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Knife #11, Owyhee picture jasper

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« on: April 22, 2012, 10:36:44 am »
I've been more involved into faceting lately. Also because I'm short on nice slabs, a few are on their way, but I'm ready to move overseas, so I'm not buying slabs for now...

Anyway, today I did a knife. It looks very similar to the last knife I posted because it comes from the same slab. I liked how the last one came out, so I cut another one. :D I still have a piece of slab for a matching cab.

This is the finished knife:


I have been able to get a nicely matching pattern on the back of the knife.


This Owyhee picture jasper is really a pleasure to work with.
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 10:56:08 am »
And it makes for a lovely knife too. Love the pattern in this one.
Are you moving to the States?
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2012, 11:10:39 am »
Quote from: ScarlettOSara on April 22, 2012, 10:56:08 am
Are you moving to the States?

Yes, I'll be back to the Bay Area. I've found a nice job there at the Berkeley Labs, and since my plan of moving to Japan (to be near to my GF family) failed miserably, I jumped on the opportunity. I'm looking forward to start there. And settle with my lapidary equipment too. ;) I'm very positive about it.  yippie
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2012, 01:07:49 pm »

Picture jasper is a favorite of mine.  I like what you did.

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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2012, 01:20:36 pm »
Awesome!
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2012, 01:55:01 pm »
Those little knives are cool.
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2012, 03:08:28 pm »
Sounds like a great adventure and you will be close to lots of rocks to go hunting for and meet new rock friends:)
Best of luck with the move:)
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« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2012, 02:33:48 am »
Love the matching sides, well done.

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« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2012, 02:39:18 am »
 yes yes yes
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« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2012, 08:15:05 am »
Marco brilliant knife  yes

Maaaaate, now you'll be able to get your rough at fab prices, means more eye candy for us!  yippie ura yippie ura yippie
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« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2012, 06:13:43 am »
Well, this time I'm planning to do a few good field trips looking for cool rocks.
I'd like to look for some jaspers in Oregon, but I really like Californite too, so I'll have to decide where to go. And hopefully find some other people sharing the same interest and willing to join.

I had spent 2 years in the Bay Area, but I was able only to go to one field-trip looking for minerals (but it was a good one, at the benitoite mine), while there. I wish I had more holidays! :)

But anyway, when buying slabs, I'd be able to get them soon and without the nuisance (and costs) of Italian Customs. And I'm also hoping to be able to go to the Quartzite or Tucson rocks&minerals shows for a weekend or so.  yippie

The only drawback would be that Swiss Army Knives are more expensive in US. :) Maybe i should switch to some good US-made little knife.
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« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2012, 09:15:52 pm »
Beautiful knife , Marco! I especially like the way you care for the best match between the two scales.

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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2012, 05:37:06 am »
Man, i love seeing knives with earthly stones for the scales. I have always wanted to make my own but have no idea on how to make the matching scales. Seems a bit daunting to me  iamjealous
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« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2012, 12:59:44 pm »
For these little Swiss Army Knives the process is easy, just a little more difficult than cutting 2 "normal" calibrated cabs.

You should give it a try. :)
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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2012, 08:00:07 am »
I like the Owyhee, nicely done Swiss Army knife.
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