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A recent commission piece Mar 28, 2024 19:17:07 GMT -5 drocknut, RWA3006, and 22 more like this

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Post by rockbrain on Mar 28, 2024 19:17:07 GMT -5

I did a 3-day show last weekend. It was my first lapidary show. Did okay. Sold a bunch of slabs. I got a commission from someone that bought a labradorite "coin" with a lion carved on the front. She wanted something very plain done and silver. This is what I came up with. Sent her a picture and she's very happy with it.

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Bigfoot is often called Sasquatch, Yeti doesn't seem to care!

vegasjames no longer being taken for granite Member since June 2013 Posts: 9,616 Member is Online	A recent commission piece Mar 28, 2024 19:33:19 GMT -5 johnthor1963 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vegasjames on Mar 28, 2024 19:33:19 GMT -5 Great job, nice and tight.

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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,035	A recent commission piece Mar 28, 2024 20:35:04 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Mar 28, 2024 20:35:04 GMT -5 Very cool! Looks great!

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	A recent commission piece Mar 28, 2024 23:08:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 28, 2024 23:08:23 GMT -5 Very simple (as it was asked for)...and very elegant looking!
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Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,504	A recent commission piece Mar 29, 2024 8:01:19 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Mar 29, 2024 8:01:19 GMT -5 Very nice, shows off the piece as it should. The fine detail in that carved piece also has me intrigued as to how it was made. And I ain't lion...
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A recent commission piece Mar 29, 2024 9:09:02 GMT -5 rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this

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Post by rockbrain on Mar 29, 2024 9:09:02 GMT -5

Thanks all, I appreciate it. It's definitely tight. I bent the front wire to retain it and had a heck of a time getting the stone back in the frame. I think the wires finally stretched! I thought about doing a couple of flourishes on top to kind of mimic the lion's mane but I'm glad I left it simple. And I ain't lion... (lol)

Thanks for giving me a little chuckle today Rockoonz. It's been a stressful week!

Bigfoot is often called Sasquatch, Yeti doesn't seem to care!

susand24224 driving up their electric bill Member since June 2009 Posts: 2,390	A recent commission piece Mar 29, 2024 16:11:52 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by susand24224 on Mar 29, 2024 16:11:52 GMT -5 Excellent! IMO, this is exactly what that beautiful carving needed, even if she hadn't asked for simple. I get it with the lion's mane swirls, though.

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A recent commission piece Mar 29, 2024 20:54:13 GMT -5

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 29, 2024 20:54:13 GMT -5

Beautiful job on the pendant! The wrap is perfect for that stone.

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aGates has rocks in the head Building a silver studio Member since January 2021 Posts: 518	A recent commission piece Apr 9, 2024 13:31:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by aGates on Apr 9, 2024 13:31:42 GMT -5 The carving is off the hook did you get that done else were or inhouse? rockbrain
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Apr 9, 2024 13:31:42 GMT -5 aGates said:

The carving is off the hook did you get that done else were or inhouse? rockbrain

The lady that had me do it handed it off to me at the show. I did nothing but wrap it. I assumed she bought it there from one of the many dealers selling foreign made obelisk, spheres etc. It still had a price tag on the back. If I remember correctly it was $24. Pretty cheap for a nice piece of carved Labradorite. It has a decent flash and was oriented nicely.

Bigfoot is often called Sasquatch, Yeti doesn't seem to care!

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A recent commission piece Apr 10, 2024 9:44:16 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by aGates on Apr 10, 2024 9:44:16 GMT -5

24 bucks yeah some slave like labor is involved. A pitty, you did a fine job.o suppose you could add a tag assembled in America lol it always blows me away to see the USA flag on say a DeWalt tool that says assembled in America with foreign parts. Gotta skirt the tarrifs some way lol. But seriously I like what you did thier it looks manly and precise.

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A recent commission piece Apr 10, 2024 10:45:36 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by brotherbill on Apr 10, 2024 10:45:36 GMT -5

I may be mistaken but I don't suspect any slave labor is involved per se. The carvings seem to be mass produced most likely by automated machinery. Dozens of exact copies are available on Ebay from Indian vendors.

www.ebay.ca/itm/315182581501?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cwtyruzeqdq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=PAtycH1_S5O&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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Apr 10, 2024 10:45:36 GMT -5 brotherbill said:

I may be mistaken but I don't suspect any slave labor is involved per se. The carvings seem to be mass produced most likely by automated machinery. Dozens of exact copies are available on Ebay from Indian vendors.

www.ebay.ca/itm/315182581501?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=cwtyruzeqdq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=PAtycH1_S5O&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I see your point, but your link is Chinese.

I used to work for a catalog company who imported a lot of dollar store type stuff from China in the early 90s. We used to get boxes with messages for help scrawled in pigeon English. Made me feel real crappy about working there.

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A recent commission piece Apr 11, 2024 10:56:27 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by Rockoonz on Apr 11, 2024 10:56:27 GMT -5

Old cameos are identical, and hand made. Kinda hand made.
At some point they started using pantograph type devices as crude followers to mostly rough out the design, and many of them still use them. When it's all you do, making hundreds of pieces that are virtually identical to the naked eye is easier than it would be to many.

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susand24224 driving up their electric bill Member since June 2009 Posts: 2,390	A recent commission piece Apr 12, 2024 16:37:42 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by susand24224 on Apr 12, 2024 16:37:42 GMT -5 I strongly suspect that much from India is really from China. I know that Chinese beads are all over India, and the tariffs are much less on Indian products than on Chinese ones. . .

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