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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3985047" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>While we wintered in Arizona this year, I made a decision to make rock handles for a steak knife set and handles for a chefs knife at the lapidary shop. </p><p>First order of business was to go rock hunting in the Sonoran desert at the Superstition Mountains. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]355502[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Finally deciding on some lepidolite, dirty quartz, and a jade looking rock that couldn’t be positively identified. </p><p></p><p>After cutting slabs on a rock saw, the pattern of the knife handle is traced on the slab. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]355506[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]355505[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Rough shaping the handles. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]355507[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Finally, the finished products. About 6 hours of forming and polishing the handles to a high luster. Final polish was on a 50,000 grit polishing wheel. The pic’s really don’t show the shine. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]355514[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]355513[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Wife stayed busy in the stained glass shop. </p><p>The entire back seat in the truck is full of these stones. These are only a few examples. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]355516[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3985047, member: 5412"] While we wintered in Arizona this year, I made a decision to make rock handles for a steak knife set and handles for a chefs knife at the lapidary shop. First order of business was to go rock hunting in the Sonoran desert at the Superstition Mountains. [ATTACH type="full"]355502[/ATTACH] Finally deciding on some lepidolite, dirty quartz, and a jade looking rock that couldn’t be positively identified. After cutting slabs on a rock saw, the pattern of the knife handle is traced on the slab. [ATTACH type="full"]355506[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]355505[/ATTACH] Rough shaping the handles. [ATTACH type="full"]355507[/ATTACH] Finally, the finished products. About 6 hours of forming and polishing the handles to a high luster. Final polish was on a 50,000 grit polishing wheel. The pic’s really don’t show the shine. [ATTACH type="full"]355514[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]355513[/ATTACH] Wife stayed busy in the stained glass shop. The entire back seat in the truck is full of these stones. These are only a few examples. [ATTACH type="full"]355516[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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