Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough

Roan has rocks in the head Member since January 2008 Posts: 600	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 12:14:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roan on Dec 20, 2010 12:14:29 GMT -5 Gold willow free form, 26 gauge, gold-toned wire, rose quartz rough, round glass mirror base: Front: Base Detail: Thank you for looking! Eileen

spokanetim has rocks in the head Member since October 2009 Posts: 656	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 12:17:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by spokanetim on Dec 20, 2010 12:17:51 GMT -5 Your trees are amazing works of art. Can't imagine how long and how much patience it must take to place each wire to make it look so natural. Tim
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NatureNut no longer being taken for granite Peace Member since November 2008 Posts: 7,893	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 12:19:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NatureNut on Dec 20, 2010 12:19:34 GMT -5 Wow! Roan, how many feet of wire did you use on this. Gorgeous as usual Roan! Jo

adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 12:34:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Dec 20, 2010 12:34:36 GMT -5 Feet? Ha! maybe miles! Outstanding work! Adrian
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dbrealityrocks fully equipped rock polisher Member since February 2010 Posts: 1,084	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 12:36:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dbrealityrocks on Dec 20, 2010 12:36:35 GMT -5 suuweeeet
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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 12:41:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Dec 20, 2010 12:41:50 GMT -5 Really nice
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Roan has rocks in the head Member since January 2008 Posts: 600	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 17:15:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roan on Dec 20, 2010 17:15:37 GMT -5 Thanks, all! Ah, I think 300 feet of wire. Been a while since I started this one, but that's about average for a tree of this type.

chromenut fully equipped rock polisher Member since December 2009 Posts: 1,971	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 20, 2010 17:48:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chromenut on Dec 20, 2010 17:48:11 GMT -5 One day you gotta post a tutorial on that. I'd love to create something similar.
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Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 21, 2010 1:10:29 GMT -5

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Dec 20, 2010 17:48:11 GMT -5 chromenut said:

One day you gotta post a tutorial on that. I'd love to create something similar.

I could, but there is already a book out there that goes through everything -- except the gemstones part -- step by step. That's how I learned how to do it:

www.amazon.com/How-Create-Tree-Sculpture-INSTRUCTIONS/dp/1413489354/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1292911793&sr=8-2

It's an awesome book.

Eileen

chassroc Cave Dweller Rocks are abundant when you have rocktumblinghobby pals Member since January 2005 Posts: 3,586	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 22, 2010 13:39:17 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chassroc on Dec 22, 2010 13:39:17 GMT -5 that is a real work of art...great craft Charlie

Roan has rocks in the head Member since January 2008 Posts: 600	Gold Willow, Rose Quartz Rough Dec 22, 2010 14:50:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Roan on Dec 22, 2010 14:50:44 GMT -5 Thank you, Charlie!

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