mickmarg
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Member since October 2017
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 24, 2017 5:19:27 GMT -5
New here, just wanted to share a few carvings, I carved the little fish last year, Congo malachite with mother of pearl and fluorite, Margie made the ribons from rhodonite and Lightning Ridge opal. Attachments:
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 24, 2017 5:22:39 GMT -5
Wow, those are awesome. I’m happy just tumbling a rock in its natural shape to make it shiny. You’ve taken it to a whole new level.
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Post by fernwood on Oct 24, 2017 5:30:06 GMT -5
Those are great.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Oct 24, 2017 6:10:09 GMT -5
Very cool design on that fish. Great stuff, guys. The new dynamic duo!
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Post by youp50 on Oct 24, 2017 7:39:15 GMT -5
They are nice.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Oct 24, 2017 8:40:15 GMT -5
Stunning! My hands are getting sore just thinking about the careful work those required!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Oct 24, 2017 14:00:14 GMT -5
I just came back to look at that fish again. Malachite is the perfect rock for that. Are you going to share your carving method? I don’t see myself getting into carving, but seeing how things are made intrigues me.
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Post by vegasjames on Oct 24, 2017 16:49:45 GMT -5
Great job, lobe the fish.
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mickmarg
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 25, 2017 4:45:05 GMT -5
Many thanks for the great feedback, some of these can take me 80 hours and more, I carve using a foredom flex shaft also a small air high speed handpiece for smoothing and drilling, all the final smoothing stages are hand finished with carbide or diamond depending on the gem used, I also use oxide pastes like linde A to polish jade and other gems, it is hard on the hands, two more pictures, Coober pedy opal and imperial rhodonite by my wife Margie. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2017 18:39:17 GMT -5
That's some high end carving on some high end materials.
Very nice and quite inspiritional
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mickmarg
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Member since October 2017
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Post by mickmarg on Oct 27, 2017 19:14:53 GMT -5
Thanks shotgunner, I carved my first piece in 2007, a great hobby that is very addictive, my wife Margie started a few years later.
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Post by Rockoonz on Nov 24, 2017 14:23:39 GMT -5
Wow, I definitely have a long ways to go from the basic bead designs I've done so far, thanks for the inspiration.
Is your air tool a dental tool?
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