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Post by MsAli on Jan 3, 2018 22:39:11 GMT -5
Had a little time before I had to go to job #2 Idea popped in my head so gave it a try.....not gonna give up on these tumbles Ps. Thank you jamesp for these beauties    |
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 4, 2018 0:11:30 GMT -5
Wow, really nice wrap.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 0:59:35 GMT -5
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Post by toiv0 on Jan 4, 2018 6:13:35 GMT -5
Looks pretty cool, super job. The silver really frames the stone and sets it off.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 4, 2018 7:21:48 GMT -5
Nice design and no tool marks. Very wearable piece. Keep it up.
Chuck
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Post by ChicagoDave on Jan 4, 2018 8:43:01 GMT -5
Really nice. I tried to wire wrap a tumbled stone once. All the material is still in the corner where I threw it (the spiders have now claimed it)!
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 9:08:12 GMT -5
Really nice. I tried to wire wrap a tumbled stone once. All the material is still in the corner where I threw it (the spiders have now claimed it)! I almost did the same. Ive wasted so much wire and my kitchen table looks like a bomb went off. The bigger and or flatter they are the easier it is. |
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 4, 2018 9:10:17 GMT -5
Wow!! Very nice MsAli! Glad you jumped on that idea, you're on a roll. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 4, 2018 10:36:35 GMT -5
Very nice! Sometimes you really have to roll with your ideas. You pulled this off wonderfully. I'm impressed by the design and the completion.... no tool marks, either.  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 10:55:55 GMT -5
Thank you everyone. I really like this one
Tool marks were driving me nuts and the #1 reason (#2 my bails still suck) I have so much wire waste. So I am m really please that this has none.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 4, 2018 16:10:56 GMT -5
Cool wrap! I also noticed the lack of tool marks. I had trouble with that. Trouble in general. I did about 5 or 6 and retired. Couldn't control that wire the way I wanted to.
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 16:17:44 GMT -5
Cool wrap! I also noticed the lack of tool marks. I had trouble with that. Trouble in general. I did about 5 or 6 and retired. Couldn't control that wire the way I wanted to. Thank you! It can be very frustrating and then I see these amazing wraps from others and I get discouraged.
I've been playing with different wire gauges and shape, some is easier to manipulate than others
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Post by fernwood on Jan 4, 2018 20:01:55 GMT -5
Very awesome. Yes, you are doing great. Very impressed with this one. Tumbled stones are very challenging.
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Post by pghram on Jan 4, 2018 20:14:01 GMT -5
Great stone and wrap.
Peace,
Rich
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Post by spiceman on Jan 4, 2018 20:46:24 GMT -5
The title of your post says "you might be getting the hang of it."
Don't ever sell yourself short. You do have the hang of wrapping
And that looks real nice.
Just keep moving forward and soon
You will be wrapping with your eyes closed.
Nice job
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 21:05:53 GMT -5
The title of your post says "you might be getting the hang of it." Don't ever sell yourself short. You do have the hang of wrapping And that looks real nice. Just keep moving forward and soon You will be wrapping with your eyes closed. Nice job Thank you😊 And no, not yet I dont.....ruined some more wire tonight  |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 4, 2018 21:10:03 GMT -5
The wire you use makes a big difference, I found out. Also, I started with an irregular shaped tumble, which probably got me off on the wrong foot. Here's a pic of my first three attempts. The one in the middle was my first. It was cheap craft wire, which might not have helped. It gave a good fight, but I beat the hell out of it.  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 21:13:13 GMT -5
The wire you use makes a big difference, I found out. Also, I started with an irregular shaped tumble, which probably got me off on the wrong foot. Here's a pic of my first three attempts. The one in the middle was my first. It was cheap craft wire, which might not have helped. It gave a good fight, but I beat the hell out of it. Those are pretty darn good!! |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 4, 2018 21:22:02 GMT -5
The wire you use makes a big difference, I found out. Also, I started with an irregular shaped tumble, which probably got me off on the wrong foot. Here's a pic of my first three attempts. The one in the middle was my first. It was cheap craft wire, which might not have helped. It gave a good fight, but I beat the hell out of it. Those are pretty darn good!! Feels too much like work to me. A lot of cursing invloved. |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 4, 2018 21:42:57 GMT -5
Those are pretty darn good!! Feels too much like work to me. A lot of cursing invloved. Gives me something to do. And I will not lie....I might of cursed a few times |
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