kenneth neaves Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 hello to all,i have started a new carving,a gemstone fiddle player.i am making the fiddle out of petrified wood and black jade.with 14kt.gold strings.it is a little over 3 inches long.i had planned to make the bow out of black jade and ivory,any ideas?think that will work for the bow,daniel.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie K Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Ken: The only other thing that readily comes to mind is black coral for the bow. I wouldn't relish carving a bow out of black jade, but it might work better than the coral. Keep us updated on how it goes. Debbie K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 debbie,thanks for your reply,i may try a bow using black coral.i always dread working jade.i carve dry and jade gets very hot and burns my fingers when i carve it or sand it.i once carved a flamingo from black jade,it was over 12 inches tall.before i was finished with it i was about ready to take a hammer to it.thanks and best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 debbie,got the fiddle done except for the gold strings.had to make the bow out of black jade and ivory.black coral wouldn't hold to drill and pin the ivory.the fiddle and bow is a little over 3 inches long.hope i can get some pictures before long.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie K Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Kenneth: Looking forward to seeing it! Sorry to waste your time with the coral, it was the only other thing I could think of that wasn't very fragile. I'm having computer problems and can't post any photos right now. I have 4 completed pieces that I would show you guys, but it'll have to wait. All I can do with this computer right now is surf the internet and check my emails. Debbie K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 debbie,no problem with the black coral,no extra work.as soft as it is it was a good practice run.looking forward to seeing your new work.it will be awhile before i can post a picture of the fiddle.my grandaughter takes the pictures for me and she is away at college now.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 debbie,i was going to post this for you being you are from texas.i keep forgeting it.in the 60's there was an article about robert harvill's carvings in the lapidary journal.bob was from down near corpus christi.he was one of the finest gemstone carvers that ever lived.i think you can still pull up an article about him in the march 1964 edition of popular mechanics.his carving in jade-the old man planting a tree-and the ruby carving of-the good samaritan-are truly fine carvings.best i remember a doctor and his wife bought bob's carvings before he died and donated them to the museum at corpus christi.check it out.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 debbie,you have not been on today so i assume you are having computer problems.i have a lot of them,most of them my fault for not knowing what i am doing.i have 3 websites set up.my daughter set the first one up,i watched her set it up and thought i could set one up.i got it set up perfect,even the pictures and i was really proud of it and all at once the darn computer ate it.i have never been able to get it set up yet. i have been cutting out the shirt for my fiddle player the last 2 days.anything that big i use my saw as a grinding wheel,not to bright of an idea.the shirt is out of dinosaur bone.it will take a long time to get it finished.the entire carving will be about 12 inches tall.hope you can get the pictures of your latest work on soon.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debbie K Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Kenneth: I went on search engines looking for Robert Harvill and the only thing that I found was a mention of his receiving an award. I guess the next thing to do is to look for stone carvings in the Corpus museums. I'll let you know if I find anything. Debbie K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Kenneth: I went on search engines looking for Robert Harvill and the only thing that I found was a mention of his receiving an award. I guess the next thing to do is to look for stone carvings in the Corpus museums. I'll let you know if I find anything. Debbie K debbie, on google type in robert harvill gemstone carvings and it will pull up an article on him that was wrote in 1964.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2010 hello to all of you,nobody much talking today.i have been working on my fiddle player.i worked most of yesterday carving a 14kt.gold belt buckle for it. 6 mm.wide by 11mm.long.my fingers are so sore that i can't hardly use them.gold gets awful hot holding it with your fingers.not very bright is it?best regards to all of you,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2010 hello to all of you,worked all day yesterday on the belt and belt loops for the fiddle player.wish i could take pictures as i go along and post them but i can't.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 :unsure:hello to all of you,nobody posting anything today?everbody must be working.i have been sanding on the pants,belt,and belt loops for the fiddle player.that is a slow go.it has been raining here today and when it rains i get sleepy trying to sand.best regards to all,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted September 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 hello to all of you,worked all day yesterday on fitting the hands to the arms.on all the figurines the hands are made with long pegs on them and the arms are drilled to hold the hands.they are not just glued on.the head and hands are made of montana agate.best regards to all of you,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 hello to all of you,i worked all day yesterday carving 4mm opal buttons to go on the shirt for the fiddle player.hope to get it done some day,i started work on him nearly a year ago.best regards to all of you,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 hello to all of you,worked all day saturday sanding on the fiddle player.i will be able to put him together soon. i have to take the fiddle to a friend of mine and have him put the strings on,he has a laser welder.then i have to make a base for it.he will be about 11 or 12 inches tall and it will take a big base for him.best regards to all of you,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 hello to all of you,i got the fiddle strings welded to the tuning pegs a while ago.they are less than one mm. thick.not a lot of jewelers can solder something that small.he is steve segraves.he does some of the gold work for me,he is casting a stem for an orchid arrangement for me now.he has a laser welder and they are very nice for small work.hope to be able to put the fiddle player together soon.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 hello to all of you,i got the gold strings put on the fiddle yesterday and have been putting the fiddle player together today.got him done except for the shoes and base.hope to finish him soon.i am going to wait until i get another carving together before i have any pictures made.the other carving is done except for the gold stem and it has to be cast.hope to have both done soon.best regards to you all,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2010 hello to all of you,i have been drilling the base for the fiddle player this morning.the shoes are carved from black jade and have pegs on top of them to fit up in the breeches legs and have pegs on the bottom to fit down in the base.it is trickey to keep all the pieces in place to tell what you are doing.i wish i could have taken pictures of the different stages of carving this piece but i couldn't.i am having to mount it on a large petrified wood slab to keep it from falling over,it is about 12 inches tall.i have put a fiddle player around the fiddle now and he is about finished.i will post a picture of him as soon as i can.best regards to all,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 hello to all of you,with a little luck i hope to be able to put a picture of the fiddle player on here sometime this weekend.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth neaves Posted October 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 hello to all of you,the fiddle player picture is posted under new work or show and tell.let me know what you think of him.best regards,ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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