Yidaki and Mago Blanks

stockie · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:01 am

Hello Guys

Does anyone have any idea as to where I can get my hands on Yidaki/Mago blanks of either woolybutt, stringy bark or bloodwood ie the raw logs from arnhem land so I can fashion a stick myself and if so how much they would be.

I know Matt Bartlett in the UK used to sell them but as he is no longer a trader im at a loss as to where to find such a thing?

Cheers

Stockie

ididjaustralia · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:14 am

Depends on what you mean by Arnhem Land. You could get loads of blanks cut by whitefellas around the Katherine region. I wouldn't and don't support such a thing though, it just leads to over-harvesting and undermines Indigenous economic potentials. I don't know any countrymen who sell raw logs in Arnhem Land, but you could cut them yourself if you're here.

Guan

stockie · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:21 am

Thats the prob Guan im not there and with several thousand miles between us, 29 week old twin daughters and a wife who would kill me and bury me in the garden if I came anywhere near Oz for the next 5-10 years kinda hampers me harvesting any kinda raw log so wondered if any of the local fellas might sell them?

stockie · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:21 am

Thats the prob Guan im not there and with several thousand miles between us, 29 week old twin daughters and a wife who would kill me and bury me in the garden if I came anywhere near Oz for the next 5-10 years kinda hampers me harvesting any kinda raw log so wondered if any of the local fellas might sell them?

or indeed not ness raw log but unfinished would work for me as well???

ididjaustralia · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:31 am

You can always try, again, if you were here you'd be able to ask... for example, you could get Djalu to cut you a raw log and buy it from him, it has been done before.

Guan

stockie · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:26 am

ididjaustralia wrote:

You can always try, again, if you were here you'd be able to ask... for example, you could get Djalu to cut you a raw log and buy it from him, it has been done before.

Guan

LOL its not really a case oftrying as it will never ever happen in the near feuturewould love to be able to ask Djalu or one of the boys to go harvesting sticks BUT it will never happen so was looking for a way to get hold of blanks here??? any other suggestions?

babu · **Joined:** Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:29 pm **Posts:** 13

stockie wrote:

Hello Guys

Does anyone have any idea as to where I can get my hands on Yidaki/Mago blanks of either woolybutt, stringy bark or bloodwood ie the raw logs from arnhem land so I can fashion a stick myself and if so how much they would be.

I know Matt Bartlett in the UK used to sell them but as he is no longer a trader im at a loss as to where to find such a thing?

Cheers

Stockie

Hi Stockie, I don't see the point because if you rework yidaki-Mago blanks then you will obtain some didgeridoos and couldn't call them yidaki-mago anymore since crafting & painting will not be traditionnal (even if you manage to make good ones) but I can understand your need to craft by yourself...

ozmadman · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 8:38 pm

ididjaustralia wrote:

but you could cut them yourself if you're here.
Guan

can you do that?? permits etc needed?

Paul

ididjaustralia · **Posted:** Wed May 04, 2011 10:28 pm

ozmadman wrote:

ididjaustralia wrote:

but you could cut them yourself if you're here.
Guan

can you do that?? permits etc needed?

Paul

On one of Djalu's Masterclasses you could, or if one gets permission when on Aboriginal land.

Guan

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