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Post by jdennis on Oct 29, 2005 14:18:38 GMT -5
where do you come up with the patterns? theyre beautiful:)
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 29, 2005 14:28:41 GMT -5
susan those are beautiful!
kim
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Post by krazydiamond on Oct 29, 2005 15:30:49 GMT -5
great wraps, NM, love that stone on the left!
KD
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Post by Cher on Oct 29, 2005 16:15:56 GMT -5
Beautiful job Susan, where do you get your twisted wire?
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Post by joe on Oct 30, 2005 0:34:14 GMT -5
Wonderful wraps Susan! What is the stone on the left wrap?
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SteveHolmes
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2009
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 30, 2005 2:32:15 GMT -5
Sheeeesh! Once again, you've made me froth at the mouth. Dang, you do great work! Some of the best wire wraps I've seen. Love the pics.
Steve
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Rose
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Post by Rose on Oct 30, 2005 7:45:21 GMT -5
Very nice Susan. I just tred wrapping a piece of amazonite this morning, didnt come out that great though, haven't done any for ages so may post it to give everyone a good laugh !
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cuervo73
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by cuervo73 on Oct 31, 2005 11:12:21 GMT -5
Wow Susan, those are very fine! The wraps are outstanding! How long does it take to make one like those? And I like the stone on the left side.. what is that stuff?
ed/cuervo
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Post by rockds on Oct 31, 2005 12:02:45 GMT -5
oh the 2nd pic on the left is very nice - like them all
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WyckedWyre
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by WyckedWyre on Oct 31, 2005 14:40:24 GMT -5
In answer to your questions - I don't really have any design in mind beforehand. First, I just look at the stone/cab and try decide where I want to place the bindings. I'm working on symmetry. It's more about what the wire wants to do, trying to "go with the flow" and being patient. Frustration is your worst enemy. At the end, the bail just kind of "makes itself". I'm sure design will factor into this when I get better at making the wire do what I want it to do...right now the wire rules. It takes about an hour to make a pendant.  I get most of my wire from www.riogrande.com/, that is certainly where the twisted silver wire came from. I probably won't buy any more twisted wire. I would rather twist my own. I recommend anyone learning use dead soft wire, although I prefer half-hard and am working up to hard wire. The harder the wire the less forgiving it is to work with. I am really only learning, myself, having been inspired to learn by www.banjo-creek.com/ (Mike Hagstrom) and www.nattywraps.com/ (Isaac Le FeVere). If I could combine a little of both of their work into my own, I'd be real happy. Banjo's work is very clean and precise and Isaac's is so textured... Now I need a cabmaker...  Susan PS: I'm not sure what that cab on the left is, looks like some kind of jasper. I picked up a bunch of cabs at www.mamasminerals.com/. Next time I go in I'll take it with me and ask them. The middle piece is Tigereye and the one on the right is Moss Agate. |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 31, 2005 15:13:30 GMT -5
oooooo susan you been busy! Very nicely done!
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