BenZart...MaoriChief, Glass pendant Update Today - Tiki Carving

T Tamapoutini Member Aotearoa (New Zealand) Joined: Aug 30, 2006 Posts: 1530	T Tamapoutini Posted posted on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 7:30 PM On 2007-07-26 04:50, Benzart wrote: I took this to a Rock shop yesterday and they thought he stone was Jadeite from Western US so that's what I guess it is unless I find out different today. Looks quite similar to this piece of Guatamalan jadeite I have (the only piece Ive ever had so this is as far as my comparitive knowledge can go): There is a little translucency in this piece: My main concern is the grain 'size' in this particular piece of stone. Almost granite-like and a bit larger than in your Moai. Your carving does give me some hope for it though, cheers. Im thinking a Meso-American Tiki for this stuff. some day. -- Hope Coon-Tiki is going well! (went well?). Great to see the cake toppers 'in situ', having their wedding boogie too. Congrats! Tama :)

On 2007-07-26 04:50, Benzart wrote:
I took this to a Rock shop yesterday and they thought he stone was Jadeite from Western US so that's what I guess it is unless I find out different today.

Looks quite similar to this piece of Guatamalan jadeite I have (the only piece Ive ever had so this is as far as my comparitive knowledge can go):

There is a little translucency in this piece:

My main concern is the grain 'size' in this particular piece of stone. Almost granite-like and a bit larger than in your Moai. Your carving does give me some hope for it though, cheers. Im thinking a Meso-American Tiki for this stuff. some day.

Hope Coon-Tiki is going well! (went well?). Great to see the cake toppers 'in situ', having their wedding boogie too. Congrats!

Tama :)

Post #321828 by Tamapoutini on Sun, Jul 29, 2007 7:30 PM