Stands for Jade Carvings

[sampson]

I wanted to do something a little different today and decided to make some stands for some of my recently completed Jade carvings. All these stands are made out of local, self collected Maple burls that were left over pieces from other projects. I also used some heavy guage single strand copper wire that i stripped the insulation off of and twisted upon itself to give more strength. Overall i am pretty happy except for the big fish hook base which used 7 pieces of wire and they got a bit jumbled up when i twisted them together.

I will be setting these up on my fiance's market table this weekend and i think the bases really add to the overall appeal of these pieces. I also took the time to set up my lights and take some nice pics of the finished pieces and may list them on Etsy to see if there is any interent. Whaddya think, good enough to sell yet? Opinions and critique are greatly appreciated.

[Rockoonz]

Wow, a work of art to display a work of art. Absolutely wonderful!

[Deleted]

Awesome idea. You have a winner there.
Jim

[quartz]

Like those a lot, a good integration of wood, metal, and stone is hard to do, and you have done it well. I agree with you, the 7 wire one is a little busy for me. Another thing I noticed: It appears to me the wires are cut off blunt, leaving rather sharp ends. On ballpark similar things I have done, I sand the wire ends to a ball end and polish them, my wife says "picky, picky, picky," well maybe I am. Keep this stuff going, it's original and really nice to look at.

[rattlehead]

Those look like museum pieces. Beautiful work.

[Fossilman]

That's what I'm talkin' about....Awesome!

[sampson]

Yea Quartz, good eye you have there. I had just finished making the bases and got in a hurry to get some pics before i sanded the ends and polished the wire. They definitely need to be rounded over and sanded to get rid of the sharp edges. Your wife might say picky, picky, but after spending so many hours carving the jade and making the base, I just feel it is right to fine tune it to make it the best that i can.

[adrian65]

I like the anti-gravity look of your displays. They look like hanging upwards. Very fine display of some superb carvings.

Adrian

[sampson]

Glad you like them Adrian. It is fun to mix my woodworking , and jade carving together to make a unified piece of art. Here are a few pics of a base for a carving that i made last night.

[quartz]

Another nice one. It seems people think of burl for tables and clocks, we like your thinking and craftsmanship.

[pghram]

Every component is perfect.

Rich

[bsky4463]

I really like the mixed media for the overall composition, everything complimenting each other. Top shelf. Cheers