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scottb

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posted 660 days ago

I’ve seen a chinese (or maybe japanese) one in an exhibit at the MFA in Boston. Doesn’t strike me as comfortable, but I guess if they kept making, and using them, they worked.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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rikkor

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posted 659 days ago

The craftsmanship is outstanding. I’m with the other guys, though. Not giving up my comfy pillow just yet.

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mcoyfrog

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posted 454 days ago

cool piece, strange concept wood pillow hmmmm thanks for sharing

-- Wood and Glass they kick (well you know) Have a great day - Dug

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SCOTSMAN

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posted 454 days ago

Too hard for my old neck I would make it bigger and make a small stool out of it. Beautifully made and the joinery is superb.When I say I would have it in my house I make the biggest compliment I can ever offer.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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