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Title: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: RxScram on March 23, 2015, 08:43:58 AM

This weekend I finished up a commissioned polish piece... an 80 kg (176 pound) Malachite boulder that I imported from the Congo. Unfortunately, I don't have very good "after" pictures because it was late enough in the day that the sun was nearing the horizon, which means really bad shadows. Hopefully you'll be able to get the idea though...

Before Pictures
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/IMGP0382.JPG)
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/IMGP0383.JPG)
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/IMGP0387.JPG)

After Pictures
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/Monster/IMAG3068.jpg)
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/Monster/IMAG3069.jpg)
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/Monster/IMAG3070.jpg)
(http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/84159211/Pictures/Malachite/Monster/IMAG3071.jpg)

I'm going to try to go back to my customer's house and see if he will let me get some more pictures of it in better lighting.

Thanks for looking!
Jeff

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: lithicbeads on March 23, 2015, 11:07:30 AM

Nice work on a unique stone.

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: bgast1 on March 23, 2015, 01:39:49 PM

Pretty cool

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: Helene Fielder on July 10, 2015, 06:58:59 AM

We get the idea and can see the great patterns.  I'm sure you had colorful hands after that job. 

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: Enchantra on July 10, 2015, 12:51:34 PM

Looks gorgeous both polished and unpolished.   :icon_sunny:
Had it been mine I would not have polished it simply because even in polishing one loses material off the piece. 

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: lithicbeads on July 10, 2015, 03:12:47 PM

Very nice . How did the job go?

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: Bentiron on July 10, 2015, 11:53:42 PM

Nice looking chunk of malachite, well done on the polishing.

Title: Re: Malachite boulder (Commissioned polish piece)
Post by: wampidy on July 11, 2015, 10:19:21 AM

That is sweet. Quite a display piece.
Jim