cwdiver
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Post by cwdiver on Feb 27, 2016 20:30:35 GMT -5
Acquired a 12 lb. chunk of B.C. jade , looks to be a little fractured. Wanting to be creative with it ,but having a brain fart .Any ideas out there ?? 
Thanks for looking. Gary |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 28, 2016 9:46:47 GMT -5
A piece of heaven there! Slab some of it for cabs,stick the rest away for future use....NICE!
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panamark
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Post by panamark on Feb 28, 2016 10:30:40 GMT -5
Gary, that has nice colors but I think you are gonna find that is too fractured and "splintery" to do much with it. That one definitely has the fibers in a consistent plane so you will have to work that direction. I had one like it and even after cutting in different planes, I had to basically scrap the whole thing. Good luck.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2016 12:31:47 GMT -5
Suiseki
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cwdiver
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Post by cwdiver on Feb 29, 2016 20:43:49 GMT -5
Gary, that has nice colors but I think you are gonna find that is too fractured and "splintery" to do much with it. That one definitely has the fibers in a consistent plane so you will have to work that direction. I had one like it and even after cutting in different planes, I had to basically scrap the whole thing. Good luck. Yeah thanks Mark . This piece IS splintered all the way through , going to take the air chisel and grinders to it . See what pops out , no cost to me ......it is just a rock Thanks for the reply..........Gary
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Post by snowmom on Mar 6, 2016 6:37:13 GMT -5
watching with interest, don't forget to tell us the rest of the story!
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cwdiver
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Post by cwdiver on Mar 8, 2016 0:40:43 GMT -5
watching with interest, don't forget to tell us the rest of the story! The rest of the story............... Tried to cut along the grain to get 2 pieces hopeing to carve/shape it. Unfortunately all I got was a bunch of broken chunks , will rethink ......maybe a block statue  |
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Post by snowmom on Mar 12, 2016 6:36:06 GMT -5
seems to be the case so many times in trying to work jade... sad it didn't work out for you the way you wanted.  |
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Post by orrum on Mar 12, 2016 9:33:17 GMT -5
Me n jade get along like a bad case of gas in a crowded elevator.....no joy....LOL
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2016 9:30:44 GMT -5
watching with interest, don't forget to tell us the rest of the story! The rest of the story............... Tried to cut along the grain to get 2 pieces hopeing to carve/shape it. Unfortunately all I got was a bunch of broken chunks , will rethink ......maybe a block statue Suiseki |
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Post by by2 on Mar 27, 2016 5:10:27 GMT -5
Looks like Pakistan jade. Are you sure it's Canadian?
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cwdiver
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Post by cwdiver on Mar 30, 2016 23:47:39 GMT -5
Looks like Pakistan jade. Are you sure it's Canadian? Yep. I know exactly the spot it came from . northeast BC |
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cwdiver
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Post by cwdiver on Apr 14, 2016 23:23:00 GMT -5
Jade inspiration update. Managed to get a solid piece out of the center, put the broken chunks together as an Inushuk. 
Thanks for looking Gary |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 15, 2016 8:47:32 GMT -5
Great news!!!
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