fossilbrain
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Post by fossilbrain on Nov 11, 2007 22:39:59 GMT -5
Allan Easte (1903-1983), was my "Grandpop" who lived in New Zealand, where my mother's side of the family still reside. He was an electrician, a Freemason, and a member of a rock club in Rotorua. His lapidary stylings were quite popular there, were frequently purchased, and made the local newspaper at least once. The drawings, which he used carbon paper to duplicate into templates, were presumed lost -- that was until today, when they surfaced (much to the delight of Mom and the rest of us). Some are, no doubt, classic Maori symbols, while others may have been borrowed from elsewhere. Some, though, are unique, having been influenced by the ethnic artwork which surrounded him his entire life. We encourage you to look through all of them, as they're quite diverse and random as far as style, difficulty level, and roughness vs. 100% ready to go. All we ask is that no one attempt to register or copywrite any of them in their own name in an attempt to claim excusivity, as we retain the right to use them for any purpose we choose. I had attempted to scale them so that they are as close to actual size as possible, while also being as printer-friendly as possible, but it looks like PhotoBucket has shrunk them down a tad more, anyway. I just figured I'd let RTH see them first, before I procrastinate putting them on a proper web page: i130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_1.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_2.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_3.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_4.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_5.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_6.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_7.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_8.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_9.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_10.jpgi130.photobucket.com/albums/p265/jeffburris/A_Easte_11.jpgWhat a handsome devil:
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 11, 2007 22:49:42 GMT -5
Wow those are truly incredible! Just cutting them out would take an artist. I can only imagine how great it would be to see finished stones done in those styles!.....Mel
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fossilbrain
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Post by fossilbrain on Nov 11, 2007 22:57:43 GMT -5
Well, here's the axe; I'll try to locate more at the folk's house: (I don't mean to cross-post, but I previously put these in the Traveling Jade Book thread and was encouraged to post them where they'd get more traffic) This letter opener isn't in the templates above, but could be used as-is: Thanks for looking
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Post by parfive on Nov 11, 2007 23:10:59 GMT -5
Wow, what a craftsman! I see another of his finished pieces on page 10, and it's a beauty too. Do you know how he worked all these complicated pieces, like with a Foredom type tool?
Great story you shared about your grandfather, Jeff.
Rich
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fossilbrain
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Post by fossilbrain on Nov 11, 2007 23:57:05 GMT -5
Thanks, When I was in NZ I was too young for me to remember anything about it now. Something like a Foredom is definately one thing I'm thinking. Here's some notes of his, below, too. There are, of course, some much simpler shapes in the mix for me to try immediately.
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Post by stoner on Nov 12, 2007 0:02:57 GMT -5
Wow, very cool. And he was only written up in the local paper once? I'd love to see more of his work.
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Post by joe on Nov 12, 2007 0:20:50 GMT -5
Truly awesome work! Thanx for posting it.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 12, 2007 0:30:34 GMT -5
Thank you, Fossilbrain, for such a wonderful post! You not only shared with us some great ideas, but brought back to live the memory of a great artist.
Adrian
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raqy
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Post by raqy on Nov 12, 2007 1:02:23 GMT -5
He was a very talented man. Lucky for you the templates surfaced. If you find more please post the pics I too would love to see more of his finished work. Thanks for the pics Raquel
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spikeict
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Post by spikeict on Nov 12, 2007 1:36:58 GMT -5
Truly amazing work he did. You have every right in the world to be proud of him. I will echo that I to would really like to see more of his work.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2007 10:16:52 GMT -5
Those are really amazing templates, thanks for sharing. I cant even imagine trying those.
Shannon
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textiger
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Post by textiger on Nov 12, 2007 13:46:34 GMT -5
Those are awesome. It's not hard to see why you are so proud. I have a hard enough time just cutting a straight line. Thanks for sharing.
matt
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Post by Tonyterner on Nov 12, 2007 14:23:12 GMT -5
Wow Jeff those are some nice sculptures. I can't imagine making anything that intricate out of stone.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Nov 13, 2007 11:27:24 GMT -5
Amazing Stuff
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Post by Lady B on Nov 13, 2007 11:35:55 GMT -5
Not only are the templates beyond-words amazing, you have shared something priceless with all of us. I can feel the love and pride you have for this incredible man in every word you wrote. To have his notes and his templates is simply wonderful but to carry on his heritage is a gift beyond all price!
Thank you so much for sharing this gallery and story with all of us.
Lady B
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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 13, 2007 23:05:38 GMT -5
wow very cool, he did amazing work.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2007 2:40:31 GMT -5
Man I wish I could have met your granddad, a very cool person. I can tell he really knew how to carve jade, something that is very difficult to do. I know this first hand as I have been trying to carve for sometime now. Thanks for posting this and the tips and templates.
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brushdancer
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Post by brushdancer on Jan 2, 2009 20:58:42 GMT -5
Amazing doesn't quite describe it! Thank you for sharing with all of us.
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Post by Michael John on Jan 2, 2009 21:15:36 GMT -5
Sometimes it's nice when old threads get dredged-up. These cab templates are SO beautiful!
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49er
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Post by 49er on Jan 3, 2009 15:24:06 GMT -5
Have to agree with majority of post and state your grandfather was an amazing gentleman, craftsman and Brother. Thank you for sharing his work and passion for lapidary.
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