Post #308811 by Paipo on Thu, May 24, 2007 6:27 PM

Man, you could eat your dinner off that bench! :lol:
Good to see you're taking it carefully and working out the ways of the stone...keeping the first few pieces simple is by far the best way to get the feel of how jade behaves. You've got a pretty useful setup there - about the only weak link I can foresee is possibly the handpiece. I suspect a rechargeable battery powered machine won't have enough grunt once you get a little more serious and need to move more stone. A heavy duty foredom or dremel flexishaft or a micromotor handpiece might prove more suitable down the track.
Nice pieces for your first efforts...that is a beautiful piece of flower!
PS I'd strongly recommend not to use sharpies on jade...they have a nasty habit of seeping into the stone and creating a purple stain, especially anything that is softer and "rindy" like flower jade. I have ruined a couple of nice pieces this way in my early days. Try these:
Staedtler Lumocolors (Fine)