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Post by mohs on Aug 29, 2011 15:44:08 GMT -5
those leafs are incredible! imagine a rock hound thousands of years from now finding one ? petleaf!
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Aug 29, 2011 22:45:34 GMT -5
I don't know if MossyRockhound invented a different method, but there is a step by step tutorial called "How To Carve a Leaf" as Chapter 7 of Ed & Leola Wertz's book called, Handbook of Gemstone Carving. I've never seen any instructions on how to make a leaf. It would be interesting to see the handbook to see if there is some easier way. But, I have read "There is nothing new under the sun", so it doesn't surprise me that somebody else has already done it. I don't know the date of the handbook, but I made my first leaves quite awhile back - roughly 15 years ago. Anyway, I'm glad people seemed to enjoy seeing them. I have some more I'll have to post - I think you'll like the ginkgo and the oak best in the next batch. Garry
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jspencer
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Post by jspencer on Aug 30, 2011 0:36:43 GMT -5
I have to continue the broken record here and repeat it......!WOW! I had to show these to my wife when I saw them. She was as amazed as I was. And for you to share your methods is an inspiration for me to give a shot at doing something I`d love to be able to do. If I fail I`ll be disappointed but nothing lost by trying.If they look good I`ll amaze myself. lol Thanks for the posts. You truly are an artist.
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peachfront
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Post by peachfront on Aug 30, 2011 13:59:29 GMT -5
The booklet was published in 1968 but sold for years afterward at the gem shows. Some of their project is being done on an 8 inch grinding wheel which seems a tad clunky to me but I haven't yet experimented with it so I can't say for sure. If you're getting these out in three hours, you have to be doing something right!!!
I would particularly like to see the Oak leaf when you get the opportunity. The one thing I don't like about their example is that their leaf in Chapter 7 is sort of a generic leaf, rather than an identifiable species.
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