Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia | Rock Tumbling Hobby

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 24, 2009 23:17:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Jan 24, 2009 23:17:02 GMT -5 INCREDIBLE!!!! That's what this fine new section is about. Thanks for sharing. Steve

mohs In Memoriam RIP mohstly Member since January 2009 Posts: 19,412	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 24, 2009 23:19:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mohs on Jan 24, 2009 23:19:54 GMT -5 Your cuts are right on & the seams are beautifully fitted!!
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chasfire starting to spend too much on rocks Member since February 2008 Posts: 180	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 24, 2009 23:26:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chasfire on Jan 24, 2009 23:26:41 GMT -5 I'm sure glad you decided to share that beautiful bowl. Your works inspires me. chasfire

adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 24, 2009 23:45:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Jan 24, 2009 23:45:46 GMT -5 The precision of cutting and grinding needed in this project must be amazing. Beautiful bowl, watching those backlight pics I think it deserves to be turned upside down and used as a lamp. Adrian
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 0:17:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2009 0:17:04 GMT -5 That is incredible, especially backlit!!! Shannon

Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 0:21:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on Jan 25, 2009 0:21:17 GMT -5 Wow, I could never get the stones cut so perfect. Cool!!
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Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 1:47:57 GMT -5

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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Jan 25, 2009 1:47:57 GMT -5

SWEEEET JASPER !~I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before!~ and wow!!! I don't know if I'd ever put anything in it just because it would block the beauty .. what a great color combo and rock combo! Not only does it look PRO!! but can you say.. $CHA-CHING$ !!!!

GREAT PICS.. and BEAUUUUTIFUL Skiills ya got there~

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UtahRockHound spending too much on rocks Sometimes your the Windshield, sometimes your the Rock. Member since May 2008 Posts: 301	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 3:16:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by UtahRockHound on Jan 25, 2009 3:16:05 GMT -5 Very nice work, goes beyond polishing, it is art.

texaswoodie gets rocks for Christmas Texas Ghost Wood Member since January 2007 Posts: 6,769	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 6:52:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by texaswoodie on Jan 25, 2009 6:52:30 GMT -5 Amazing! Very nice work! Curt
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sitnwrap gets rocks for Christmas Member since March 2008 Posts: 5,004	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 7:34:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sitnwrap on Jan 25, 2009 7:34:18 GMT -5 That is breathtakingly beautiful. Ooh, I hope you have more of these to share.

frane misunderstood rock expert Member since July 2008 Posts: 11,015	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 8:52:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by frane on Jan 25, 2009 8:52:04 GMT -5 WOW! You did a wonderful piece there! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! Fran

highplainsdrifter fully equipped rock polisher Member since December 2008 Posts: 1,266	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 9:43:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by highplainsdrifter on Jan 25, 2009 9:43:53 GMT -5 Wow!!!! I am blown away. What an incredible piece of artwork. It must have required tremendous patience and skill to get all the cuts just right.

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 9:56:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on Jan 25, 2009 9:56:00 GMT -5 that is truly amazing! KD
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raqy freely admits to licking rocks Member since March 2007 Posts: 799	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 11:44:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by raqy on Jan 25, 2009 11:44:09 GMT -5 I agree, thats amazing!
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colliel82 has rocks in the head Member since November 2007 Posts: 664	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 13:27:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by colliel82 on Jan 25, 2009 13:27:52 GMT -5 Too beautiful to put anything in. The amount of skill and patience to make it astounds me.

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 14:26:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Jan 25, 2009 14:26:33 GMT -5 Good Lord! That's one of the most amazing things I've ever seen!!
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catmandewe gets rocks for Christmas Contact me for a discount on DP Products. Member since April 2007 Posts: 5,461	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 15:29:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by catmandewe on Jan 25, 2009 15:29:46 GMT -5 WOW, just WOW!!
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cpdad driving up their electric bill Member since February 2006 Posts: 2,989	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 19:30:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cpdad on Jan 25, 2009 19:30:29 GMT -5 thats sweet....kev.
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NDK Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 9,440	Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 25, 2009 22:28:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NDK on Jan 25, 2009 22:28:42 GMT -5 I'm glad I was sitting down when I saw the photos - I almost fell over! That's breathtaking! Thanks for sharing. Nate
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Agate Fruit Bowl - 3D Intarsia Jan 26, 2009 0:39:37 GMT -5

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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 26, 2009 0:39:37 GMT -5

Thank you for all your kind comments. Now I have to tell a story on myself. I made the base first and then put together the 6 triangles for the sides before I started any of the other pieces. I wanted each of these side triangles to "bulge" out to a point for that added 3D look, so I finished all of them before putting in the other pieces. When I finished polishing the other pieces adjacent to the triangles, I found out that due to the the thickness of the slabs, I could not get a fit at the tips of the 6-point star. I was going to have to cut each of the tips of the star off or figure something else out. Why didn't I realize this before I started? It's because my prototype was made out of thin cardboard and didn't account for the thickness of the slabs I actually used. I ended up tapering the inside of each of the pieces of India moss and Graveyard Plume agate out to the edge of the star tips making those pieces really "pointy" and therefore fragile (at least until I got them all glued together). I ended up making at least two of the India moss and Graveyard Point pieces for every one I ended up using, but I saved the star tips. That's the kind of "learn as you go" thing that takes so much time on a project like this. Anyway, those points where the 10 pieces all come together are quite strong now, as I have proved after bumping it pretty good several times. Again, thanks for your kind comments.

Garry