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Post by snowdog on Apr 30, 2010 18:19:38 GMT -5
this is one I made awhile back ---at the time he was driving a 94 buick ( white ) and do you know they didn't make a white one in the matchbox cars ---- so I had to paint it too ;D   he must be home as the car's in the drive and the lights are on !  wonder where he's going -- looks like he is just pulling out of the drive ;D ;D this is done with brazilian slabs and set on a piece of oak that my great gradfather cut back in 1930 ( was a piece of my grandmother's barn ) |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Apr 30, 2010 19:17:00 GMT -5
very cool!
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Post by rockrookie on Apr 30, 2010 20:00:39 GMT -5
very neat . cool family conection .
thanks for sharing ! --
paul
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Post by NDK on Apr 30, 2010 22:10:37 GMT -5
That's really cool. It would be nice to have on a side table and leave on as a night light. I work shifts, so when it's dark when I come home I like a little light to see my way around the house. Is it all soldered together like stained glass?
Nate
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Post by adrian65 on May 2, 2010 10:23:23 GMT -5
Beautiful! How did you glue the agate slabs to form the fouse? Looks like tin or lead, but I think it's something different,
Adrian
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Post by jcinpc on May 3, 2010 10:19:06 GMT -5
very cool.I have been messing around with the stained glass art stuff for a few years. My grandfather learned it after he retired from preaching and taught me some before he passed on. He made a beautiful village like that and numerous other things. Seeing this reminded me of him and his creations, thanks
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Post by Tonyterner on May 3, 2010 11:58:45 GMT -5
Wow Dave that is something else. Very creative.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on May 3, 2010 12:00:48 GMT -5
Man, that is really cool!
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Post by frane on May 3, 2010 15:51:06 GMT -5
That is great! I love it!
Fran
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Post by snowdog on May 4, 2010 8:33:26 GMT -5
thanks for the comments ! ;D --- it's done like stained glass ( use the copper foil and lead) ------- I've found that most people that do glass only do "one" stained ROCK item --- it takes tooooooo long to cut/ grind all the pieces .  ----------- think I have five of these now & a couple done for other people -- my wife wanta a "set" of them ------ which I say is "four" and she says it's "12 " ;D ---- each piece averages an hour to cut/grind and wrap ------ |
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Post by NatureNut on May 4, 2010 9:21:05 GMT -5
Love this. Lotsa heart went into this.  Jo |
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Post by Bejewelme on May 5, 2010 18:13:50 GMT -5
WOW now that is so neat, what an awesome memory!!!
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Post by Gem'n I on May 7, 2010 9:53:26 GMT -5
Very nice work and thanks for sharing with us!!!
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Post by beefjello on May 9, 2010 22:24:05 GMT -5
That's just so neat Dave!!
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Post by pporky on May 10, 2010 5:24:26 GMT -5
Fantastic a real family heirloom thanks for the post.ppork
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Post by Tony W on May 13, 2010 1:13:15 GMT -5
That is so cool! I'd have to leave the light on all the time, lol. It's great. Tony
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Post by chassroc on May 27, 2010 8:19:17 GMT -5
Showed my wife and you've inspired her to try one in stained glass (unless i provide enough thin agate)
charlie
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Post by snowdog on Jun 8, 2010 20:26:01 GMT -5
charles -- way too easy with the glass  --- get busy cutting those slabs and getting them polished -- then make a cardboard model to make sure everything fits , then start cutting those slabs to fit ! ;D ;D |
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Post by chinook203 on Jun 9, 2010 20:34:11 GMT -5
Dave that is awesome!!!!! Dave brought some of his work to the show last year and its nothing short of phenomenal!
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Jun 10, 2010 2:40:49 GMT -5
Thats very beautifull and interesting
A good use of historical materials with in a modern system to keep a memory alive , Brilliant
Jack
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--- get busy cutting those slabs and getting them polished -- then make a cardboard model to make sure everything fits , then start cutting those slabs to fit ! ;D ;D
