Te nimwaerere (cordage of human hair and coconut sennit fibres) has been used to lash the encasement over the wood of the handle and blade. Two pairs of noko (coconut midribs) line the edges of the blade towards the tapered point of the reeree. Wii ni bakoa (sharks teeth) have been continuously inlayed along the noko. Central perforations have been made through each wii ni bakoa for the purpose of inserting the kora (cordage of coconut sennit fibres). A series of perforations have been made along the blades edges. Kora has been inserted and used for securing and positioning both wii ni bakoa and noko upon the blade. Te nimwaerere has been bound in even spaces along the blade towards the exposed point. The point shows where fragments of the wood grain have splintered over time.