Post #289514 by Tamapoutini on Sat, Mar 3, 2007 10:12 PM

Looking good P! Are you going to do any surface patterning? (be sure to show us the occasional translucency shot too!)

Paipo made a good point back there; almost all holes I make (over about 5mm) are started with a smaller burr & progressively widened out. Also as mentioned, several burrs may be utilised to create a particular element. When I first started carving jade, someone told me that I should be aiming to use the biggest or best-fitting tool at any paticular time. It took a couple of years for that to really take on any meaning &/or gain the confidence to experiment with the concept. The fact that 'once its gone, its gone' can be a bit off-putting & there is a tendancy to 'doodle' about with burrs too small for the task. Not the end of the world, but using the 'right' tool can save much time & will generally produce a better/cleaner result. Finding the right tool is a matter of practice/experience & personal preference.

All that said, you're doing it dude. You're carving jade! Wahoo.

Keep it up!
Tama :)