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Submitted: July 16, 2006
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Make: SONY
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Date Picture Taken: Jul 17, 2006, 3:44:21 PM
Submitted: July 16, 2006
Image Size: 118 KB
Resolution: 672×896
Comments: 104
Favourites & Collections: 188 [who?]
Views
Total: 5,836
Today: 1
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Make: SONY
Model: CYBERSHOT
Shutter Speed: 10/600 second
F Number: F/2.2
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Jul 17, 2006, 3:44:21 PM
Artist's Comments
Nephrite Jade 7.2cm x 2.5cm (2.84 x 0.98 inches). Hand knotted cord. Sterling Silver spiral catch.
I don't want to say too much about this one, because I think it speaks for itself. So I'll just say that of all the stone carvings I have done, this is my favourite. It is mine and I wear it a lot, mostly in Summer, because it seems to really suit summer clothes.
I just now made it a new cord as the last one was getting a little overworn (which is why I hadn't photographed/submitted it until now
).
Side View - [link]
Spiral catch - [link]
I don't want to say too much about this one, because I think it speaks for itself. So I'll just say that of all the stone carvings I have done, this is my favourite. It is mine and I wear it a lot, mostly in Summer, because it seems to really suit summer clothes.
I just now made it a new cord as the last one was getting a little overworn (which is why I hadn't photographed/submitted it until now
).Side View - [link]
Spiral catch - [link]
Devious Comments
CommentsNice carving, is it Summer yet?
 Wow that's a beautiful piece of jade. Excellent work. What type of tools do you use for carving?~AJGlass -- glass images glass studio images photography images Thankyou
 Sigh, not even close. It's mid-winter, I've forgotten what my toes feel like! -- My Etsy Shop - [link] Visit My Ebay Store for Precious Metal supplies and my finished Jewellery Thankyou
 To carve jade (and most other hardstone) you need 'diamond' grinding tools and water. -- My Etsy Shop - [link] Visit My Ebay Store for Precious Metal supplies and my finished Jewellery I know, I've done my fair share of lapidary - cabs, faceting, and carving. I was curious if you used a Dremel/Foredom-like tool or files/wheeled/flat lap machines and what you used for a polishing agent - diamond also or tin/cerium/etc. oxides? ~AJGlass -- glass images glass studio images photography images It's really pretty, I almost thought it was made out of polymer when I first looked at it
-- I don't mean to sound superior, but I hate the company of robots Ah, a fellow carver! For this one I used a combo of 8" wheels on a machine to rough it out, a dremel and files for the rest. To polish I actually just wet sanded it up to a 1600 grit. For jade I prefer not to use the polishes, I think it makes it way too shiny, like glass, and the reflections interfere with the design. Thats just my preference tho, In the course where I learnt carving they actually wanted us to use two polishing agents. A diamond one (crystalline-A, I think it was called) and then a tin oxide. You could make a Jade mirror using that combo
-- My Etsy Shop - [link] Visit My Ebay Store for Precious Metal supplies and my finished Jewellery Thankyou
-- My Etsy Shop - [link] Visit My Ebay Store for Precious Metal supplies and my finished Jewellery Thank you for the added information. I think discussing the process of how you carved this piece really adds to the understanding of the public and boosts their appreciation of the craft. ...and now I need to sort through my slabs and get working on that jade mirror idea. ~AJGlass -- glass images glass studio images photography images |
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