mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Feb 21, 2018 1:27:11 GMT -5
Thanks for the great comments, I have carved quite a few in similar designs to this, jade, opal, fluorite, rhodonite, and a jade dagger with a mobius cut into the handle and another in Lightning ridge black opal.
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Feb 19, 2018 4:28:05 GMT -5
This nephrite is from my region, a teal green, cut in a mobius style of my design, totally as art, and nothing more.
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 27, 2017 19:14:53 GMT -5
Thanks shotgunner, I carved my first piece in 2007, a great hobby that is very addictive, my wife Margie started a few years later.
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 27, 2017 18:59:07 GMT -5
Thanks Pat, joy to work a gem that pops when polished, working a gem from my region makes it all the more special.
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 27, 2017 18:48:21 GMT -5
I do not cut many cabs but help my wife with a few, this little cab is imperial rhodonite from our region in Australia, a very special piece, very fine grain and polished awesome, from a deposit that is now mined out. Attachments:
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 25, 2017 4:45:05 GMT -5
Many thanks for the great feedback, some of these can take me 80 hours and more, I carve using a foredom flex shaft also a small air high speed handpiece for smoothing and drilling, all the final smoothing stages are hand finished with carbide or diamond depending on the gem used, I also use oxide pastes like linde A to polish jade and other gems, it is hard on the hands, two more pictures, Coober pedy opal and imperial rhodonite by my wife Margie. Attachments:
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 24, 2017 5:19:27 GMT -5
New here, just wanted to share a few carvings, I carved the little fish last year, Congo malachite with mother of pearl and fluorite, Margie made the ribons from rhodonite and Lightning Ridge opal. Attachments:
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 24, 2017 1:20:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the great welcome, we will defently post more carvings and cabs, my wife is Margie, created this user for us both.
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 23, 2017 5:19:45 GMT -5
Hi all, I have looked at this forum many times and it seems to be a friendly place, me and my wife Margie come from the Tamworth region NSW Australia, love to carve and cab many gems, but our favorites are Aussie opals, Aussie jades and our local rhodonite, a few pics.
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