Stone Sculpture Projects |
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Feb 11 2009, 03:51 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,190 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Seems most of the sculptures Im working on right now are smaller than a quarter.
Here is an example with this California Fire Agate bee in the works. Only his right wing is showing in this picture as size example. The wings still need to be attached, so it looks a bit like this still yet. Hopefully it will improve in time, and I wont snap a wing trying to put it all together. I think Im going to forward a few of the bigger projects I have in the works, and give my fingers a break.......hehe Have to love the challenge though right? -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Jan 17 2013, 02:40 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 4-October 10 From: Sweden Member No.: 7,387 |
I to love the photos Denise. Great talent.
Also trying to teach myself carving, however on a more free-form basis. These are sorta "in action" shots, documenting the process of carving a garnet using a dremel and different kind of bits and grinding media. The rough; a close to 16+ cts colour shifting garnet in a difficult-to-facet shape. Would have a low return. So why not try carving it instead? [img width=100 height=99]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_032.jpg[/img] [img width=87 height=100]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_031.jpg[/img] I do some rough grinding at 600 grit with sintered burrs, variety "el cheapo" from China. Then I use 600 diamond paste (homebrew variety) and a tooth pick (special burr) to level out the bumps and generally round it off. Also gives a finer finish before moving on to pre-polish. The first side is completely free form. Notice the black pencil drawings. Using it to mark areas which need more cutting. The second side looks like a mushroom growing out of the bush, IMO. [img width=97 height=100]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_045.jpg[/img] [img width=100 height=95]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_046.jpg[/img] I've now moved to the next step, pre-polish. I started out using 3,000 grit, but it took to long. So once again a home brew cutting paste was made using 1200 grit diamond. (6-12 micron) It took on an polished surface using that! I couldn't get a decent picture of the other side before finishing. Tried using a final polish of 14,000 grit, didn't do any difference so I let it be. [img width=100 height=91]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_cabbingdays017.jpg[/img] This piece ended up at approx 18 mm long and 13.86 cts heavy(!!). I hope this works, finished piece. Looks worse then it is. Should've cleaned it before taking pics [img width=100 height=95]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_finished004.jpg[/img] [img width=100 height=95]http://i1209.photobucket.com/albums/cc389/Voltaire_Lapidary/Carving/th_finished001.jpg[/img] -------------------- Geologists are gneiss, tuff and a little wacke.
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