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Post by docone31 on Nov 3, 2004 20:35:03 GMT -5
I agree with Brett, from what I see, you can read the stone and you work with its original shape. The cut brings out the stone, not the cut is the object. My wife is really excited with your work.
Have you tried Intarsia? If you go to Lapidaryjournal.com you will find a tutorial on making Opal Intarsia. The opal could be substituted with any other stone.
I think you can do it. Let me know. Intarsia brings the big bucks.
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 3, 2004 23:02:21 GMT -5
heres acouple more doc --i dont know what happend im sittin here watchin spartacus --im done for the nite my back is goin nutts ill finish them tomorrow  |
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Post by docone31 on Nov 3, 2004 23:06:35 GMT -5
Dude, they rock. Get some rest. We will babble again in the morrow.
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Post by cookie3rocks on Nov 3, 2004 23:29:50 GMT -5
uuuwww and aahhhh Sands. Just incredible. I cowtow to your abilities.  WTG cookie |
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Post by Cher on Nov 3, 2004 23:39:47 GMT -5
Absolutely stunning! You sure do great work Sands.
Cher
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Post by hermatite on Nov 4, 2004 9:19:30 GMT -5
oh...my...freaking...GOD! those are incredible. What an eye you must have. If we all have a "thing" in life, sands, I think you've found yours! (I found mine years ago...I can fit 11 jelly munchkins in my mouth at the same time! talented, eh?  ). Those are just great. |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 4, 2004 10:17:49 GMT -5
lol hermatite you are too funny!
sands those are great! is that red crazy lace in the 2nd pic bottom middle?
kim
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 4, 2004 13:35:18 GMT -5
hahaha herm too funny when i was younger i usta be able to eat philly cheese steak and an italian hoagie in one sitting,, but that was when i usta open the closet door and lb size baggies full of contraban would fall out hahahaha---
kim thats a slice of dino bone i got from skipper on a trade real nice stuff ill get a pic up it dont look like much till ya slice it has the bone marrow design still in it pretty cool lookin
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 8, 2004 20:54:48 GMT -5
hey doc i didnt forget ya i went all the way to polish with them all and didnt like half of them,, so they went back to 220 hahha i want them to be right so they look good---i cant sit real long at one time,, so i keep going back to them im still workin though hahaha
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Post by docone31 on Nov 8, 2004 20:58:30 GMT -5
Take your time brudda, I want some stuff you are proud of. Quality takes time. I really like your stuff and it takes what it takes.
You need to modify the tinfoil hat and build a pyramid into it. That will help.
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 8, 2004 21:06:15 GMT -5
hahaha i could just see my daughter walking in and sayin dad whats that on your head hahaha
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Post by docone31 on Nov 8, 2004 21:39:49 GMT -5
music....Raven hair, ruby lips, sparks fly from his fingertips.......Ohhh Witchy rockhound see how high you fly.....
Magic dust, that is it. Santa and his reindeer took some magic dust and flew around the world! Magic dust......
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 9, 2004 17:47:09 GMT -5
"Woo hoo witchy woman she got the moon in her eye
Well I know you want a lover,
Let me tell your brother, she's been sleeping
In the devil's bed.
And there's some rumors going round
Someone's underground
She can rock you in the nighttime
til your skin turns red..."
one of my fav Eagles tunes, that one.....
OK everyone! synchonoze your Tin Foil Hats, point them in the general direction of the Aurora Borealis, put your turntable to 78 rpm and let's ROCK!
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 21, 2004 11:28:52 GMT -5
hey doc i been fightin with these stones back and forth i think im trying to hard hahaha,, but i finaly got these to pass the eye test if they look ok send me an addy i can send them too and you can look them over see what ya think----sandsman1@aol.com  |
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Post by llanago on Nov 21, 2004 11:45:29 GMT -5
Sands, those are beautiful! As usual! You are quite the artist when it comes to cutting and grinding your freeforms. You definitely have the eye for bringing out the hidden beauty of the stone.
llana
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 21, 2004 12:12:01 GMT -5
oh my you have some gorgeous ones there. has doc seen one of these with his own eyes yet? not a bad one in the bunch sands! how do you do it?
kim
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Post by docone31 on Nov 21, 2004 17:09:35 GMT -5
Sands. I love em. You have work I like for my shop. I will send you a private with my addy. I plan on wire wrapping them and I will send photos of them when I am done.
You do good work.
If you go anywhere near Cape May NJ., they have quote Cape May Diamonds. They are actually blue to clear star saphires. I heard today they are all over the beach down there. They grind well and have a definate star.
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 21, 2004 18:12:31 GMT -5
doc my family has a house on the island in cape may i live about 5 mins from diamond beach and ill tell ya they usta be plentyfull but now you mostly find about pea size clear drops i still have a box of beach rock i scooped up and brought home i think i seen some small ones when i went through some of them but none worth trying to shape there too small for my fat fingers hahaha --------------i just wraped each one in bubble wrap so they dont get scratch up on the trip and im going to the post office tomorrow after the bank with the last cabs i sold on ebay,, so ill get then commin to you,, and tell the truth if you see something im doing wrong i wont get any better if nobody tells me hahaha
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Post by llanago on Nov 21, 2004 18:20:05 GMT -5
I will send photos of them when I am done. "I will send photos....." SEND [/b] photos?  What you talkin' 'about, Willis?  Shouldn't that be "I will POST photos on the forum" We wanna see them too!! llana
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Post by docone31 on Nov 21, 2004 21:47:24 GMT -5
LLana, be gentle with me, I am young fragile and impressionable. This will be my first time and I am anxious. I hope there is no accident.
I am a freeze dried hippie, so even though the years have gone by, I just came to. It is like I am 16 again and it is all new.
What happened to the Fender Stratocaster? How come Guild is no longer spoken? What is this....Martin was bought out by Aspen, and Aspen is owned by Mitsubishi Motors? When did the best American guitar in the world become a subsidiary of a Japanese Auto manufacturer we defeated in WWII?
How do I get back to where I came from? I cannot look, I want to go to Yasgurs farm! Love Beads, Timothy Leary, Magic Bus, CSNY,
Lets do the time warp again....First I jump to the left....
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). Those are just great.
Shouldn't that be "I will POST photos on the forum" We wanna see them too!!
