My Latest Project

[The Grim Reaper]

I don't know if any of you remember the Turtle and the Buffalo that I carved out of Pipestone last year, but now I am working on a Frog. I have it pretty much done other than a few finishing touches on the legs and I'll post more pictures of it later after I get it completely finished.

[img width=600 height=397]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/DorkFish_77/New32.jpg[/img]

[img width=600 height=397]http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/DorkFish_77/New33.jpg[/img]

[Kentucky Kache]

Nice work. You must have a lot of patience.

[Hawbuck]

Nice Steve. I can't stand it anymore. If that piece or the turtle are for sale quote me a price. I've had a small collection of frogs and turtles since I was 6. Are you going to Ft. Mitchell in a couple weeks?

Adam

[mikez]

Nice work! Are you carving by hand tool or dremmel?
I got into carving local rock as an offshoot of looking for points. I kept spotting so much cool stone to pick up, and decided to play with it. I'll have to take a few pics.

[The Grim Reaper]

Thanks guys.

Adam, I doubt I would ever sell any of them, but I am still going to make that Pipe for you. I don't know if I'm going to Ft Mitchell or not. I think it's the same weekend as my wifes high school reunion and I would never hear the end of it if I blew that off for a show.

Mike, I use a Dremmel to do these. I tried doing it by hand and it just takes to long to make any progress, but it did give me a new found respect for what the Indians had to go through to carve theirs. I am amazed at what they could accomplish just using another rock to carve their Effigies and Pipes out of this stone.

[bruce]

Dorkfish hello,

How long did you hold the stone till you saw
the frog in it? I do some carving of stuff. I like
green banded slate and chalk rock I find. Artist
for sure you are.

Thanks,
Bruce

[joshuaream]

Steve,

I guess I would have figured all pipestone to be a soft material (like catlinite), neat stuff.

Joshua