Bella Nicol Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Here are a few new pieces, plus a wonderful boulder opal stingray I purchased from Australia. I love it, so I thought I would share my love of it with my fellow carvers. Also, I have included a Holiday photo as per 'tradition' Our new little adoptee Sprinkles. She's all but carving a Huge nook in our hearts. Happy Holidays to all of my international carving friends! Catfish is Hippo tusk and mammoth covered in enamel paint. Stingray 1 is mammoth tusk with paua inlay Stingray 2 is MOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolodeltoro Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 The catfish is great! There's some really nice details in it. Are those MOP eyes it has? Sprinkles blends right in with that rug. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 What is the black on the catfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hi Lachlan, Catfish is Hippo tusk and mammoth covered in enamel paint. So, I believe the black on the catfish is Enamel paint Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hahaha oops ! Thanks Christophe! Bella did you try any stains for colouring the catfish before you settled on the paint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Nicol Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thanks guys! Lachlan, no, I had not. I wanted to! But it would have been a difficult task. The tail fin and dorsal fin are two separate colours of mammoth tusk one blue one caramel so they clash with the white of the hippo tusk. The eyes are MOP yes . I was looking into lacquer but I had difficulty finding resources with adequate information. Also, I wouldn't know where to even begin with finding natural lacquer. I have used coffee and tea before when making a light stain though. What do you use to stain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 I use potassium permanganate, one can achieve almost black with it and being reversible its nice if you dont get it right first time, however I would say its a harsh stain and may not be suitable for certain mediums. Ive also used various colours of clothes dye with good effect and Ive heard good things about using leather dyes. Kerry Thompson does some awesome stains and he uses smoke to get some very crisp lines. You can use nail polish to block out an area prior to a stain to give multiple colours. So you used different pieces of mammoth and hippo to make the one piece? Thats a cool idea, did the different colours/textures of the two bones not provide enough of a colour contrast? I love the piece, I just think its a shame one cannot see the natural textures, patterns and warmth of the mammoth and hippo tusk through the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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