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Rock Art => Carvings and Sculptures => Topic started by: auscarver on December 14, 2018, 11:21:51 AM

Title: Kookaburra shell
Post by: auscarver on December 14, 2018, 11:21:51 AM: My latest carving is a shell that looks like a Kookaburra that comes From Gladstone harbor in Queensland Australia, the little white one is the real shell, the stone is nephrite jade from my area, its VERY tough and hard, easily 6.5 hardness and finely felted, a blue green, a real challenge in this shape, I may inlay opal in the eye socket when completed, very early stages, sanding with 220 grit.
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Post by: lithicbeads on December 14, 2018, 04:03:42 PM: Lovely rough. That carving is a real smile maker, excellent idea.
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Post by: Jhon P on December 14, 2018, 05:00:08 PM: Beautiful, love your carvings
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Post by: 55fossil on December 14, 2018, 05:26:12 PM: Really impressive... beautiful carving
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Post by: hummingbirdstones on December 14, 2018, 05:43:00 PM: Love it! Your carving looks exactly like the shell. Your artistic ability in stone is amazing to me. It's gorgeous.

P.S. That shell is way too cool. I have never seen one before.
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Post by: auscarver on December 14, 2018, 06:25:57 PM: Thanks, my shell is around 55 mm long, sanding in all those nooks and crannies will take many hours, the jade is top shelf from my region, it could easily take over 150 hours to finish both sides, but I will take my time, I always try to find ideas that are new to gem carvings to catch the eye, another picture earlier in the carving process.
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Post by: VegasJames on December 14, 2018, 06:50:25 PM: Fantastic job.
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Post by: Sandsave on May 10, 2019, 06:49:43 PM: Man! Those are neat
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Post by: irockhound on May 10, 2019, 07:43:42 PM: WOW, always in awe of your work! Beautifully done.
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Post by: ileney on May 11, 2019, 05:33:23 AM: Very beautiful!
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Post by: hummingbirdstones on May 11, 2019, 06:53:09 PM: Outstanding! It don't get much better than that. Thanks for sharing your carvings with us. I always love to see your progress pictures.