Post by tntmom on Nov 28, 2010 2:23:38 GMT -5
Found Jade Carver on old posts here in the vendor forum. Decided to try him out since I am cabbing by hand with a dremel. I placed my order for felt burrs and diamond paste from 120 grit up to 50k. Got it all in a couple of days for super prices, diamond past 5g tubes at 3.75 ea! Felt burs are a dime plus in diameter, HUGE!! Much cheaper than Lasco, plus he added samples that he said most lapidary artists don't know about unless they carve. I got these sticks (pic below) that were scrap pieces that he told me I should try out. He gave me samples of 80, 120, 220, 400, 600 and 1200. I had no clue how to use them so I emailed him back.
To be honest, I've been playing with his order for the last couple of days and I think the sticks work faster than the diamond paste! Wish he had stones for polishing but no....
Quote from David Jade Carver 11/27/2010:
" For the type of work you are doing I thought these sticks would be of help. You will probably find that most people have never used them for one of two reasons. One, because they have never heard of them and two because they do not recognize what applications they are useful for.
Carvers also use the SC sticks. They use a trim saw and/or grinding wheels to form wedges or specialty shapes to get into tight areas.
I have the SC sticks custom made with a soft binder so they will conform to curves in carvings after a few long strokes so the curves will be smooth."
Awesome order, will be placing again and just had to share a fantastic experience! ~Kristine
To be honest, I've been playing with his order for the last couple of days and I think the sticks work faster than the diamond paste! Wish he had stones for polishing but no....
Quote from David Jade Carver 11/27/2010:
" For the type of work you are doing I thought these sticks would be of help. You will probably find that most people have never used them for one of two reasons. One, because they have never heard of them and two because they do not recognize what applications they are useful for.
Carvers also use the SC sticks. They use a trim saw and/or grinding wheels to form wedges or specialty shapes to get into tight areas.
I have the SC sticks custom made with a soft binder so they will conform to curves in carvings after a few long strokes so the curves will be smooth."
Awesome order, will be placing again and just had to share a fantastic experience! ~Kristine
