Unusual project

[phil_o]

Recently a woman asked me if I could shape a "stone" for a ring. She had been traveling in Scotland and found someone who had made jewelry from heather. The heather was dyed and held together with epoxy. She had a ring to mount the "stone" in. I was able to model a shape for the "stone" in Aspire. I cut a sample in maple first and then the heather "stone".

Phil

[scottp55]

Neat Phil!
Did you hold material with carpet tape?
Wish all "stones" were the hardness of epoxy:)
Good job!
scott

[mtylerfl]

That is cool, Phil! I am in process of designing some jewelry items myself...but, I had not thought of the heather "stone". I did watch a "How It's Made" program that showed how they make the heather/epoxy "stone" and was intrigued by it. Forgot all about that until your post.

[myxpykalix]

Not all projects have to be BIG to be impressive! Very cool

[Brian Harnett]

Nice, what did you use to buff it out after machining?

[phil_o]

Scott, I added two wood strips to the edges with glue for clamping and I also used carpet tape so I could cut all the way through the material.