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Post by rockmanken on Mar 31, 2011 12:46:55 GMT -5
I reconstructed some Ark. turquoise with some resin and made scales for a Chief toothpick knife. Arkansas toothpick..... ;D ;D ;D First is a picture of the turquoise. It is in very small seams in a soft matrix (like kaolin, but harder...chalky)   Chief toothpick.   Thanks for looking, Ken |
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tgood1969
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Post by tgood1969 on Mar 31, 2011 13:32:52 GMT -5
I like it! The reconstituted product is unique and appears to take a nice shine. Nice workmanship as well.
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 31, 2011 15:16:14 GMT -5
So, did you carv for those thin veins, crushed the material and mixed it with resin? Quite a work! But beautiful result.
Adrian
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Post by rockmanken on Mar 31, 2011 16:09:34 GMT -5
Yes, Adrian. I crushed it, seperated it (glad I didn't have any hair to pull out while doing it), then finely crushed it and then mixed it with resin and let it set up hard and then cut it like any rock. It is just VERY soft.
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RockIt2Me
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Post by RockIt2Me on Mar 31, 2011 16:35:03 GMT -5
Wow Ken....very impressive.
Nancie
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Mar 31, 2011 16:36:04 GMT -5
Really nice!!!
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Post by frane on Mar 31, 2011 18:29:31 GMT -5
Ken, you sure do find challenges and then not only meet it but surpass it! You really made a neat product and it looks great on that knife!
Fran
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Post by tanyafrench on Apr 1, 2011 13:27:53 GMT -5
Wow, I have a lot of patience but sitting there carving out all the little bits of turquoise had to take a really long time. The knife is beautiful so it certainly was worth it. Great job!
Tanya
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Post by rockmanken on Apr 2, 2011 6:44:10 GMT -5
Actually it only took about an hour, but thanks for your concern. Had a few small pieces with nice exterior seams.  Ken |
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