duckkisser Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 so im turning a contemporary type turning where i took a thin burl and made a small dish that has a gap along one side. this piece of burl has a ton of bark incursions on the form. i plan on creating 3 rings of inlay all along the edge of this bowls form i will also fill all the gaps of the bark incursions with stone inlay. here are some of the options. let me know which inlay you think looks nice. i will only inlay the top i want the bottom to look as raw as possible. if you have any thoughts, ideas, or questions ask and ill give you more detail on the different stones. keep in mind some inlay is hard to see for example steel dust have silver highlights. and the dark blue almost looks black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'd pick something in the red hue but, it's your piece.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I'd pick something in the red color as well. Maybe the copper. But like Tiods said, it's your piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Pipestone really catches my eye ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 you guys all seem to like the reds ill have to think on it. oh pipe stone is what Indians made there pipes from they dug it up then carved it as part of there culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Just don't let the school kids know or they will be making pipes in shop class ! Lord knows there was lots of that going on when we were in shop ! Teacher just cut them up on the bandsaw and trashed em. Could have been so much worse..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatworks Today Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Just don't let the school kids know or they will be making pipes in shop class ! Lord knows there was lots of that going on when we were in shop ! Teacher just cut them up on the bandsaw and trashed em. Could have been so much worse..... Nah, a few of my teachers brought them home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 I like the Brecciated Jasper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroDave Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I kind of favor the greens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Tarbell Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Your holes have lots of dark material around them. This gives a lot of natural contrast to the piece, so i'd limit the contrast applied by your stone choice. Plus, the inlay would need to go well with both that dark material as well as the redish-brown wood color. With that in mind, my choices are the darker red colors in this order: garnet, paduke, lite red calcite, camelian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Duck, Where do you get your stone from? I've wanted to add stone to some of my bowls and vases for a while. Can't seem to find a good place to get stone so small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 http://www.firemountaingems.com/?engine=google&s_kwcid=TC|4981|fire%20mountain%20gems||S|e|52402891580&campaign=Branded+Campaign&adgroup=Branded+-+High+CTR&keyword=fire+mountain+gems&gclid=Cj0KEQiAqYCkBRC4xNiSu5-Y-PcBEiQA96OM9LyaFDyQ11Hi-vya5r7i3ECeOti6CYq9PQowYex9eYcaArsu8P8HAQ&ad=52402891580 http://www.greatsouth.net/ this is some good source's one is already small pieces since its jewlary good prices on that one the great south site is little more expensive but they have better examples of the stones so you will have better color fewer flaws. ebay is also a good source but sometimes you get burned on the quality of stone you get. i usualy buy large pieces and break it myself to get the sizes i need. i just use a pipe niple with a end cap to put my stone in and then i use a smaller pipe and end cap to smash my stones. http://stephenhatcher.com/index.php?n=10 this guy gives some great help on what to use and how to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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