Post by sampson on Mar 6, 2012 16:30:23 GMT -5
Rock people have to be some of the best people in the world. I posted some of my jade creations on a different site and a member there contacted me and said that he was also a rockhound and wanted to send me some material to see what i could make with it. The package arrived yesterday and i am amazed at the wonderful material he sent me.
I have only cut a couple chatoyant pieces before this and these pieces are already so beautiful i am not yet sure how i could improve upon them. Part of the deal was that i have to make some thing different out of this material and share pictures of what i make so he can see my creations but i am almost scared to work with this amazing material.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips about cutting and shaping Chatoyant material such as this i would appreciate anything you could share about it. I know that to get the best shine you should cut parrallel to the fibers in the piece but other than that i have very little experience with this type of stuff.
First pics are an amazing slab about 5" by 4" and 1/4" thick. The orange fibers are perpedicular to the slab and don't shine too much but the blue fibers are parrallel with the face and really shine well. Pics show both sides.
Next is a tumbled piece about 1.5" by 1" and around 1/2-1/4" thick. It has amazing colors and both the orange and blue shine well.
Next piece is a little chunkier and has some really nice twisted long fibers in it. About 1.5" at the longest side by 1" by about 3/4".
The next piece i would call Hawks eye but i am not sure if it is just a large pure piece of the blue material of the Pietersite or if they are even different materials or the same. No matter what is is or is called i love it and i can't put it down. I just keep playing with it in the sun and it is so beautiful i just can't set it down.
And the last piece is a chunk of Labradorite that has been face polished on one side but i can also see some really nice flashy layers through the rough side. It has a couple fractures in it but about half of it looks really solid and should work up nice. It is kinda chunky shaped and about 3" by 2" by 1.5".
I like photography and enjoy taking pictures but as anyone who has photographed this type of material knows it can be a real challange to get the fire to show well in pics. I tried various angles, some different lighting and backgrounds and i think i took over 100 shots to get these shots. I am still not really satisfied with the pics but most of them are OK i guess, but i may still try again when i have a bit more time.
Hope you like the pics and if anyone has any tips or ideas how to work these pieces i would appreciate any ideas.
Sampson
I have only cut a couple chatoyant pieces before this and these pieces are already so beautiful i am not yet sure how i could improve upon them. Part of the deal was that i have to make some thing different out of this material and share pictures of what i make so he can see my creations but i am almost scared to work with this amazing material.
If anyone has any suggestions or tips about cutting and shaping Chatoyant material such as this i would appreciate anything you could share about it. I know that to get the best shine you should cut parrallel to the fibers in the piece but other than that i have very little experience with this type of stuff.
First pics are an amazing slab about 5" by 4" and 1/4" thick. The orange fibers are perpedicular to the slab and don't shine too much but the blue fibers are parrallel with the face and really shine well. Pics show both sides.
Next is a tumbled piece about 1.5" by 1" and around 1/2-1/4" thick. It has amazing colors and both the orange and blue shine well.
Next piece is a little chunkier and has some really nice twisted long fibers in it. About 1.5" at the longest side by 1" by about 3/4".
The next piece i would call Hawks eye but i am not sure if it is just a large pure piece of the blue material of the Pietersite or if they are even different materials or the same. No matter what is is or is called i love it and i can't put it down. I just keep playing with it in the sun and it is so beautiful i just can't set it down.
And the last piece is a chunk of Labradorite that has been face polished on one side but i can also see some really nice flashy layers through the rough side. It has a couple fractures in it but about half of it looks really solid and should work up nice. It is kinda chunky shaped and about 3" by 2" by 1.5".
I like photography and enjoy taking pictures but as anyone who has photographed this type of material knows it can be a real challange to get the fire to show well in pics. I tried various angles, some different lighting and backgrounds and i think i took over 100 shots to get these shots. I am still not really satisfied with the pics but most of them are OK i guess, but i may still try again when i have a bit more time.
Hope you like the pics and if anyone has any tips or ideas how to work these pieces i would appreciate any ideas.
Sampson