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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 21, 2012 14:16:56 GMT -5
Stayed up way too late last night working on this, but I don't like to put down weave work, so late it was. All of this is woven. This is a killer stone. I've never seen one like this cabbed. It's pretty big, too. 40mm long. Attachments:
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 21, 2012 14:18:31 GMT -5
Here's the side- I wanted to lift the cab up high so the light would play better with it. It's mostly transparent. Attachments:
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hubrocks
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Post by hubrocks on Jun 21, 2012 15:04:49 GMT -5
 That has got to be a time consuming wrap, Ti's so elegant!
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Don
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He wants you too, Malachi.
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Post by Don on Jun 21, 2012 16:07:18 GMT -5
Great wrap, nice weave; you're doing some cool stuff there!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2012 16:28:28 GMT -5
First weave wrap that I have seen and I have to say that I am impressed.
Jim
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shermlock
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Post by shermlock on Jun 21, 2012 17:56:26 GMT -5
Wow!
Scott
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Post by Roller on Jun 21, 2012 20:56:47 GMT -5
woah !!!
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Post by talkingstones on Jun 22, 2012 6:12:37 GMT -5
Great piece! Wrapping is gorgeous on it and the stone is incredible! Deliscious!
Cathy
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jun 22, 2012 7:30:30 GMT -5
That is very pretty!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 22, 2012 14:11:08 GMT -5
Thanks- wish there was a "blush" emoticon. @hub-- yeah this took a long time. I had a little trouble and almost gave up a few times. The wire that was supposed to be soft was really like 1/2 hard, which made weaving difficult. Some of the weaving I picked up from Lisa Barth. She has a tutorial at Jewelrylessons.com or used to. My design is way different but the weaving on the sides is the same pattern, I think. I do a lot of different weaves and have forgotten the exact one she did. The netting weave is one that Eni Oken popularized. It's been around a long time. The bail weave, I taught myself after seeing others doing it. The trick is pulling it all together. The first one I did, I did in copper with block sugilite. It looks fabulous with a patina, but I chickened out on the silver patina. I'll leave it as is. Donnie's Rocky Treasures- Thank you- pretty was exactly what I was after. The stone is just so dang pretty I wanted the setting to be pretty, too. |
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Jun 22, 2012 15:55:33 GMT -5
Beautiful stone and wrap! I had to do a Bing search on danburite. I've been collecting for decades and haven't had the opportunity to see it before. I noticed in my search that the danburite crystals make a gorgeous faceted stone too. Thanks for posting.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jun 22, 2012 16:51:30 GMT -5
I never knew that there were so many different styles, that one's amazing!!  |
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mystickoi
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Post by mystickoi on Jun 22, 2012 22:07:17 GMT -5
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 23, 2012 7:42:51 GMT -5
Thanks Randy Oh, there's plenty of styles and a lot of them that I don't do. I get impatient with some of them. This is the extent of my patience right here. Mossy-- I had to search danubrite, too. I saw the faceted stones and crystals, but I never saw a cab. I know this is the real deal. The guy I got this from is very knowledgeable and has quite a collection. He's super awesome! Thanks, Mystick and thanks for looking |
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That has got to be a time consuming wrap, Ti's so elegant!
