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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 13, 2020 21:42:33 GMT -5
[/quote] wow!! that is Gorgeous!![/quote] Thanks oldschoolrocker . It was a fun piece to work on.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 13, 2020 13:49:08 GMT -5
Hello all, I recently collaborated with a young lady in our rock club to come up with this pendant. She did the PMC (Precious metal clay) and I faceted the "stone". The stone is a round brilliant cut. The precious metal is fine silver. I am impressed with how well she did with the PMC as she had to fit it to the stone (yes, the stone was cut first), figure the shrinkage of the PMC, and somehow get the little flower prongs to work for the stone size. She did the PMC in 3 phases. Artificial lighting: Natural lighting: The piece actually looks better in person than the photos because you can see the flash of all the colors with very little movement of the piece. Thanks for your interest.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 11, 2020 19:26:36 GMT -5
I am so amazed! Those are astounding! Thanks Jason! I appreciate the positive feedback.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 11, 2020 18:21:09 GMT -5
Oh my word, those are unbelievable! Beautifully done and I love the fall colors. How big are they, Garry and how long did it take you to do those? How difficult was it to dome them?
I can see those as gorgeous pendants with maybe a faceted stone set in the leaf. You da man!
Thank you for the nice comment! Finding the right stone and doing the edges is the time-consuming part. I would guess it takes me about 2 hours each to make. The dome was one of the easiest parts as long as I was careful not to knock off one of the lobes in the process. I will add a photo to the main post showing the cabs next to a ruler (since I don't know how to add a photo to this reply). Thank you to others who posted a comment too. parfive , @rocks2dust , rockjunquie , lpl , miket , & stephan , including the humor (Ed)!
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 11, 2020 1:51:41 GMT -5
Well done, Garry. Gryphon band saw? Thanks P-5! I just used my Frantom trim saw and Foredom flexshaft. (And the Genie for making the domes.) I'd like to have a Gryphon band saw though. It would cut down on the time considerably.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 11, 2020 0:30:43 GMT -5
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 2, 2020 21:29:10 GMT -5
Those should turn out really well. Especially the t-egg cab. You could do an ad for Dremel.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 2, 2020 19:31:23 GMT -5
I think 1 per person is the fairest but that said I'm gonna throw this out there. Tommy and I have already talked about it and I'm curious on others thoughts about it Especially from those that do participate I would like to see it completely anonymous. I think we should DM either to Tommy or someone else willing to be in charge of this contest our cab photos rather than post them to the initial thread. This may also increase participation for we may have some that are shy I like that idea. i think it worked out well with the cab and silversmith contest done not long ago. I TOTALLY AGREE that it would be a great idea to go anonymous. Oh, and on a side note, what a magnificent array of jasper cabs! Congratulations to all who entered for October.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Oct 27, 2020 23:43:53 GMT -5
Love the fire in this one! Prettiest cab I've seen in a long time! Glass Buttes? Nice job on the cab too.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Oct 27, 2020 22:07:56 GMT -5
Beautiful! I always enjoy looking (and re-looking) at your gorgeous wraps! You start with a top-grade stone and then do a killer wrap on it. If I had to pick a favorite, I would have to say it's #2. Everything just goes together so well, and the bail is awesome!
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Post by mossyrockhound on Sept 23, 2020 1:13:39 GMT -5
So beautiful it deserves a bump. How thick is it? Thank you! It's 3/16 inch thick.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Sept 12, 2020 13:15:04 GMT -5
A delight to view! Each one is top notch. I was going to say which one is my favorite, but I just can't narrow it down to one. Thanks for posting!
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Post by mossyrockhound on May 3, 2020 13:26:57 GMT -5
what most people seem to miss is they are wearing football helmets. I guess American football is older than we thought. Football helmets or Neuralink helmets? (Elon should look into this) 😁 Seriously though, I like this post. It's always good when someone exposes a fallacy. Thanks 1dave.
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Post by mossyrockhound on May 3, 2020 12:18:11 GMT -5
Your abilities in art, stone work and metal work are phenomenal! Thanks for posting this with all the in-process photos. I don't know how I missed this before, but thank you Tommy for resurrecting the post for all to enjoy! adrian65, you could start your own arts/crafts school.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Apr 22, 2020 20:04:02 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. I think having great material inspires more locals to get into lapidary. Figuring it out is a process, for sure. I wish the American Masters of Stone website hadn't died - it was pretty inspiring. If I recall from the articles, Jones used a sort of large flat lap and finished his pieces whole - if that's correct, how did he prevent undercutting when using materials of different hardnesses? I need to come up to some Kitsap club meetings and pick people's brains. You're correct about the method Meredith used to finish his large pieces. As near as I can recall he was pretty careful to use materials of similiar hardness, so undercutting didn't seem to be a problem for him. You're more than welcome to come up to our meetings (when they resume again). Send me an email before you come so we can compare notes when you get here. Also, please bring some of your work for show and tell. You aked about rociprolaps (vibrating lap?) in your original post. I forgot to mention that I have a lap wheel that I sometimes use to get saw marks out of my larger pieces before I start sanding, but I don't use 60/90 grit - it will "eat out" your joints in no time flat, ruining your piece. I start with 220 grit. I also have a vibrating lap, but I don't use it because it is too slow for my liking. It does a great job, but I just don't have enough patience for it.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Apr 19, 2020 17:59:37 GMT -5
mossyrockhound might be able to give you some tips on how he does his intarsias. I've tagged him so he'll see this thread hopefully. You're off to a great start! I like your pattern, selection of materials and end result. If I am doing composite cabs (which some refer to as intarsia) I just use my cabbing machine (Genie). For larger pieces up to 6" X 6", I build out from the center and finish on Expando drums. I haven't done anything as large as Meredith Jones's larger pieces, but he did show me how he finished them. He also had photos of his techniques in Lapidary Journal. Interestingly, 2 of the 4 people you mentioned (Meredith Jones and Olive Colhour) lived nearby here in Kitsap County, WA. We had another fine artist (Gene Maxwell) listed in "Masters of Stone" who lived nearby. I met Olive but didn't really know her - and I believe she was the most widely acclaimed for her wonderful work. I knew both men quite well. The 3 locals I mentioned each had their own unique style, which I am sure you too will also develop.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 4, 2020 14:54:41 GMT -5
Thank you! The tute I was trying to follow was much, much different. I had to put my own spin on it. I understand completely! LOL! Tela's wraps are always unique. Another great wrap! Inspiring us all for 2020!
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 1, 2020 21:22:26 GMT -5
Great job on both! Inspires me to do some smithing in 2020.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 20, 2019 19:47:11 GMT -5
.......but cutting a round "brilliant" with a pavilion in anything but transparent material just doesn't make sense to me. [/div][/quote] The faceted agate I did was my second faceted stone. My instructor sugested I practice on an 8-sided brilliant cut to get familiar with my machine because he said, and I agree, that this cut is one of the more simple cuts to learn on. I wasn't trying. to get a "brilliant" agate cut. I figured it would be good to hear from someone who has actually faceted a blue agate.
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 20, 2019 13:27:17 GMT -5
I did a blue agate in an eight-sided brilliant cut. I was not happy with it. The problem is that I didn't get the reflections from the pavillion due to the opacity of the agate, so faceting the pavillion was a waste of time. I don't know how clear your agate is, but unless it is exceptionally clear I would advise against faceting it. I also faceted some rutilated quartz and had the same problem because of the amount of rutile in the quartz.
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