barclay
has rocks in the head
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Post by barclay on Nov 21, 2014 20:14:57 GMT -5
I finally found the time to create a couple more. They are going out tonight as prizes for my Church's bingo. I didn't have time to take decent photos in the sunlight so I apologize for the poor quality of the photos under my shop lights. Blue Agate  Blue Agate  Rhyolite  Rhyolite  |
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Post by orrum on Nov 21, 2014 20:17:25 GMT -5
Super nice!
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liz
noticing nice landscape pebbles
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Post by liz on Nov 21, 2014 20:25:10 GMT -5
I love the rhyolite!
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Nov 21, 2014 21:44:56 GMT -5
Totally nice work!
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Post by snowmom on Nov 22, 2014 7:48:00 GMT -5
love them, nice material and nice work, what great prizes!
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Post by connrock on Nov 22, 2014 9:29:42 GMT -5
Those are great looking knives!
Do you have to dismantle the knives before making the rock handles?
connrock
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Post by pghram on Nov 22, 2014 20:12:59 GMT -5
Both are really nice, great work.
Rich
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Nov 22, 2014 21:00:20 GMT -5
Nice set of knives...JOhn
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barclay
has rocks in the head
Lowly Padawan of rocks
Member since November 2011
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Post by barclay on Nov 22, 2014 21:30:43 GMT -5
Those are great looking knives! Do you have to dismantle the knives before making the rock handles? connrock Most of the blanks I buy are already made, just waiting for handles. I have dismantled a couple of finished knives and put new handles on them. A lot of people seem to prefer cutting the stone to fit between the bolsters and shaping the stone in the knife. Coming from a lapidary background I think I prefer doing all of the rough shaping on a dop stick and putting the stone in the knife for final shaping and polishing. It is hard to fit the knife inside my Genie with all the wheels installed. I need to make some spacers so I can remove wheels to give me more room. |
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Post by connrock on Nov 23, 2014 10:15:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the info,,,,
I had to make spacers for my Genie when I made knife handles and a few big intarsia pieces I made too.I used everything from big washers to a few nuts for sink traps,,,,just about anything that would fit over the 1" shaft fairy tight so I didn't knock everything out of balance.It's a real pain in the neck but it is what it is and that's that!
connrock
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Post by MrP on Nov 23, 2014 11:53:50 GMT -5
I bought a 60 grit and a couple other wheels for my Genie and they fit different then some of the others. I think the hub was narrower so the nut did not snug up to the wheels. I bought 1" white plastic pipe couplings, for 1" OD pipe, and cut them to different thicknesses for spacers. I also cut the spacer that came with the Genie to different thicknesses, as in 2/5 - 3/5, so I can use them against the wheels. I wanted the larger diameter to help stabilize the wheels. Now I just put a combination together that will work for the wheels to snug up. I can use 1, 2, or 3, wheels to do any size cab I want. The right side isn't as easy to work with but they can be changed also...........................MrP
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