rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Nov 7, 2023 22:15:45 GMT -5
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dillonf
fully equipped rock polisher
Hounding and tumbling
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Post by dillonf on Nov 7, 2023 22:19:47 GMT -5
They all look amazing! The 6th one down is a wonderful blend of primitive elegance - my favorite!
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 7, 2023 22:54:52 GMT -5
Every single one of these is gorgeous! I like how you're putting your own spin on each one of these! *You're pictures are book-worthy! Whatever you're doing when taking them is working!!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 7, 2023 23:10:18 GMT -5
Very nice! I like them all, but I LOVE the last one. Very elegant. The leopardskin is awesome! Love the patina. |
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khara
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Post by khara on Nov 8, 2023 0:47:56 GMT -5
Very nice rockbrain !š All are clearly unique which is fun. Iām particularly fond of #1, 2, 4, and 7. |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Nov 8, 2023 1:06:29 GMT -5
They all look amazing! The 6th one down is a wonderful blend of primitive elegance - my favorite! Thanks! I'm really enjoying and getting into the hammering. Every single one of these is gorgeous! I like how you're putting your own spin on each one of these! *You're pictures are book-worthy! Whatever you're doing when taking them is working!! Thanks, Jason. The pics are done with the same lightbox that Tela showed on here a while ago. Kind of weird because I've got it down pretty good for wraps but still struggling a little with cabs. Very nice! I like them all, but I LOVE the last one. Very elegant. The leopardskin is awesome! Love the patina. Thanks Tela! The last one is big! I don't like to grind away more Larimar than I need to. All the pieces I have are thick tumbled chunks. I can usually split them on the bandsaw. This one made a large cab. The whole wrap is 3 1/16". What barely shows in the last one is the patina has a lot of blue in it. When you move it around you get flashes of blue off the wrap. Very nice rockbrain !š All are clearly unique which is fun. Iām particularly fond of #1, 2, 4, and 7. Thanks Khara! I appreciate it. |
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Post by pebblesky on Nov 8, 2023 1:26:29 GMT -5
Love all of them! This one is especially intriguing to me:  |
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Post by susand24224 on Nov 8, 2023 16:26:33 GMT -5
What a plethora of amazing creations! Your hammering, of course, expands the usual thought of wire-wrapping. I respect the differing approach, and I love the outcome. As for the others, I've now looked at them several times and each time I see a bit more into what you were thinking. Each is unique, and each has a "dressing" that accents the stone; the delicate, almost filigree-like with the delicate, the strong with the strong. Great planning, great work, great outcome.
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Post by liveoak on Nov 9, 2023 7:34:12 GMT -5
A busy weekend ! I'm particular to the Larimar with the twisted border - and the triangular one that pebblesky pointed out. Hope you'll ID that one - the larger square border really goes with the pattern in the rock.
Thanks for showing them. Patty
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 9, 2023 9:48:31 GMT -5
I like them all very much. I really like the larimar. My favorites are #4 and #6. Thanks for sharing.
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Nov 9, 2023 10:32:25 GMT -5
Love all of them! This one is especially intriguing to me: Thank you pebblesky . I was happy with the way that one turned out. It's quite small and dainty. It was a cab that broke and I ended up doing a freeform kite shape. I think sometimes I get a little too literal with the shape. Originally I was considering wrapping this like a kite with a tail on it! What a plethora of amazing creations! Your hammering, of course, expands the usual thought of wire-wrapping. I respect the differing approach, and I love the outcome. As for the others, I've now looked at them several times and each time I see a bit more into what you were thinking. Each is unique, and each has a "dressing" that accents the stone; the delicate, almost filigree-like with the delicate, the strong with the strong. Great planning, great work, great outcome. Thank you Susan! You guys are really inflating my ego. The hammering is fun and does really open up new design opportunities. Still a lot to learn with it. I was trying to hammer a frame for a piece of picture jasper last night. It ended up about twice as big as I wanted it. A busy weekend ! I'm particular to the Larimar with the twisted border - and the triangular one that pebblesky pointed out. Hope you'll ID that one - the larger square border really goes with the pattern in the rock.
Thanks for showing them. Patty
Thanks Patty, I'm loving the Larimar but not an easy stone to work with. It hates vibration so I stay off the 80 wheel but it is very hard so it takes a long time to grind. It was almost impossible for me to work it with my tile saw for trimming, it would just fall apart. Someone told me about a band saw and it's much better now. Thanks for looking and commenting. I believe the kite shaped cab is Bristlecone Oolite. I like them all very much. I really like the larimar. My favorites are #4 and #6. Thanks for sharing. Thanks dshanpnw . I love the Larimar. I've had it for a while, glad I can finally do something with it. |
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Post by drocknut on Nov 9, 2023 11:21:53 GMT -5
Awesome wraps.
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