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Just because I was told not to....... Apr 1, 2013 11:57:42 GMT -5

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Post by kk on Apr 1, 2013 11:57:42 GMT -5

..... I did it my own way.

As mentioned earlier, I was told not to use a certain design for practice, plus the piece breaking apart on me, I was about to move on to something else. But then, I thought better of it.

Removed all the marks, sat down, and just got cutting working from memory of the previous piece. But as you can see on the right, the overall shape is rather awkward.

So I redid that yesterday and started sanding to 1200 grid paper
In the picture from the left, rough, 600 grid and 1200 grid paper

Capturing the color is a pain in the neck, its pink under most light-conditions but at certain angles its purple on about 70% of the surface. To get the purple on the right; I had to use lowest ASA setting on my camera.

So today it was back to 600 grid as I can see in the pictures, that I did not reach a few areas, and now, here we are.

Best regards, Kurt

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Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,828	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 1, 2013 13:18:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Apr 1, 2013 13:18:15 GMT -5 Turned out very well! Frequently telling me I shouldn't try something is like waving a red flag in front of me. A good challenge. Learn a lot that way of what to do and what not to do. Glad you went ahead.
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deedolce fully equipped rock polisher Member since October 2006 Posts: 1,828	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 1, 2013 13:18:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deedolce on Apr 1, 2013 13:18:19 GMT -5 Wow, Kurt, that's fab. I'm glad you listened to your own muse!
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Just because I was told not to....... Apr 1, 2013 21:30:35 GMT -5

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Post by kk on Apr 1, 2013 21:30:35 GMT -5

Thanks girls,

I'm not yet very happy with it, but as I don't have a solution for the problem for the time being; this will have to do. I look at it at hand and everything seems fine, but..... when I look at the pictures, the edges are waaaayyyy to soft and rounded. There simply seems no crispiness in the piece.

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helens no longer being taken for granite Member since January 2012 Posts: 8,794	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 3, 2013 21:13:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by helens on Apr 3, 2013 21:13:23 GMT -5 Well... can you use a pointy drill bit and deepen the ridges for better definition?

kk has started giving rock gifts What a precious privilege it is to be alive- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Member since October 2011 Posts: 3,223	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 4, 2013 3:44:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kk on Apr 4, 2013 3:44:57 GMT -5 Yeah Helen, one can do that, but those points are used up very very quickly and more often than not these days, I find myself in the position where standard burrs simply do not fit anymore.
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 5, 2013 11:45:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 11:45:31 GMT -5 kk, since being told not to do something comes out so very nice; I think you should not try to make a scarab beetle from Montana. Definitely a bad idea. Don't do it! B-)

kk has started giving rock gifts What a precious privilege it is to be alive- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Member since October 2011 Posts: 3,223	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 6, 2013 19:57:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kk on Apr 6, 2013 19:57:10 GMT -5 Have not come across a stone yet that would have inspired a scarab, but you never know.
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gr driving up their electric bill Man it was cold on the Rim that day Member since September 2010 Posts: 2,979	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 6, 2013 23:32:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gr on Apr 6, 2013 23:32:06 GMT -5 I admire your work Kurt, You are an artist!
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hubrocks fully equipped rock polisher Member since April 2011 Posts: 1,563	Just because I was told not to....... Apr 13, 2013 20:43:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hubrocks on Apr 13, 2013 20:43:00 GMT -5 Dito that last statement from Gary!! awesome piece!