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« on: January 30, 2013, 02:14:33 pm » |
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Alright............I'm back after taking the month of January off - which I normally do anyway............. My 1st pendant is a prong set Amazonite, 34x40mm.......... Front view..............  Side view............  Back view...........  2nd Pendant is a Lace Agate with a round wire stamped accent wire, 17x39mm........ Front view.........  Side view.............  That's all for now..............More to come throughout the coming year as they are completed............. |
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 03:00:36 pm » |
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Nice color on both. Like the minimalist look on the first one. Lets the stone shine in all its glory.  |
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muleshoejoe
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2013, 05:42:02 pm » |
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Beauties  The Amazonite looks like its floating. I really like the stamp work on the Lace Agate. Is that the nail setting tool or a new one? I wish my stamping looked like that .  |
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rickn
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2013, 06:30:09 pm » |
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Very nice work. The stamping job looks very clean and even. I like seeing your work.
RickN
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hulagrub
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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2013, 07:24:24 pm » |
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Way to go Steve. Again!!!
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deb193
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« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2013, 08:03:59 pm » |
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the amazonite has a sublime simple elegance
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- Daniel (when everything is exceptional, nothing is) |
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thewrightthings
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« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2013, 09:29:00 pm » |
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Steve, great job. Love the simple setting on the amazonite. Will have to try something like that in the future.
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Steve
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« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2013, 09:30:54 pm » |
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Beauties The Amazonite looks like its floating. I really like the stamp work on the Lace Agate. Is that the nail setting tool or a new one? I wish my stamping looked like that . I used two nail sets to get the design on the accent wire. I 1st stamped with a 4/32 nail set then came back at the intersections with a 2/32 nail set to put in the little circles............. On the Amazonite my idea was to be as little intrusive on the stone as possible, both front and back. Both sides are cabbed along the chatoyant layers in the stone................Hard to get that in a photo...........  |
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« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2013, 10:40:34 pm » |
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Nice work. I love amazonite, I have a pound or so and think it looks great. I'm surprised I don't see more cabs on the market.
The silver stamping is awesome. I need to work on some stamping for my borders. So I can change up my design. There starting to look like cookie cutters.
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Troy
I do three kinds of work, good, fast and cheap. I can only do two at a time. If you want it good and cheap it won't be fast. If you want it fast and cheap it won't be good. If you want it good and fast it won't be cheap.
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Helene
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« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2013, 10:54:53 pm » |
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I like both pieces. Have some amazonite that I slabbed. Is it hard to cab? Found it very brittle. Should it be stabalized?
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Steve
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2013, 09:43:56 am » |
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I like both pieces. Have some amazonite that I slabbed. Is it hard to cab? Found it very brittle. Should it be stabalized?
No it wasn't hard to cab. This was pretty stable but I used a gentle hand in polishing because I had sliced it parallel to the chatoyant plain and that seems a little flaky at times. I don't know about stabilizing, never tried it............ |
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madfabricator
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2013, 10:45:00 am » |
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The amazonite I cut.. cut like a dream. No problems at all. I cut small rough stones though not slabs.
Troy
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I do three kinds of work, good, fast and cheap. I can only do two at a time. If you want it good and cheap it won't be fast. If you want it fast and cheap it won't be good. If you want it good and fast it won't be cheap.
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Steve
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2013, 02:29:15 pm » |
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Finished two more before the hockey and football week-end............... 1st is a free-form Boulder Opal.................. Front view..........  Left side view........  Right side view.............  2nd is a Blue Tiger-eye............ Front view..............  Left side view...............  Right side view............  |
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rickn
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2013, 05:19:25 pm » |
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You sure do come up with some neat designs. I recognize the powder finish but how did you pattern the first one? Thanks for shareing.
RickN
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Debbie K
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2013, 06:55:47 pm » |
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Steve:
As always, cool designs, pretty stones and impeccable metalwork. I wish I could do construction work as well as you, but I don't think I'll live that long. Thanks for sharing these with us.
Debbie
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