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GEMSTONE CARVING sa STONE CARVING xx CARVING xx GEMSTONE CUTTING & POLISHING xx STONE CARVING Carving a jade bowl. Project for the advanced craftsman. How to carve and assemble butterflies from silver onyx (calcite). Carving in multiple materials. How gemstones of various colors are carved and used to make up the colors in decorative birds and butterflies. A review of carving tools and supplies available for carving gemstones. Tips on carving and polishing coral. How to carve an owl from howlite. How to carve alabaster. Tips on carving jade. How to carve a Christmas tree from gemstone for a charm or earrings. William Shepherd's description of carving a knight's helmet in black nephrite jade. Three main requirements for successful gemstone carving and how to develop your own carving style. How to make successful carvings. Includes patterns and instructions for making a fly entirely from gemstones. Easy projects for carvers. Part 1. How to carve a gemstone whale. Easy projects for carvers. Part 2. Instructions for carving "Myrtle" the turtle in soft stone. Easy projects for carvers. Part 3. How to carve "Fred" the fish. Easy projects for carvers. Part 4. Instructions for carving "Gertie" the gull. Easy projects for carvers. Part 5. Three patterns for carving bunnies. Easy projects for carvers. Part 6. "Billy" bird. How to make assembled carvings of birds. Pattern for a mallard drake is included. Easy projects for carvers. Part 7. A fawn for Christmas. Easy projects for carvers. Project No. 7. Elmer the elephant. Relief intarsia carving of gemstones, petrified wood, etc. Emphasis is on bird carvings. Carving and cabbing fire agate. Professionals tell how they do it. Pictures, vases, goblets and bottles are carved from petrified wood and gemstone. Techniques involved include flat lapping, intarsia, carving, faceting, etc. Crafting a "hard-rock guitar" from quartz crystal. Intarsia carving in the round. Intarsia bird carvings require working with multiple gem materials. Relief carving in opal. Some tips. Easy projects for carvers. A pattern and instructions for carving a Scottie dog from a square block of gemstone material. Carving, the growing challenge for rockhounds. Ideas for specialized equipment and the how-to of carving a gemstone bowl. Whistle is carved from howlite, a gemstone material. The whistle sounds like a steam train. Carving tips and cuts. What to carve, selecting the rough, equipment, carving, etc. How to carve geometric designs onto gemstones, such as polished quartz. Involves the use of a small, high-speed grinder, and a slurry of silicon carbide, along with handmade bits or drills to the carving. How to carve a jade bowl with an amateur's tools. Twenty pound block of jade is carved into the image of a boy sitting cross-legged on the floor. Photos and text illustrate the carving process, step-by-step. Carving gem bugs. How to shape, carve and polish a scarab for use in jewelry. Collecting Minerals, a Handbook..." Part 5. A summary of ways to produce gemstone jewelry. Tips on tumbling, cutting, cabochons, lapping and carving. Step-by-step description by Beth Makepeace of how she carved the "Lotus Legend". How to carve a chess set from nephrite jade. Cameo carving techniques. Some tips. Chinese snuffbottles, then and now. Includes tips on making your own gemstone snuffbottle. Lapidary art of Harold & Erica Van Pelt. Photos illustrate the carving techniques for making urns, vases, cups, etc. from rock crystal, amethyst, quartz, agate, etc. Cryselephantine techniques for the 20th century. The technique of combining ivory with crystal or gems. Creativity in jade. Additional tips on carving of gemstones. Carving scarabs. Technical notes updating the carving of "bugs" from quartz. Try carving. A cut and polished oval of stone is only a few steps removed from gem carving. Here is a "recipe" for making a different kind of pendant, but the principles can be applied to carving just about anything. Found a peanut. Beginner's gemstone carving project. An introduction to tools, material, subject, and techniques for carving a simple shape out of gemstone. Carving one's own creative niche. Any lapidary who has worked on cabochons can carve using technique described here. Final touches. Tips on sanding and polishing gemstone carvings. Tip on making a gem carving tool from separating disks, diamond powder, and epoxy. Free-form amethyst. Free-form gem carving can reveal each stone's hidden design. Some tips. Cabochons to carvings. Making the leap from polished cabs to small carvings requires a few more tools, some you can make yourself. Spirals and swirls. Small, inexpensive carvings can be crafted by working flawed areas of gemstone into pleasing patterns. Free to carve. Tap your hidden creativity to carve attractive gemstones. So you wanna make jewelry. A blueprint for getting started in jewelry making, stone setting, gem cutting, and/or gem carving. Building a gem carving workshop. Part 1. A list of equipment that beginners should have. Building a gem carving workshop. Part 2. Care and creation of customized burs used in gemstone carving. Building a gem carving workshop. Part 3. Preparing a carving handpiece. How to adapt a belt-driven handpiece from a dental supply company for use in gem carving. This modification delivers a supply of air and water through the handpiece to flush the surface of the carving as you work. Cabochon silhouettes. Beginner-level gemstone carving project using simple tools. Importance and advice on drawing the design before carving gemstone. Making a maquette (a small three-dimensional model) before carving a gemstone sculpture. A description of using non-hardening modelling clay or plasticene. Intermediate skill level. Getting a rough start. Choosing appropriate material for gem carving. How to transfer a carving design from a model to the rough stone. Tip on a work surface for that allows water to lubricate both the bit and the stone when carving. Intaglio carving. How to carve a caduceus (a winged staff with two serpents coiled about it) inside a crystal. Carving a wolf design in the interior of a crystal. Carving can be easy. Tips for beginners on carving a stone. Preparing the rough for a stone carving project. How to create a carved cabochon. An intermediate stone carving project. Carving a cat design. Tips on internal (intaglio) carving. How to carve a seashell shape from nephrite jade. Intermediate stone-cutting project. Smoothing surfaces, an important midway stage in creating a gem carving. Intermediate skill level. Sandblasted stone jewelry. How to embellish basalt or agate pebbles with patterns carved into the surface using a sandblaster. Part 1. Sandblasting the stone. Refining the shape of a gemstone carving. An intermediate gem-cutting project. Sandblasted stone jewelry. Part 2. Setting the stone in a bezel. Four-color agate cameo. Carve intaglios and cameos in black and white layered agate. Carving amber. A beginner-to-intermediate carving project to form a pendant. Carving boulder opal. Intermediate project. | |||||||||
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