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Post by kk on Dec 31, 2015 9:50:41 GMT -5
For us here the year is done, so wishing you all the best for 2016 What a year its been. Finally traveling home, a good and secure working situation, a healthy family and last but not least a very creative one. I certainly know my blessings. Just hoping and wishing the same for all of you. Chin up, the year is fading, and a new one is born. With it come new opportunities, make sure you see and take them, better fail on the road than ruefully thinking about missed ones. My year certainly brought more rocks than expected. Lots of variety Finally finish some longstanding projects Some spanning the year And finally a feared project, just finished today, with results that I'm quite happy with (hopefully will get someday pictures that show what I see). So again, Happy New Year, make it the best yet! Kurt and Family
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Post by kk on Dec 31, 2015 8:45:34 GMT -5
OK, final piece is done just in time. Fraser Agate pebble (2 x 1 inch) Start cont.... And finish-line. Left to right: 2000paper, 14K diamond-paste makeup, and done Thanks for bearing with me, Kurt
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Post by kk on Dec 28, 2015 23:01:43 GMT -5
KK That looks like a snow globe to me Awesome job. Thank you. There is quite a few entries again to make choosing just one hard.
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Post by kk on Dec 27, 2015 10:15:39 GMT -5
Thank you all. Biker, hmmmm, does have some resemblance....... Like it!
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Post by kk on Dec 26, 2015 23:15:04 GMT -5
After a hectic couple of weeks, and the last Shopping-mall Santa-jobs done (pic actually from the last job) Its time to ring out the year quietly with family and a couple more final projects before 2015 is done. Filigree Agate, or there might be some other name that has recently turned up/been mentioned. Chips, fractures, undercuts, etc., a pain to work if not stabilized, but such a wonderful stone to look at when winter is the theme. The chosen shape is one of my favorites as it reminds me of home. Its shape is that of a Marterl (as we call it in our region) Marterls are a common sight around German and Italian speaking regions. I'm not sure if they exist outside those two regions. They are usually found in commemoration of someone who has left this life to early and/or as warning about dangers ahead. Most hiking trail-heads in my region of Austria have them. So basically, its warning as well as an invitation for prayer before starting on your adventure. The following pics are of one and the same piece of cab, yet every turn gives you a different view and design. FRONT BACK And showing the polish as well as chips and undercut Now, I need to find someone who can complete my vision. Got two elements already ready, just needs to be combined and elaborated. I hope to be able to talk a local gold/silversmith from my hometown into doing it, to have at least part done by someone who is surrounded by those Marterls every day. If not, will have to find someone else. Now to close out the year, there is one more thing in progress. My worst nightmare. A head. Fraser Agate Pebble, about half way through the cutting. Wanted a wild man, yet it turns into a rather kind face! Never get what I want, it seems. Happy save holidays, and thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Dec 25, 2015 9:17:03 GMT -5
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Post by kk on Dec 23, 2015 20:04:48 GMT -5
Wow! Love them! I especially love the first one..... just wow! The best winter-cab is yet to come. Finally found the slabette that I was looking for. If nothing breaks, should be ready by Friday.
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Post by kk on Dec 23, 2015 11:50:40 GMT -5
Hi there everyone. Wish you all a great time with family and friends over the upcoming holidays. How about creating season greetings from now up to New Year, using your creations with your favorite message for the season? Let me start with a simple one: Looking forward to your creations.
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Post by kk on Dec 23, 2015 11:45:29 GMT -5
Thanks, all the best to you and your dearest. Naturally, the same goes for all members here.....................
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Post by kk on Dec 22, 2015 20:05:23 GMT -5
I love the shape and scene on the second one. Very nice! The shape is rather accidental. The slab broke apart each and every way as soon as I touched it with the saw. Eventual grinding was OK, but did not like the vibration from cutting at all.
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Post by kk on Dec 22, 2015 5:23:02 GMT -5
Whaa, 9 days to go and only one entry? Ok, lets make that some form of contest. My cab comes from an unknown (to me) material. Nice winter-scape, I think, front and back, can't decide which is better. Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Dec 22, 2015 5:17:47 GMT -5
OK I'm in with this Purple Cow Agate before the holidays start. A nightmare with all the vugs and dirt-spots, but good colour range and a paradise for Pareidolia. The longer one looks at it the more images appear. Reminds me of Winterstorms rolling in. Thats other face of the two-sided cab. Will use the first side in a FB challenge as it is a better fit for the current theme. The second cab and entry in the contest here, comes from an unknown (to me) material. Nice winter-scape, I think, front and back. Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Dec 15, 2015 7:49:17 GMT -5
Thats how you get to know a stone. Takes a long time yes, but...... Looks great, well done.
I do all my stones from 400 to 2000 with paper. Then 14k and 50k Diamond-paste to finish them up (simply because the paste turns out cheaper than the paper as well as being super quick). But I do have 3,5 and 10000 paper in the ready should I not get the 30 minutes time on the machine.
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Post by kk on Dec 11, 2015 7:19:16 GMT -5
Nice cab you got there.
Say, Candy-cane and snowflake? does that mean outlines only, or can more be done with it?
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Post by kk on Nov 29, 2015 6:27:34 GMT -5
I think the hardest theme that Tommy and I discussed will come in January. Such as?
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Post by kk on Nov 29, 2015 6:18:16 GMT -5
Thank you micellular. A little progress today. Now need to get the pectoral fin fin in place and then the danged head. I tried to start the head today, but simply cant wrap my head around it. I see it, and by the time I set the bur down, I can't..... After that, I need to figure out a way to make the dorsal and caudal fins stand out. Still thinking of drawing upper waves point of origin farther back (midpoint of left side). Thanks for looking, Kurt
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Post by kk on Nov 27, 2015 8:34:05 GMT -5
Welcome back. Great to see your work again. Still dreaming about your fantastic backed cabs.
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Post by kk on Nov 26, 2015 19:34:06 GMT -5
Ouch, thats what I meant. Got some of the chatoyant variety. ya that was unexpected but it has it threw out ! i didnt know sodalite had that Got some by chance a few years ago (NOT AN ENTRY)
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Post by kk on Nov 24, 2015 17:19:59 GMT -5
Impeccable. Lovely designs complementing the stones. My favorite in the set is also Morgan Hill due to the colourcontrast.
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Post by kk on Nov 24, 2015 2:11:21 GMT -5
OK, sencond try of a fish scene is on the way Dont know really what to call this material. Was told gem sillica, but while there surely are sections of the material justyfying that title, I rather call is Gem Silica in Chrysocola. After today This is so much harder to do than the last one. The waterflow needs to work optically, otherwise that will never look right. Then comes the fish: I got no idea yet as to how deep I need to cut to allow the creature to be seen. So there is lots of experimenting ahead. Two surprises already observed: contrary to the usual; sanding increases the colour-strenght, and the dark blue/black on top might turn into purple/red.
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