Alexa D. Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Some people go out and party on Friday nights. I usually curl up with a book or hang out with a friend or two. Last night, though, the carving bug bit, and hard. This is my first real attempt at inlay, too. (thumbnails; click to enlarge) It's an ivy leaf carved from a slice of tagua nut (roughed out with a jeweler's saw and dremel, refined with needle files and my little carving knife, and finished with 180, 220, and 320-grit sandpaper, veins etched last-thing with the dremel). The tigereye is set with CA glue; its socket isn't quite as closely fitting as I could hope for, but not bad for a first try. The loop of "stem" for the cord broke off while I tried to sand it -- probably should've seen that coming, given how thin it is -- and had to be repaired with more CA; another learning experience. All in all, though, I'm not displeased with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 nice work keep it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt K Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Yep, nice try. Did you do the Tiger-eye too? Those stems are hard to achieve at that scale, even in hard stone. So cudos for making it that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa D. Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Oh goodness no, I'm no lapidary. The stone was a gift from a friend -- he makes jewelry, and had purchased a number of small cabochons that he wasn't going to use. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael B Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Great work, the tiger eye goes well with the tagua nut, making small gem cabs like this is easy if you have a good teacher, could even lead to stone carving that would ad to the great carving skills you already have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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