Iβd love to see how these are made. Theyβre very pretty.
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Holy gracious sakes.... these are so beautiful... no words...
Where is it possible to find/acquire a few, if I may ask, to be shipped to Europe?
You should post this to c/coolrocks if you haven't
Will do, thanks!
I like your fancy words, rock person.
Cool work. Would stare at in trinket store for extended time. Possibly even buy (I'm irresponsible).
These are so freaking cool. Very original. What's the app. diameter of the longest side of the one on the left? Cold working ain't no joke. Beautiful.
That one's about 3.5-4 inches wide, 1.5 inches thick, and about 4 inches tall. I really enjoy cold working, it lets me focus on just one thing and ignore everything else. Until of course it's 4 hours later, I'm cold, wet, hungry, and covered in silica dust.
Make sure you wear a respirator that is silica rated because silicosis is no joke.
Well, at least you have something awesome to show for it. I could never get into the cold working, probably because there was always a line around the block to use it since it takes so long. You must have your own set up. Regardless, great job.
What's the Mohs/scratch resistamce of the dichroic glass?
Dichroic glass is quite fragile, as the layer which reflects light is a thin film of metal particles. It's a super interesting process, but doesn't hold up to much. That said, the layer of dichroic glass is sandwiched between the regular glass and the rock, so unless you try to use one of these to open a coconut or hammer a nail it will probably hold up.
These are lovely! Please don't hesitate to post more :o
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