Post by southerly on Apr 18, 2020 22:55:48 GMT -5
Have not been on RTH for quite a while, this is some recent'ish work. My available carving time is very sporadic, more time than usual to play with rocks thanks to Corona lockdowns, though I don't have access to the large gear at my club.
First up a wave form in Wyoming nephrite jade, nice to carve, absolute horror to polish, finished to a matt 800 grit, as any higher at it looked like shit.
Southern eagle ray in nephrite jade from Tamworth, Australia, with sterling silver tail and garnet bead
Manta ray in nephrite jade from Tamworth, Australia, with sterling silver tai. This was the first ray I did, I like the idea of the metal tails as they are thinner than doing a stone one, however I was concerned about having a sharp point on the pendant, so so for this one I curled the tail with a beading tool, the eagle ray I put a garnet bead on the end.
This is beautiful BC nephrite jade, inspired by a trip to Puget Sound, this is a jade version of a Salish Indian halibut hook, traditionally these were made of wood and bone.
A couple of whale tails as gifts for 21st's
A few fish hooks in traditional pacific islander style, mixture of BC, NZ and Aus jades.
And finally a knife with rhodonite from Tamworth, Australia. I did it for the property owner who kindly gave us access to the deposit.
David
First up a wave form in Wyoming nephrite jade, nice to carve, absolute horror to polish, finished to a matt 800 grit, as any higher at it looked like shit.
Southern eagle ray in nephrite jade from Tamworth, Australia, with sterling silver tail and garnet bead
Manta ray in nephrite jade from Tamworth, Australia, with sterling silver tai. This was the first ray I did, I like the idea of the metal tails as they are thinner than doing a stone one, however I was concerned about having a sharp point on the pendant, so so for this one I curled the tail with a beading tool, the eagle ray I put a garnet bead on the end.
This is beautiful BC nephrite jade, inspired by a trip to Puget Sound, this is a jade version of a Salish Indian halibut hook, traditionally these were made of wood and bone.
A couple of whale tails as gifts for 21st's
A few fish hooks in traditional pacific islander style, mixture of BC, NZ and Aus jades.
And finally a knife with rhodonite from Tamworth, Australia. I did it for the property owner who kindly gave us access to the deposit.
David
