uneekarts
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Post by uneekarts on Dec 30, 2008 13:01:12 GMT -5
From what I've read, it is kind of like gluing polished stones together into a mosaic, like stained glass and then I think you polish the whole thing so it all shines pretty???
At Wildacres Retreat, a fellow named John Milligan teachs a class on cabbing and also this intarsia technique. It sounds like it would be a lot of fun and something I had wondered if it was possible to do. I havn't been able to find any details on either intarsia or John Milligan on the web.
Anyone know about this and could point me to some photos?
Doc
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Post by Rogue Trader on Dec 30, 2008 13:14:54 GMT -5
Intarsia seems to be a term used for many different materials where they are knitted/joined together to create patterns.
Intarsia is a knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. As with the woodworking technique of the same name, fields of different colours and materials appear to be inlaid in one another, but are in fact all separate pieces, fit together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Google Images - Intarsia - brings up loads of pictures mainly seem to be wood.
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Post by akansan on Dec 30, 2008 13:18:34 GMT -5
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Post by Rogue Trader on Dec 30, 2008 13:20:03 GMT -5
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Post by parfive on Dec 30, 2008 15:38:09 GMT -5
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Post by Bikerrandy on Dec 30, 2008 15:42:06 GMT -5
Board member "58vette" used to do a form of these that he called "fantasy cabs". I just finished the backs of 13 of his and mailed them back to him about 3 hours ago. Maybe he'll post some pics, his work is awesome!
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Post by rockdude on Dec 30, 2008 15:42:53 GMT -5
parfive~ You just took care of my spare time. Just the first artist on the first page had me green with envy, thanks a lot! lol. Fabulous artwork there.
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Post by Rogue Trader on Dec 30, 2008 15:51:15 GMT -5
Fantastic artwork on this site. Thanks for the link.
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Post by fanatic on Dec 30, 2008 19:19:52 GMT -5
Intarsia? Wasn't that part of the USSR? ;D
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uneekarts
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Post by uneekarts on Dec 31, 2008 9:47:27 GMT -5
Thanks for the great response. Yes, this is exactly what I was talking about and I see from the links that the variety of ways people express this art is amazing. 58vette's work is awesome and very much like what I'd lke to be able to achieve ---- one ---- day. I was sorry to read the posts and find that he is in poor health. Kentucky is actually close enough that I might would be able to visit him if he is still doing well. Thanks again for all the links and I'll spend a few days checking them out. By the way, I wish you all a ROCKing New Year. doc
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Post by BuiltonRock on Dec 31, 2008 13:32:53 GMT -5
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Post by sandsman1 on Dec 31, 2008 17:06:06 GMT -5
i have only tried one and doc walked me through each step he had a customer with an opal that wanted something dif so heres what he got haha
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uneekarts
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Post by uneekarts on Jan 1, 2009 12:16:25 GMT -5
Well if you're tooting your horn, blow away. It's a fine looking piece to me and the detail of how it was done is what I'm looking for. Since I have nothing in the way of stone working tools, it helps a lot to hear what others are using. I noticed you ran the stones in a rotary tumbler. Was that by choice or because it is what you have? I am thinking about trying to get an inexpensive version of both rotary and vibrating tumblers to see how much difference the end result will be. I have most of the wood working tools I need and probably should start doing some Intarsia style work with them just to get the feel of building and assembling the pieces. Then, adding stone should be a little bit easier to figure out. Thanks again. doc
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Post by uneekarts on Jan 1, 2009 12:18:15 GMT -5
i have only tried one and doc walked me through each step he had a customer with an opal that wanted something dif so heres what he got haha Gorgeous piece. It appears I am not the only doc around here.
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jan 1, 2009 12:57:19 GMT -5
Great thread and Thanks for the Links!!! After I get caught up from being gone...I'm back all over this one! Thanks for bringing up the topic and for posting the links. Steve
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Post by fishenman on Jan 1, 2009 13:16:14 GMT -5
Thanks Rich. Amazing artists. I almost made it through artists a-c. There's also a how-to section that looks like it covers it all. I may have found my calling- www.americanmastersofstone.com/Artists/Burton,%20Jack%20&%20Mae.htm Woodworking and gemstone, two of my greatest loves combined.
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Jan 1, 2009 19:10:12 GMT -5
Here are some images of Intarsia from my personal collection. Owyhee Sunset Jasper Owyhee Sunset Jasper Arizona Petrified Wood Willow Creek jasper Deschutes Picture Jasper Happy New Year, HPD
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 1, 2009 19:10:21 GMT -5
Hi, I'm a new member of RTH (this is my first post so I hope it works). Woodyrock and Chasfire got me interested in this site, and it is a great place to spend some time. I just tried my hand at intarsia and I am going to try to attach a picture. Thank you Woody for taking the time to walk me through the picture posting process. The cab is Tahoma jasper-agate. The two thin horizontal black (inner) frame pieces are actually part of the Tahoma jasper-agate itself so I just trued them up a little. I then added two more thin black (vertical) Tahoma agate pieces, and then surrounded this with a light petrified wood frame followed by a darker petrified wood frame. Total time to make this cab was one day, off and on, watiting for the epoxy to dry, etc.
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Post by MrP on Jan 1, 2009 20:41:08 GMT -5
WOW WOW WOW........MrP
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 1, 2009 22:00:02 GMT -5
Here's a piece of intarsia that took a little more work than the one I previously posted. I started with two rocks (one piece of thulite and one piece of malachite). This is what I ended up with. It has somewhat of a 3-D effect to it. 304 pieces total. I spent about a month on this one.
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