Tools Stone carvers use - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 3:23 PM On 2008-08-26 14:51, surfintiki wrote: Welllllll, since everyone's talking 'bout Jade quality lately, I thought I'd post pics of the pieces I just bought on ebay. I figured, get some cheap ones to practice on...and cheaps I gots! But I wonder what they are? *I can see that the online stone identification service/site that I was planning is going to be a tougher job than expected.. From here they all appear to be nephrite but dont quote me. How long did the hole take to drill? Is there any translucency to the darker slabs?

On 2008-08-26 14:51, surfintiki wrote:
Welllllll, since everyone's talking 'bout Jade quality lately, I thought I'd post pics of the pieces I just bought on ebay. I figured, get some cheap ones to practice on...and cheaps I gots! But I wonder what they are?

*I can see that the online stone identification service/site that I was planning is going to be a tougher job than expected..

From here they all appear to be nephrite but dont quote me. How long did the hole take to drill? Is there any translucency to the darker slabs?

Post #404240 by Tamapoutini on Tue, Aug 26, 2008 3:23 PM