Here is a new piece of Mexican Fire Agate I cut last night! The large flat surfaces on the stone created a lot of problems in polishing, even with the very sophisticated tools from Mt. Mist and VH Technologies. This Mexican Fire Agate had a great variety in hardness between the chalcedony and colour layers causing undercutting and an 'orange peeling' effect. After resolving the issues with the stone the cubism influence carving turned out wonderfully.
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Blast from the Past
This fire agate pendant and ring are from my wife's personal collection and have been worn by her for over 35 years!
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