fireforged
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Post by fireforged on Jan 6, 2016 14:33:55 GMT -5
Here is a picture of my latest effort. I slabbed, cabbed and stabilized the shatticaite, mounted it in sterling and added a handmade chain and clasp. [/URL]
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 6, 2016 14:35:48 GMT -5
Very nice! I love the bail treatment and the handmade chain. It's a beautiful piece.
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icatzaz1
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Post by icatzaz1 on Jan 8, 2016 6:20:35 GMT -5
I like how you put the tube for the bail on the front, that's a novel idea!
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Post by gingerkid on Jan 8, 2016 6:31:27 GMT -5
Beautiful piece, fireforged! What type of metal is the chain?
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fireforged
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Post by fireforged on Jan 8, 2016 8:55:35 GMT -5
Beautiful piece, fireforged ! What type of metal is the chain? The chain (the whole piece) is sterling.
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Post by gingerkid on Jan 8, 2016 8:59:42 GMT -5
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Post by drocknut on Jan 8, 2016 10:22:52 GMT -5
Very cool. Love the color of the cab and you did a great job setting it. WTG
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Tom
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Post by Tom on Jan 8, 2016 22:31:51 GMT -5
That's a great piece and I to love the way you did the bail! May I borrow that idea? Don't matter I am stealing it anyway LOL. Beautiful stone.
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fireforged
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Post by fireforged on Jan 9, 2016 20:23:21 GMT -5
That's a great piece and I to love the way you did the bail! May I borrow that idea? Don't matter I am stealing it anyway LOL. Beautiful stone. Tom, you (and any others) are more than welcome to use any ideas you can get from my work. I doubt that there is much that is truly original in it. This was a fun project in that the stone was a crumbly mess but I loved the colors and the experience in stabilizing it. What I really like is that it is totally (all the parts) created by me, totally "handmade".
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Tom
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My dad Tom suddenly passed away yesterday, Just wanted his "rock" family to know.
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Post by Tom on Jan 9, 2016 21:11:18 GMT -5
That's a great piece and I to love the way you did the bail! May I borrow that idea? Don't matter I am stealing it anyway LOL. Beautiful stone. Tom, you (and any others) are more than welcome to use any ideas you can get from my work. I doubt that there is much that is truly original in it. This was a fun project in that the stone was a crumbly mess but I loved the colors and the experience in stabilizing it. What I really like is that it is totally (all the parts) created by me, totally "handmade". Thats a really good feeling to totally create a project!
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Post by toiv0 on Jan 13, 2016 23:10:34 GMT -5
very cool, what is the stabilization process?
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fireforged
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Post by fireforged on Jan 14, 2016 8:39:54 GMT -5
I used hot stuff.
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Jan 19, 2016 22:24:05 GMT -5
Missed the first time, but glad I saw it now. I love it - it's solid yet elegant. That bail is very clever.
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