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Post by Cher on Dec 12, 2004 20:57:30 GMT -5
Just had to try and take a picture of this to show you guys. I just love this piece, the swirls are incredible. I ran it in AO polish for 5 days, now I'm moving it into cerium. This one already has a good shine, want to see if it improves any with the cerium. Side One Reverse I did some shaping on this one with the dremel, side one is just slightly curved. The reverse is sort like a wave, like an s curve. Just over 1/4 inch deep, about 1/2 inch wide and an inch long. I really like the way it turned out, it just feels great! Thanks for looking, Cher |
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Post by Toad on Dec 12, 2004 21:08:22 GMT -5
The stone has nice character, both shape and color.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Dec 12, 2004 22:08:45 GMT -5
it sure is beautiful cher! are you going to use it for a pendant?
kim
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Post by Cher on Dec 12, 2004 22:48:15 GMT -5
That's my plan. Wish I could drill it but there's no way I would dare when I'm holding the drill by my hand. If I had the drill press set up like Ron has, then I would. Lacking that, I'm going to have a go at wrapping it, hopefully my wire will be here tomorrow.
Cher
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Post by puppie96 on Dec 13, 2004 2:59:00 GMT -5
It's beautiful!
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Dec 13, 2004 3:27:57 GMT -5
Gorgeous stone, it will make a lovely piece of jewellery  |
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Dec 13, 2004 4:21:38 GMT -5
a nice warm colour and great shine Cher
Awesome
Jack
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HarryB41
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Post by HarryB41 on Dec 13, 2004 14:04:21 GMT -5
Beautiful stone you have there!
Harry
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Post by krazydiamond on Dec 13, 2004 14:46:03 GMT -5
love the swirlies, jasper has such cool variations.
make sure you post the finished wrap!
KD
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Dec 13, 2004 17:45:33 GMT -5
Cher, that is a gorgeous stone! Looks alot like the red and yellow jasper I got from Banjocreek. That's gonna make a killer piece of jewelry! Can't wait to see what you do with it.
llana
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Post by cookie3rocks on Dec 13, 2004 17:59:09 GMT -5
Looking that good going into cerium, it's gonna be fantastic finished. We'll all be on pins and needles til then. Good job!
cookie
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Post by creativeminded on Dec 15, 2004 10:49:26 GMT -5
That is a beautiful piece of jasper, thanks for sharing, I also can't wait to see the final piece. Please post a picture when you are done.
Tami
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Post by Cher on Dec 15, 2004 11:05:11 GMT -5
I've been looking at the one you posted Tami and trying to envision how to do mine. Wish I had your talent! I really like this piece and want to do it justice.
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Dec 16, 2004 9:27:10 GMT -5
I have a couple of suggestions on how you can wrap this stone. I would suggest a two or three wire wrapping. Pictures number 5 & 6 are a two wire wrapping the other are three wire wrappings. The picture I put up wound up being small so you can got to www.photobucket.com and search for creativeminded album and you can click on the pictures and get a better look at some of my wrappings. Pictures number 5 & 6 are a two wire wrapping the other are three wire wrappings. If you find yourself not comfortable in wrapping it I am sure that any of us that do wrap would be will to wrap it for you. I personally would wrap it for you in exchange for a beautiful stone you have tumbled. Tami |
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Post by Cher on Dec 16, 2004 9:29:03 GMT -5
Thanks Tami, I'll go take a look now.
Cher
WOW Tami, those are awesome. The little gems, what are they and how are you attaching them? Those are great added touches. I'd love to try something like that but do need to learn the basics first. Did you have any books or just mostly from looking at pics? I am totally impressed!!
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Post by Brenda on Dec 19, 2004 16:32:08 GMT -5
Beautiful piece. You mentioned shaping with a dremel. What kind of bits dit you use and did you have to do it under water?
Brenda
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Post by Cher on Dec 19, 2004 21:09:14 GMT -5
Hi Brenda,
I have 40 grit burrs that I got on eBay that I use to do the shaping. These are pieces that I got when I whacked a bigger stone. What I did was to run them through the coarse grit for about a week so I could get an idea of what kind of shape they might be taking and also to take them down some so I wouldn't have so much to do with the dremel. Once they have started taking shape, I just play around with them taking a bit off here and there until they've reached a shape I like. I don't do it under water, but have water in a low-sided container that I dip the stone in to keep it wet. Also, I have another container, deeper that I can stick the dremel in and let it spin for a few seconds. I wrapped this piece today while our power was out before the sun went down but haven't taken a pic yet. I'll get that on here soon.
Cher
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Post by Cher on Dec 19, 2004 21:51:02 GMT -5
Here's one attempt at wrapping this. Dang it's hard to do on these shiny stones, they are so hard to hang on to. I don't want a lot on this as I don't want to cover up the swirls in the stone itself. I'm not sure I'm happy with this but it was entertaining and kept my mind off of the cold. There's a lot to be said or having the proper tools though and there's a few more I need to get, including the ones with the plastic covered jaws.   |
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Post by Cher on Dec 19, 2004 23:01:03 GMT -5
SO that's Jasper....lol
I had no idea, it's very pretty.
I am still learning all the rocks! It really turned out nice, I love the shape of it, you did a great job.
Guy
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Guy
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Post by Guy on Dec 20, 2004 0:39:41 GMT -5
Wow...very nice pieces, I like what you did with the shapping!
And the wrapping is a wonderful touch!
How hard is the wire? Is it quite difficult to shape?
Guy
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