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Rock Art => Carvings and Sculptures => Topic started by: wampidy on March 18, 2015, 12:04:11 AM
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I started this holder when I made all the others but never got around to finishing it until now. When I look at it finished I can not see how I put so damn many hours into it. I think the thing that took the most time was an entire afternoon laying out all the holes.
I was going to use jade at first.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig1.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig1.jpg.html)
I liked the jamesp coral better.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig2.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig2.jpg.html)
Got all the holes drilled.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig3.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig3.jpg.html)
Glued the coral to the bottom of the top and let it set up.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig4.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig4.jpg.html)
Flipped it over and glued the stones then after that set up I glued in the posts.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig5.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig5.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig6.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig6.jpg.html)
Cut some green felt to put on the bottom of the holes.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig7.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig7.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig8.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig8.jpg.html)
Cut some cork to put on the bottom. Didn't like it and went with some pre cut rounds of felt.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig9.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig9.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig10.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig10.jpg.html)
Changed up on the finish and used Formby's Lemon Oil on this one.
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig11.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig11.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig12.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig12.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig13.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig13.jpg.html)
I do not have enough stuff to fill it up but I have way more than I need. (much of it given to me by people that have gone back to the cigarettes)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig14.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig14.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig15.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig15.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig16.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig16.jpg.html)
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h375/wampidy/posted/ecig17.jpg) (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/wampidy/media/posted/ecig17.jpg.html)
I have sold five of the holders to one store and I have another store lined up to sell a bunch more. That is the main reason I finished this one.
Jim
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Wow, that is way cool.
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As A project Jim, that is pretty damn fine!!!! Way to go!!
The next one and thereafter will be a breeze now that you have a template for the whole thing. You did make templates as you went along???? Right???? LOL
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That's a pretty cool idea; your woodwork looks nice.
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Thanks for the compliments.
hahaha itsandbits I never make two of something exactly the same. That is one thing I love about rocks, every last one has something different going on in it. Well, except for basalt, I get pretty damn tired of looking at black basalt. It is about as thick as dirt around here and all it is good for is twisting your ankle.
Jim