Post by sampson on Feb 1, 2012 15:17:59 GMT -5
I had a real hard time polishing this piece but i finally got it good enough to share some pics. It still isn't perfect and has a couple orange peel spots but overall it shines pretty good. I also have not finished sharpening it since i didn't want to cut myself while polishing but once i am satisfied with the polish i am going to put a fine sharp edge on it.
It has a round finger hole to help hold it and i sure wish i had a diamond hole saw to cut it instead of just using my dremel. It was prett tough to get it perfectly round but i think i got it pretty good.
It also has a finger indent in front of the blade and a roughed up spot on top for a thumb grip.
The blade is beveled from both sides and also has a beveled tip.
Here are a couple backlit shots to show the grain in the jade.
It should be pretty functional once i get it sharpened up and should be failry strong so i can actually use it. It has a pretty tight grain and was very solid when carving with no chippy areas so it should hold together well.
It has a round finger hole to help hold it and i sure wish i had a diamond hole saw to cut it instead of just using my dremel. It was prett tough to get it perfectly round but i think i got it pretty good.
It also has a finger indent in front of the blade and a roughed up spot on top for a thumb grip.
The blade is beveled from both sides and also has a beveled tip.
Here are a couple backlit shots to show the grain in the jade.
It should be pretty functional once i get it sharpened up and should be failry strong so i can actually use it. It has a pretty tight grain and was very solid when carving with no chippy areas so it should hold together well.
