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[Asianfire]

Still not entirely happy with the snout, but.......



Snow Leopard done


And had just about enough material left to do one more final snake



Thanks for looking, Kurt

[hummingbirdstones]

Love them!  The kitty is beautiful.   

[Asianfire]

Yeah, like kitty too. First snake and kitty are mine.

Thinking of tapering off the back, so there will be a difference of thickness between top and botom of about 3-4 mm. That angle should allow better viewing of the head and making the rough rind at the bottom visible when worn.

[Debbie K]

Kurt:

I really like the leopard, great use of the stone and very nice carving. I don't blame you for keeping it!

Debbie K

[irockhound]

I love it!  I tell you the small polyp coral is awesome for these carvings!  I ran into a Chinese seller in Quartzsite a couple years ago and he had about (30) 50 gallon drums filled with Bali Petrified Coral and Pet. Wood and he was selling it for $2 a lb!!!!!!!!  I pulled out hundred's of pounds of the coral so he gave me a discount, no idea how he made money.  I was hoping for small polyps in some but only about 10% were.  Have you ever cut a petrified Brain Coral?  The pattern is so unusual and I have only ever gotten one piece when it was first imported about 14 years ago.  Do you ever see the Brain Coral or carve it?

I love your work, great piece!  I would like to buy one our your snakes if that is okay.

[Asianfire]

I love it!  I tell you the small polyp coral is awesome for these carvings!  I ran into a Chinese seller in Quartzsite a couple years ago and he had about (30) 50 gallon drums filled with Bali Petrified Coral and Pet. Wood and he was selling it for $2 a lb!!!!!!!!  I pulled out hundred's of pounds of the coral so he gave me a discount, no idea how he made money.  I was hoping for small polyps in some but only about 10% were.  Have you ever cut a petrified Brain Coral?  The pattern is so unusual and I have only ever gotten one piece when it was first imported about 14 years ago.  Do you ever see the Brain Coral or carve it?

I love your work, great piece!  I would like to buy one our your snakes if that is okay.

Have seen brain coral, but not in cutable state. Will see if and when I get across some.
I'm afraid selling is not an option as I dont sell anything, and all the snakes are spoken for.
Somehow, snakes seem to be very popular, so I wonder why not more people making them. :) :)

[irockhound]

That is good and thanks.  The Brain Coral I got had 50% of areas that were a bit porous however you could cut some cabs and probably carve it too.  I found it a bit more of a curiosity and I probably still have most of the piece uncut somewhere.  How thick do you start with in your snake and other small carvings?

[Asianfire]

That is good and thanks.  The Brain Coral I got had 50% of areas that were a bit porous however you could cut some cabs and probably carve it too.  I found it a bit more of a curiosity and I probably still have most of the piece uncut somewhere.  How thick do you start with in your snake and other small carvings?

When I ask suppliers, I ask them to give me pieces that are between 5-12mm thick. The first and last snake is about 6mm and the doublesided ones about 8mm.

[Jhon P]

I like the snakes too. I think that I will copy your design and give it a go with some lapis Nevada that has a lot if green.(with your permission, please) The leopard is great. My instructor did a leopard with yellow palm root, I like the coral better!!!

[Asianfire]

I like the snakes too. I think that I will copy your design and give it a go with some lapis Nevada that has a lot if green.(with your permission, please) The leopard is great. My instructor did a leopard with yellow palm root, I like the coral better!!!

Absolutely. No problem to copy. Always glad when something inspires trying something new. Lets see how you can improve on the design.

[southerly]

Nice work Kurt, I really like the leopard, I recon that is one of your best faces. Great to see you still maturing as a carver.

David

[Steve]

Your choice of stone and the carving of the Leopard is simply magnificent..........................

[domdeslagons]

I like them both, and the coral seems a nice material too. I like the different color of the base of the leopard.
well done, as usual.
What will you do with them, pendants?