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Title: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: albertto on March 17, 2017, 04:10:49 AM

I keep working ... polishing, polishing and above all polishing. Finished at 0.5 microns. Should end up at 0.1 microns, 100,000 grit ???
The next one is a very small emerald.
As I always expect your opinions

A hug, my friends

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: hummingbirdstones on March 17, 2017, 03:40:15 PM

Beautiful piece of carving!  I think I'd go blind doing something that small.  Looking forward to pictures of the emerald!   :headbang:

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: tkcaz on March 17, 2017, 08:45:32 PM

Absolutely beautiful, I love the detail.

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: albertto on March 27, 2017, 06:57:24 AM

Thanks for your anwers friends!

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: domdeslagons on May 17, 2017, 07:42:06 PM

I love it too! What do you make with those?

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: Gergis on May 18, 2017, 02:15:53 PM

Wow!!

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Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: edgarscale on May 18, 2017, 04:04:53 PM

is it hard to carve amethyst?  what's the moh? what tool did you use to carve with?  i have a dremel.

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: edgarscale on May 18, 2017, 04:05:58 PM

very nice piece  :hello2:

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: Asianfire on June 12, 2017, 04:07:03 PM

WOW. Absolutely stunning.
Wish I had your talent for form and shape.

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: hummingbirdstones on June 12, 2017, 08:44:59 PM

Kurt - you do.  The goldfish you carved out of that Montana comes to mind.  Don't sell yourself so short.   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: Asianfire on June 12, 2017, 09:13:17 PM

Quote from: hummingbirdstones on June 12, 2017, 08:44:59 PM

Kurt - you do.  The goldfish you carved out of that Montana comes to mind.  Don't sell yourself so short.   :icon_sunny:

PolkaDot it was, I think. But, these shapes are still representative of an overall shape.
Freeform flow like here is different. I tried, but never ever got something pleasing to the eye.
Somehow, I seem to always end up in something like an abstract realism, if that makes sense.
There seems to be always the need to represent something.
True freeform like here, does not exist in my head or hands, can only appreciate in others.   

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: hummingbirdstones on June 12, 2017, 09:16:41 PM

Yep, polka dot.  Still -- the tail and fins of that fish are the same "freeform" shapes just attached to a fish body.  Think of it that way and just carve a tail or fin of a goldfish.  Viola! 

Title: Re: Amethyst "rose de france"
Post by: ileney on June 13, 2017, 02:52:17 PM

BEAUTIFUL!   :blob1: I would love to see step by step the bits, equipment and process that you use, if you ever have time to post that for one of these projects. You do beautiful work.