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Post by MsAli on Oct 18, 2018 19:57:37 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 18, 2018 20:06:06 GMT -5
Certainly inspiring.  |
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Post by MsAli on Oct 18, 2018 20:31:16 GMT -5
Certainly inspiring. I am hoping some creative inspiration comes to me in my sleep. I dont want to do the same thing on each of them. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 18, 2018 22:15:04 GMT -5
Holy crap, that's a lot of points! Good on you MsAli. Inspiration will come. Even if they're similar they will all be different.
Love that last pink one. Ooh-la-la!
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Post by fernwood on Oct 19, 2018 5:48:34 GMT -5
Should be fun.
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Post by jamesp on Oct 19, 2018 6:10:47 GMT -5
Now you guys need to kill me so the value of the glass will go up. The knapper guys do make a lot of jewelry out of the points. Some of them are crackerjack wrappers. Many are mesmerized by Alison's 'molten metal coatings'. That was new to them. A few inquires, "how does that lady melt brass on to the points ?" lol. That is enough points to set you free Alison. I'm sure you will do some home runs. Willie has access to lots of novaculite(a chert I believe). Some of those points are likely novaculite. It occurs in blacks grey's and that wicked milk white. Looking forward to some fine creations MsAli |
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Post by jamesp on Oct 19, 2018 6:15:57 GMT -5
Willie's strength is his notches. Sure does help to have notched styles for jewelry.
Many point styles are not notched and don't have such a obvious arrowhead appeal.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 19, 2018 8:02:38 GMT -5
He called it nova cobblestone. Wasnt sure that was right.
This will be fun and hopefully I can do them justice
The red glass broke at the point he glued it when I was working with it
I need to go get some gorilla glue and do a quick repair
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Post by miket on Oct 19, 2018 9:11:03 GMT -5
Beautiful. I like the last one best, with the sun shining through.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 22, 2018 20:34:41 GMT -5
2 done The green is Imperial Jasper and I wont lie, I want to keep it The second is jamesp glass. Set it on fire and I wish the camera picked up the patina. It's pretty bad a$$ 4 more to go   |
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Post by fantastic5 on Oct 22, 2018 20:40:05 GMT -5
Love what your doing with these! Your skills are top notch and so quickly!!!
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Post by MsAli on Oct 22, 2018 20:43:05 GMT -5
Love what your doing with these! Your skills are top notch and so quickly!!! Thank you! I am really having fun and am so blessed he is letting me do this for him. The quality of his points is amazing. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 22, 2018 21:45:36 GMT -5
Excellent job on those, MsAli! I can see why you'd want to keep that Imperial. It's purty! |
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Post by MsAli on Oct 23, 2018 5:38:16 GMT -5
Excellent job on those, MsAli ! I can see why you'd want to keep that Imperial. It's purty! Thank you. It really is pretty and I'm a sucker for green |
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Post by miket on Oct 23, 2018 9:16:32 GMT -5
The Imperial Jasper is amazing. Great work on both of them!
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Post by jamesp on Oct 23, 2018 11:50:16 GMT -5
Those are the coolest adornments I have ever seen for a point. You should have a hot market for those MsAli. Or a fat jewelry box that brings you contentment. I got a focal bead shape question for you guys. I will ask the question over on the glass saga thread. Basically it has to do with a rounded fat rectangle shape verses an oval shape. I can do rounded fat triangle shapes in the tumbler very well. Oval will require a bead machine and/or much more hand work. |
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Post by MsAli on Oct 23, 2018 11:53:47 GMT -5
Those are the coolest adornments I have ever seen for a point. You should have a hot market for those MsAli . Or a fat jewelry box that brings you contentment. I got a focal bead shape question for you guys. I will ask the question over on the glass saga thread. Basically it has to do with a rounded fat rectangle shape verses an oval shape. I can do rounded fat triangle shapes in the tumbler very well. Oval will require a bead machine and/or much more hand work. Thank you! I have a ton of jewelry now and enjoy wearing them I tried to solder last night-did not go well  Need to practice that a tad I love big oval beads and they seem to be harder now to find than square |
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Post by jamesp on Oct 23, 2018 11:59:39 GMT -5
Those fellows are used to working with cherts. Not the flashiest material. But true to Native material which is important to them.
If you send them fancy agate slabs many will gladly knap them for you. But the agate has to be quite glassy and knapp-able.
The other problem with sending them agate slabs is that many like them heat treated so it will knap easily and many of them do not have heat treating ovens.
Heat treating is fairly involved and takes a lot of time/electricity.
Obsidian is one rock they do not heat treat because it is not hardly treat-able.
Some super high quality pure agates like Brazilian might be knap-able w/out heat treating.
You have to consult the knapper you are working with regarding the heat treatment issue.
Or you can purchase already-heat-treated slabs for them to snap.
There are knapping material sites on the web.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Oct 23, 2018 13:36:45 GMT -5
Really nice. I think your style compliments the shapes and pattern's beautifully. Well done.
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Post by MsAli on Oct 23, 2018 14:06:49 GMT -5
Really nice. I think your style compliments the shapes and pattern's beautifully. Well done. Thank you |
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Need to practice that a tad
