chookie
off to a rocking start
Hi, I am rockhound from Australia. I am mainly a rock carver but do enjoy the hunt for gems too.
Member since June 2013
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Post by chookie on Jun 3, 2013 19:29:46 GMT -5
Very enjoyable and informative tutorial.Thanks for sharing.
Chookie the newbie.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2013 21:08:17 GMT -5
Sorry I missed you Tammy. I do not carve anything harder than alabaster because I do not use any kind of power tools. Everything is done by hand.
Welcome Cookie. I am glad that you like my tutorial. I will be looking forward to seeing some of your carvings and I am sure a lot of others will too. Everyone here likes photos.
Jim
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Post by paulshiroma on Jun 8, 2013 22:29:53 GMT -5
Jim, thanks for the additional information and sending this over to me. I've chatted with Andrew about carving, on and off, since we picked up that large piece of soapstone at the show last month. Maybe he'll catch the bug with this tutorial.
Thanks
Paul
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Post by tntmom on Jun 9, 2013 0:23:32 GMT -5
Awesome tutorial Jim! I just noticed that this was started in 2011? I can't believe I missed such an awesome thread! I think it should be stickied too!
Sent from my SGH-T769 using proboards
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jamesp
Cave Dweller 
Member since October 2012
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Post by jamesp on Jun 9, 2013 6:28:17 GMT -5
This is all amazing craftmenship.It's the quiet ones to keep your eye on!LOL Great stuff Jim.
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mel90
off to a rocking start
Member since November 2013
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Post by mel90 on Nov 13, 2013 1:59:22 GMT -5
Thank you, wonderful job.
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nvkermit1512
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2014
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Post by nvkermit1512 on Apr 29, 2014 0:49:57 GMT -5
I just came across this, hope yall are still around. Nice stuff
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hanahou
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Member since September 2014
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Post by hanahou on Sept 17, 2014 16:44:00 GMT -5
Hi, I am new to RTH & to rock carving. I am wondering how the beautiful Chinese sculpture (the top photo) was polished without damaging all the fragile areas of this amazing piece? what sort of tools / polishing methods / polishing devices were used? (certainly not a tumbler or vibrating rock polisher I'm guessing...). I am a tile installer & over the years i have done alot of edge profile polishing on pieces of stone tile (granite, marble, travertine, & others) & we always used a high speed 1100rpm angle grinder with round 4 inch PVA polishing pads.....seems pretty obvious that nothing like that was used to polish that beautiful sulpture (?)...... Thank you for any help  |
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hanahou
off to a rocking start
Member since September 2014
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Post by hanahou on Sept 17, 2014 16:58:19 GMT -5
Hi, I am new to RTH & to rock carving. I am wondering how the beautiful Chinese sculpture (the top photo) was polished without damaging all the fragile areas of this amazing piece? what sort of tools / polishing methods / polishing devices were used? (certainly not a tumbler or vibrating rock polisher I'm guessing...). I am a tile installer & over the years i have done alot of edge profile polishing on pieces of stone tile (granite, marble, travertine, & others) & we always used a high speed 1100rpm angle grinder with round 4 inch PVA polishing pads.....seems pretty obvious that nothing like that was used to polish that beautiful sulpture (?)...... Thank you for any help |
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