Dan Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 hey folks im looking for stone or bone dust or small pieces that i can use for inlay material if you have done a carving then you know that you often drop or carve part of your carving and it ends up going in the garbage. im wondering if anyone is inturested in swaping wood both exotic and domestic for your garbage bone and stone dust. what i plan on doing is making a inlay in my lathe turnings and for that i need small pieces of bone and stone to be glued in and then use dust to fill in any small voids. if anyone is doing a carving and wants to save their sorted dropings rather then tossing them out let me know. im sure we can work out a trade of eather raw materials of wood or if you do inlays i have set aside saw dust for different shades of wood. or i can make you something on my lathe like a handle for a carving tool. or if you just want to send it then i will pay for any shipping. thought it would be cool to have bowl and say that i used whale tooth or wooly mamoth tusk to make that colored band. example of the techneque ill be using http://www.avaiaartisticjewelry.com/product_images/t/987/S__24576_zoom.jpg http://www.touchwoodrings.com/Rosewood_Ring_with_Turquoise_inlay__5mm_wide.JPG http://lumberjocks.com/assets/pictures/projects/288847.jpg http://lumberjocks.com/assets/pictures/projects/214512-438x.jpg?1303682307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Bird Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hi Dan At the moment I'm carving some mammoth ivory and create some dust.The dust is similar to cutting wood with a hand saw.Not very fine,just very tiny bits.Would you like some of that ? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 boy would i that would be a realy cool thing to use. here is what im thinking i might use it for. just finished this for a gft for my mom......whe had hands and fore arms as big a me probably from wooping my but all those years from causing problems http://i1101.photobu...er/DSCN0192.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Bird Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 OK. I'll collect some for you.Please send me an E-mail with your info.You do excellent work. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldoi Posted September 24, 2012 Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 hi I have some black obsidian chips from knapping , if you still looking send me an email to aldo@iturrey.com A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ward Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I have lots of little pieces of green and black jade, really little pieces. Email if you want to see a picture, I have not figured out how to post a pic here yet. david.lw.ward@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 David: see this topic: http://www.thecarvingpath.net/forum/index.php?/topic/802-posting-photos/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ward Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Thanks Janel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janel Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Hi David, The images could be a little bigger. 640 x 480 pixels is often a good zone to aim for. Janel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted September 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 hi I have some black obsidian chips from knapping , if you still looking send me an email to aldo@iturrey.com A I have lots of little pieces of green and black jade, really little pieces. Email if you want to see a picture, I have not figured out how to post a pic here yet. david.lw.ward@gmail.com hey guys i would definetly be inturested ill send you both a pm to discuss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted October 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 just got a box of jade from david looks realy nice cant wait to make something from it. after some changes in my life i have been forced to stop turning as much as i have but i plan on taking up carving with a vengence. thinking of making hand carved knives or perhaps noh masks. going to using inlay in my carving as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 ok got the mamoth dust dont know what i will do with it bruce got to let me know what i can do for you in exhange. can i give you something, make you something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 i could send you some bone dust if you want if you dont mind waiting 3 weeks as its from new zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 i dont know tony that would be prity expensive shiping that distince would be killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Nicol Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 I have left over dust from carving with sperm whale teeth, but maybe not enought for a large piece like a bowl at the time being... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 ummm since im just starting carving where do you even get spirm whale teeth im guessing you dont get them from the nearest gas station? and you would be surprised how far the dust stretches because for the most part your not filling a deep grove its shallow area that you then fill with dust or chips. but if your willing to store it till you get a batch i would be willing to buy or trade for it. i sent david ward a care package full of odd ball scrap from my shop for some jade he sent me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella Nicol Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Sperm whale teeth come from a government granted ivory or animal product trader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Andrew C. Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Dan, I would Love to send some Whale bone dust and small pieces but i am in the Middle of the south pacific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 i would love it but that would probably be way to costly to send it. thanks for the offer though. if you wanted to try your hand at inlay using it yourself let me know and ill give you some pointers and some different materials you can use. there are lots of different materials you can use besides i dont use elephant or whale unless i know the animal died of natural causes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Andrew C. Posted April 11, 2013 Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 Dan that would Be Great! i am always up for experimenting with new techniques and materials! as for the bones i have They were confirmed to have died of natural causes 38 years ago. the local who provides me with the bone claimed alot of the bone from the whale thus his large collection of bones i recently received a Jawbone cut from him, Which is the most favorable part to carve because there are is only one marrow tube to worry about. The rest of the Bone Is extremely dense and can handle alot of work. Yesterday i finished my first Fishhook and commenced my very first inlay which is wood into the bone. i would love to hear what you think of my very first inlay. will post a pic soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2013 couple of videos that are helpfull some help pages with good information http://stephenhatcher.com/files/inlay.pdf http://stephenhatcher.com/files/minerals.pdf http://stephenhatcher.com/files/suppliers.pdf http://www.swturnings.com/Intermediate%20Stone%20Inlay%20for%20Woodturners.htm here are some materials that i have used for inlay decrative sand from craft store the large the grain the better as it will have more texture. small grains tend to blend out into a solid color. brass key cuting from a key cuting machine. small pieces of aluminum small pieces of copper aluminum dust copper dust dry automotive paints glitter (i hate it never can get rid of it) wood chips and dust steel dust from the grinder bone dust talcum powder any soft stone look for 6 or lower on the MOH scale small pieces of plastic epoxy mixed with any pigment (i want to try earth pigments all made from soil or minerals http://www.earthpigments.com/index.cfm) powdered corian if you can get it or break it yourself. any powdered medium realy. couple tips paint the inside of you depresion black it makes the inlay stand out a bit more. add paint aditives that contain metal to enhance your inlay for example aluminum powder will make highlights look silver. brass will make them look gold. if you can make a mix of stone and epoxy to fill in your gaps. larger stones will fill the big areas and supply visual texture and the epoxy will fill in the small gaps to make it solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin P Posted July 16, 2014 Report Share Posted July 16, 2014 I know I'm late to bounce in on this topic but I to am looking for some stone dust or some bits and pieces that I can crush up for inlay work if anyone has has some to sell or trade let me know.:-) Thanks Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachlan Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Ive got some jade fragments if anyone is keen. Send me a message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 im not realy inturested in jade very hard and difficult to work with as an inlay. its a great stone but its difficult to work with and i have a local source for large amount if i realy wanted some more. honestly lachlan i still want to know more about your resin process. we talked about this once a while back where you process it from a local plant in Australia im stuck using synthetic material which just is not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted July 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 colon you can probably get alot of different stones prity cheap especialy if you buy them from fire mountain gems as a chip bead necklace or as loose chips http://www.firemountaingems.com/ let me know i can get your a more in depth list of different stones that you can buy cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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