Got a nice surprise in the mail the other day

cubfan64 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:00 am **Posts:** 636

roc2rol surprised me with a beautiful heart made from Mahogany Obsidian. Just using table light, it looks really dark with these wonderful orange/brown (mahogany colored) veins throughout. I wanted to get some good photos of it, and in the process took it outside and realized it looked COMPLETELY different with a strong backlight behind it.

I have the photos on my camera at home, so tonight I'll get around to posting them here.

Thanks a bunch Ed - it's a really unique item and far more special since I know the person who made it

. By the way, I brought it in to work and had someone check out the orange/brown lines and also looked up some things on mahogany obsidian and you're correct that the veins are due to iron.

Thanks again Ed. Look for the photos tonight

cubfan64 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:00 am **Posts:** 636

Here's the photos - they really don't do it justice as it's much more beautiful in person.

mahogany obsidian heart - without backlight

mahogany obsidian - with backlighting

roc2rol · **Posted:** Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:47 pm

Man those are excellent pictures Paul!
Thanks so much!

I'm going make ya my photographer in the
rocking heart factory I'm going open some day!

roc2rol · **Posted:** Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:15 pm

some of that mahogony

love to light up rocks

lit up!

coazon de oro · **Joined:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:12 pm **Posts:** 144

Real jaw droppers!

cubfan64 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:00 am **Posts:** 636

I agree with coazon - those are just fantastic!

roc2rol · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 12:03 pm

I'm trying to woo an New York uptown girl
so I sent this one out to her

ahhh... she's a dear e-mail pal

thanks for looking
roc

cubfan64 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:00 am **Posts:** 636

Wow - that's beautiful - what type of stone is that one Ed?

roc2rol · **Posted:** Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:38 pm

Unfortunately Paul that material is man-made
being that I'm a purist
I kind of balked getting any
Ha Ha

Its called Mohave Turquoise
its formed from some fine materials
the process or constitution of its is a bit of secret
hard to get any info

I think the metal is brass
might be copper

Its fairly exclusive and a bit pricey
I paid $20.00 for a slab about
3" inches square & 1/4" thick
I suppose it comes out to $2.00 a gram

really fabulous material to work tho
I probably could have drilled the hole
and carved the heart from a single piece

anyway the gal recieved it and
LOVES IT !
her words

Thanks
Ed

cubfan64 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:00 am **Posts:** 636

Awww - well, that's all that matters

Got a nice surprise in the mail the other day

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