skystone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by skystone on May 2, 2011 18:37:38 GMT -5
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on May 2, 2011 19:13:25 GMT -5
Them's some mighty pretty pieces!
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Post by krazydiamond on May 2, 2011 20:23:58 GMT -5
yes, "old school" in the best way, gorgeous!
KD
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Post by Toad on May 2, 2011 21:13:54 GMT -5
Fantastic work
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Post by kap on May 2, 2011 21:38:46 GMT -5
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WarrenA
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Post by WarrenA on May 2, 2011 22:50:08 GMT -5
this is first class work. I will help you sell them if you want.
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Post by Woodyrock on May 3, 2011 0:01:17 GMT -5
Mike:
Looks like you are using coin silver like the old Navaho work (pawn) instead of sterling. Personally, I prefer the warm tone of coin silver over sterling. That said, you work is top notch.
Woody
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colliel82
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Post by colliel82 on May 3, 2011 7:01:06 GMT -5
Beautiful work
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skystone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by skystone on May 3, 2011 14:09:22 GMT -5
Woody no it's sterling. Just older pieces that I didn't polish up. Shows better in pix because it doesn't reflect so much. Polished silver is hard to really get good pix. But yes I've been asked how old some of the pieces are. When my wife is wearing it. The bracelets are mine, I love doing big stones. The spider web in these you can't even get any more. I did the bracelets about 16 years ago. I've been nearly mugged for the one with the coral LOL. That was one piece I split. My wife had to praclicly beat some people off from wanting to buy her jewelry off her. At the Gallup Intertribal fair a couple years ago LOL
Mike
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peachfront
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Post by peachfront on May 3, 2011 17:22:29 GMT -5
I love this work. I have a couple of squash blossom style necklaces, which is sort of a related style. It is my dream to be able to make a piece like that necklace you show. I still have several pieces of Turquoise from the old days that I should cut but I haven't gotten around to it.
I am somewhat frustrated by that style of bracelet. They won't stay on my knobby wrists. What is the trick to wearing these bracelets? I have one in turquoise (not so fine a turquoise as yours but it has sentimental value) and another in Louisiana Opal and they won't stay on my wrist. What is the secret?
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skystone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by skystone on May 3, 2011 21:00:16 GMT -5
Sounds like they"re just too big for your wrist. They need to be closed down prety well at the opening. There's a trick to puting them on when their closed down. But hard to explain. Much easier to show. But you need to press one end into the soft spot on the underside of the wrist. Then you roll the wrist into the bracelet.
Mike
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chassroc
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Post by chassroc on May 4, 2011 10:43:08 GMT -5
Wow! that is an amazing creation. you really captured the look and feel of "old School".
I have caught the Turquoise bug and started turning out earing for my wife and sisters aand ready to progress...this is an inspiration
charlie
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ol3m3
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Post by ol3m3 on May 22, 2011 14:37:22 GMT -5
Skystone,
Are the backs of the truquoise necklace cast or fabricated? what did you use for the outer trim ring that is filed and saw cut?
OM
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on May 22, 2011 16:44:10 GMT -5
Now thats beautiful work,just like the work I see in Northern Arizona...........Awesome!
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skystone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by skystone on May 22, 2011 23:31:59 GMT -5
OM no casting all fabricated. The outside rim of the necklace pieces is #8 half round wire. Twisted 20g wire inside that & 3/16" scalloped bezel.
Thanks all for the kind words & comments
Mike
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on May 23, 2011 3:03:01 GMT -5
Old school or new school,
Thats realy great work
Jack
yorkshire uk
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Post by roy on May 23, 2011 8:35:33 GMT -5
love the old school stuff !!
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Post by tanyafrench on May 23, 2011 10:16:25 GMT -5
Your work is awesome! I believe most of us wish we could do what you do and I'm certain some can and will do so.
Tanya
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ol3m3
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by ol3m3 on May 23, 2011 11:52:52 GMT -5
mike,
thanks for the information on the fabrication details
O M
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skystone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by skystone on May 23, 2011 23:17:38 GMT -5
OM I said it was #8 half round my misstake it was #12. * would have been too big & probably wouldn't have been able to bend it tight enough for those stones.
Mike
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