Stone Carving: Q&A + Gallery... - Tiki Carving

B Benzart Member Port Saint Lucie, Florida Joined: Jan 09, 2004 Posts: 10397	B Benzart Posted posted on Fri, Oct 6, 2006 2:47 PM Thanks Tama, I think this is a god idea for a thread since I'm sure that I will have a few questions in the future and now even. When carving jade, I noticed that it seems some edgesdevelop cracks from the carving process as in this picture on the left bottom and top of the left eye. Is this a result of too fast a speed of the tool, or too rough of a tool? Is there anyway to minimise this, and will these pieces "chip" off like they look like they are going to do?. Or is this part of the grain of the stone that you need to work with? You make it look So Easy and it's Not! This is Really bugging me

Thanks Tama, I think this is a god idea for a thread since I'm sure that I will have a few questions in the future and now even.
When carving jade, I noticed that it seems some edgesdevelop cracks from the carving process as in this picture on the left bottom and top of the left eye.

Is this a result of too fast a speed of the tool, or too rough of a tool? Is there anyway to minimise this, and will these pieces "chip" off like they look like they are going to do?. Or is this part of the grain of the stone that you need to work with? You make it look So Easy and it's Not! This is Really bugging me

Post #259445 by Benzart on Fri, Oct 6, 2006 2:47 PM