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Post by deb193redux on Mar 30, 2008 21:09:32 GMT -5
I got this un-named jasper at the SweetHome show. I got two almost identical slabs. Both have a taper that might make one edge unuseable. Still they were $4/ea, so no great risk. (click for larger)  I think I will use a core drill to take a circular pendant, and face drill it for a pinch bail. I might even just drill a 2-4mm hole and put a leather cord right through the hole. I see this one as kinda casual.  |
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huffstuff
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Post by huffstuff on Mar 31, 2008 10:01:48 GMT -5
Very pretty. It also reminds me of a Japanese painting, maybe it's the colors. Nice.
Amy
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Post by akansan on Mar 31, 2008 10:51:33 GMT -5
I love seeing your virtual cabs, Daniel - it's always nice to see what someone has in mind when they look at a slab. Just out of curiousity, do you actually plan your finished pieces this way every time, or just when you're displaying the slab to us?
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Post by deb193redux on Mar 31, 2008 17:57:54 GMT -5
I do some even when I do not post on RTH, but often I just play with templates. If a photo presentation is not involved, I often just play with a template while watching TV. If I settle on the same place/shape on a few successive evenings, I mark it. I keep a dozen slabs and a few templates next to my armchair.
For special patterms, or expensive slabs, I often go through th virtual process. Just to get soem idea. But, I do not feel tightly constrained when I go to the saw. I let the slab speak to me in the final moment before the cut. Sometimes I see flaws that were not in the virtual picture.
My best use of virtual cabs is to try to pair up with the different bails FireMountian sells. Often I decise how much to cut off the top of an oval, based on how a bail might look in the empty space. This way I can order the bail even before I cut the stone.
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