Some New Pictures Of My Frog I'm Carving

[The Grim Reaper]

Here are some new pictures of the frog I've been working on. It is basically done except for polishing it a little more and rubbing it down with my skin oils to darken it and help seal and preserve it.

[creek astronaut]

thats pretty freakn cool!what is the material?you ever make any other animals?thx for sharing the pics.

[DemonCatSpaceStar]

VERY COOL!

[The Grim Reaper]

Thanks guys.

Greg, the material is Ohio Pipestone which is found really close to my house in outcropping that were exposed by some logging. I've always known it was there, I just never took the time to go see if I could find any until they logged the area and exposed it. I have also done a Turtle and a Buffalo.

Here's some pics of those.

[creek astronaut]

those are just as nice as the frog.really like the turtle.thx for sharing the pics.

[DemonCatSpaceStar]

How long does it take you to make them?
Those are nice!

[Airborne80]

Damn!!!! That is unbelievable!!!! You have serious talent my friend. Do you sell your work? I love that frog a lot.

[Charmin]

Excellent work, Dorkfish! The buffalo is my favorite!
regards~~sandcreek

[Tnmountains]

Those are incredible. The blending of the colors of that stone on that frog is great. You ought to make a pipe. Just be sure to sign the bottom!!!!
Nice work. Dremmel?

TnMountains

[bravowhiskey]

Veeerrryyy nice Dorkfish (I'm sorry, that handle just seems...inappropriate) for one with such abilities.
Those figures (your work) are/is impressive.
Can we see a pic of the raw pipestone? Love to see the before and after pics.

BW

[Th3rty7]

nice work, good to see some detail work. what are you using? Dremmel tool?

[The Grim Reaper]

Thanks guys and gals for all your comments.

Yes, I do use a Dremel Tool. You can do these by hand if you soak the stone for a little while to soften it up, but it's much easier to use the Dremel.

No, I don't sell my pieces. I do them for myself.

It takes about 10 to 15 hours on each one, but I spread that out over a couple or three weeks. I usually just work on these while I'm at work because it really makes a mess with all the dust. The job I have has a lot of down time and I can set right outside my office and work on these and not worry about the dust getting all over everything.

Here's a picture of a raw piece of stone that I used for the Buffalo and a couple pictures or right after I started working on it.

[lostlake88]

That is cool. Pipestone? Portsmouth deposit? What tools are you working with? Very attractive piece.

[The Grim Reaper]

That is cool. Pipestone? Portsmouth deposit? What tools are you working with? Very attractive piece.

I am using a battery powered Dremel Tool. I use the sanding pads to get the rough shape and to smooth it some and then I use the various sizes of cutting tools to do the detail work. I then polish them with the polishing tools that come with the Dremel and then I rub them down with my skins oils to darken, seal, and preserve the stone.

[silvercop]

[terryo]

I bet the native Americans sure coulda' used a dremel tool ,too!

[MEinWV]

That material is perfect for a "warty" frog.

Nice work!

[Tnmountains]

Cool talent. The effigy of choice in this area seemed to have been the peleated woodpecker. Keep us posted when you finish and make new things.

Regards,
TnMtns