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Hey guys,
I am going to sound a bit insane here but I picked up a nice size chunk of Lapis Lazuli today. I got to thinking I might be able to make scales from it. Just brainstorming ideas. Its not settled yet. I do have some other ideas. This chunk was good quality Lapis. Very little white striping, deep blue and a good bit of pyrite in it. Not sure how brittle it would be in pinning.
Any suggestions on yes or no?
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I think that might turn out heavy for scales. Might be able to use it for a wedge or something else smaller. Would look nice though.
I rescaled a small Buck knife folder out of Lapis and sterling for my wife. The only things that I reused were the spring and the blades. I split the sides with a V of silver because even then I was worried about it cracking with a longer length. I never took pictures and she lost it within a month. Dang! [I still love her. :D]
A wedge wouldn't show the beauty of the stone. Possibly, possibly, splitting the length of the scales like shell that I have seen would work.
Tim
I also have seen MOP shell that had one piece per scale and the wedge was a pewter one.
Be worth the try and the little left overs would be useful for practice pin peening. It will take a cool hand and concentration. The stuff does not bend!
~Richard
Practice on Quartz or something cheap.
Do you have the tools to work the material?? Have done some small inlay work with lapis,is pretty hard stuff.
Perhaps backed with brass?
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Me thinks they would be off the wall Heavy,JMO
The problem would be that you need to have some flex in the scales. I've seen a few guys try making scales out of glass and the only way it was accomplished IIRC was to use a rubber wedge to allow some give along the line.
It would be interesting to see it used as an inlay.
Thanks all. After thinking about it it would have to be an inlay of some sort with how brittle it would be to pin. That or I might find another purpose for it. I couldn't turn it down for the price and quality it was.
I love lapis, i have it in a ring and it looks amazing. I'd love to see the finished product however you use it. I think it would look amazing as a wedge, once polished it has such a beautiful look.
Good luck.
Christian
I sometimes wonder about how things work out. I found this when looking for a wrist splint in a drawer that I normally don't look in.:D It is Chrysoprase not Lapis but may give you an idea to use it for something sharp.
Tim
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A thought occurred. Maybe inlaying a brush?
Brush top-cap...
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opposite end of the brush handle that contacts your palm when whipping up a lather
Could be broken down and suspended in acrylic or something to that effect, kinda like the inlay on the shark razor that Baldy made last year.
I'd love to have a brush made similar to this cane top.
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