mossyrockhound
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2011
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 10, 2019 22:43:25 GMT -5
Hi All, As requested (for the newer members) here is an agate fruit bowl I made awhile back. It is about 10 inches in diameter. The material I used is red moss agate from Yellow Hill (WA), green India moss agate, yellow Graveyard Point plume agate, and Wind River turtleback agate (WY). Notice that the red moss agate pieces on the side of the bowl come out to a point which made the making of this piece a little more challenging. Each piece was individually polished front & back before assembly. This is the most time-consuming project I have done. I'm not sure how many hours, but someone who kind of keeps tabs on me thinks I have about 350 hours into it.    I took a video of this piece while rotating on the turntable, but sadly couldn't post it because it was too large (58 MB). Thanks for looking! |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 10, 2019 22:48:11 GMT -5
Holy crap!
That is awesome
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 10, 2019 23:33:54 GMT -5
Unbelievable workmanship on that piece. The light shining through it is amazing! I can only image what it looks like in person.
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quartz
Cave Dweller 
breakin' rocks in the hot sun
Member since February 2010
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Post by quartz on Jan 10, 2019 23:36:27 GMT -5
In a word, wow! Time well spent.
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Post by johnw on Jan 10, 2019 23:54:17 GMT -5
Garry, awesome work yet again. So why do you keep torturing us with these magnificent one offs? From my perspective I would love to see a display of all you achievements at one time or conversely you can build up the tension and just give us a few each week. It's all good. Cheers, johnw
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Post by Pat on Jan 11, 2019 0:09:34 GMT -5
Wow!
Thanks!
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mossyrockhound
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2011
Posts: 1,315
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 11, 2019 0:12:50 GMT -5
Thanks Ali, Robin, Larry, Pat and John for your comments.
John, it's a long story, but we lost many photos in a computer glitch. We eventually got most of them back, but they don't seem to be in any order. So, I plan on posting a few a week as I can find them. We have thousands of photos saved so it really takes a lot of time to go through all the weddings, birthday parties, vacations, etc. To ferret out the rock photos.
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Post by johnw on Jan 11, 2019 0:39:32 GMT -5
Thanks Ali, Robin, Larry, Pat and John for your comments. John, it's a long story, but we lost many photos in a computer glitch. We eventually got most of them back, but they don't seem to be in any order. So, I plan on posting a few a week as I can find them. We have thousands of photos saved so it really takes a lot of time to go through all the weddings, birthday parties, vacations, etc. To ferret out the rock photos. Garry, Amen, been there and experience the pains of lost picture when I purchase a hand held scope that uploaded 5 years of memories and lost them. I worked with the supplier of the scope and recovered most but lost forever 2017, vacations, anniversary's birthdays Christmas the lot. The heartache is profound. OK so I can understand the reason for not showing us a bunch all at one time. But if you can, more of the intarsia please. Each one is a sight to behold, really. Cheers, johnw |
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 11, 2019 0:54:12 GMT -5
That is incredible!!!
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Post by fernwood on Jan 11, 2019 4:53:07 GMT -5
A very amazing piece. The craftsmanship is outstanding.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 11, 2019 9:56:58 GMT -5
Garry, awesome work yet again. So why do you keep torturing us with these magnificent one offs? From my perspective I would love to see a display of all you achievements at one time or conversely you can build up the tension and just give us a few each week. It's all good. Cheers, johnw
Myself and a few others asked Garry to post pictures of his beautiful creations so we could see the details close-up. He has been generously obliging us. Thanks, mossyrockhound! |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 11, 2019 11:45:42 GMT -5
I love these one at a time
It gets to showcase that particular piece and I am blown away every time by Garry's' talent
Patiently waiting for the next one
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mossyrockhound
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2011
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 12, 2019 1:53:43 GMT -5
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mgrets
spending too much on rocks
Member since February 2011
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Post by mgrets on Jan 13, 2019 8:55:53 GMT -5
Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for posting this; looking forward to more!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 13, 2019 9:19:51 GMT -5
I almost missed this! Wow! That belongs in a museum. It is really beautiful. Knowing what it took to make it makes it even more of a treasure. You are DA MAN!
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Kai
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Kai on Jan 13, 2019 9:51:52 GMT -5
Wow, impressive!
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mossyrockhound
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2011
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 13, 2019 13:11:02 GMT -5
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Post by nowyo on Jan 15, 2019 19:10:48 GMT -5
That is incredible. Love it.
Russ
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mossyrockhound
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2011
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jan 22, 2019 22:17:22 GMT -5
That is incredible. Love it. Russ Thanks Russ! |
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Post by frane on Jan 23, 2019 16:36:06 GMT -5
That is an impressive work of art!
Fran
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