sampson
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2011
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Post by sampson on Feb 1, 2012 14:54:01 GMT -5
I recently made a jade knife and had a small round piece left over from it that i wanted to do something with. Well, me being a Star Wars fan i thought i would make a small rebel insignia out of the piece. It was tough to get it symmetrical since it was so small but i think i got it fairly close. This stuff also did not want to polish well and kept orange peeling so i ended up having to use very fine grits and dry sand for a very, very long time. Any time i tried to sand with a grit coarser than 600 it would tear fibers out and not shine up. It was frustrating but also a good learning piece so i knew how to polish my knife when it was finished.  And some scale.  And the shine.  |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Feb 1, 2012 15:33:32 GMT -5
Cool, thats some beautiful jade!
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Post by kk on Feb 1, 2012 17:03:01 GMT -5
Jade can be troublesome at the best of times.
Still, you got a good result and shape is not easy to deal with (inside curves).
(p.s: when I re=post on Sunday, I will have taken your advise and gave some structure tu the second wing. Thanks for your reminder.)
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Post by Toad on Feb 1, 2012 17:14:14 GMT -5
That is tiny. Looks great.
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Post by paulshiroma on Feb 1, 2012 23:01:12 GMT -5
Very impressive and very small, Sampson. Awesome work!
Paul
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sampson
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2011
Posts: 222
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Post by sampson on Feb 2, 2012 13:12:01 GMT -5
Thanks everyone, I think i may try to make a second one just like this and attach some earring studs to them for a friend. When she saw this piece she immediately wanted a pair of them to wear. (she is a Star Wars fan too)
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 2, 2012 13:39:49 GMT -5
Very cool. I'm glad you stuck with it to get the shine.
Chuck
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2009
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Post by SteveHolmes on Feb 2, 2012 21:25:58 GMT -5
Very Cool! I would wear that thing proudly around my neck!!!
steve
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Post by christopherl1234 on Feb 4, 2012 0:53:13 GMT -5
Your cuts are impeccable. Perfect!!
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