I just wrapped up three more of these things, what does everyone think?
The bottom half are various stones I’ve collected, with a layer of dichroic glass on top, followed by a layer of plain glass. I then cut and polish them. It takes a long time, but it’s really meditative work.
I’d love to see how these are made. They’re very pretty.
Thanks! I’m planning on putting together a video at some point.
You should post this to c/coolrocks if you haven’t
Will do, thanks!
Yeah, my first reaction was “cool! Pretty! I don’t know what those glasses are, but cool!”
My internal reaction in cool rocks is generally “cool! Pretty! I don’t know what those rocks are, but cool!” so like, you’ll fit in fine
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?I’m glad you like them! I’m finally at the point where I can make them easily enough that I can start thinking about selling them, but I don’t have a storefront or anything yet.
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 lovely! Please don’t hesitate to post more :o
Thanks!
Shiny
Yee
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.
Oh yeah, I like my lungs too much not to wear one. I eventually want to get one of those cool positive pressure hood/face guard things, but they’re a little out of my price range at the moment.
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.
My setup is a tile saw, a cheap faceting machine from china (don’t buy them, they’re garbage), and a wet polisher in a vice. I do also have a giant wet belt sander I got at an estate sale, but I need to replace the upper tensioner before I can use it.
Oooh, shiny!
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.
