TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Oct 26, 2014 1:34:41 GMT -5
Here is a piece of Dragon Skin that I wrapped in silver filled wire, my only complaint, that wire is soft, so much softer then anything else I have ever wrapped with.  Thanks for looking. |
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spiritstone
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Post by spiritstone on Oct 26, 2014 6:32:17 GMT -5
I know they use the term Dragonskin for a certain variety of Ammolite. What is the stone you have wrapped. Larimar maybe bone I'm guessing.
Wraps looks great.
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Post by snowmom on Oct 26, 2014 8:34:57 GMT -5
very romatic wrap! ditto Spiritstone, what is Dragonskin?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2014 14:36:43 GMT -5
Yes same question2.
What rock is that?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 26, 2014 15:23:01 GMT -5
Beautiful work and rock.....Same question also..
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Post by pghram on Oct 26, 2014 19:15:12 GMT -5
Great cab & wrap.
Rich
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Post by snowmom on Oct 27, 2014 6:19:07 GMT -5
Looks like this is a version of Tru Stone cultured Marble www.randbcrafts.com/tru_stone.htmlsold by craft dealers under various names pretty, exotic looking stuff - info out there was scarce |
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TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Oct 27, 2014 10:21:24 GMT -5
I thought it looked like Frogskin, from Washington, which is a natural stone, it is solid, harder than Turquoise, more of a jasper then anything else.
Snowmom, I do not believe that is this stone.
I will do some research and get back to you.
What a conundrum.
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Post by deb193redux on Oct 27, 2014 10:37:29 GMT -5
I think it really looks like a manufactured stone, especially given the blue/white color and jet-black matrix. Probably the pulverized rock was harder then turquoise. I think before or after fixing it in the matrix (resin?), some dye process was used. It looks like variations in the porosity of the material give nice color gradients in the dyed areas.
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Post by snowmom on Oct 27, 2014 15:09:28 GMT -5
hope I didn't offend you Tammy! I think it is pretty!
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Post by deb193redux on Oct 27, 2014 20:38:11 GMT -5
I too agree the piece is nice looking.
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jfrich
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Post by jfrich on Oct 29, 2014 16:02:43 GMT -5
TByrd
Manufactured or not it is a really nice stone, and a great wrap job.
I use Argentium Sterling Silver Dead-Soft, and harden it in my kitchen oven. It was recommend in the instruction book I bought to get started wrapping. I swear by the stuff, and recommend that you take a look into it. Argentium also has the advantage of tarnishing very slowly. I've only been wrapping for a few months, and I hope that I'm not offending anyone by suggesting materials with so little time at the craft under my belt. I also don't want to beat a dead horse if others have already made this common knowledge.
Once again is a very beautiful piece.
jfrich:
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