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My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:02 pm
by Josh
I bought a couple of rocks from a local garden supply place for a landscape I'm doing (will post pictures later). I needed another rock for the lanscape so I headed back the the garden supplies and I found the rock I wanted plus this one :palm:
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Due to the fact that this is the 3rd time I have tried to post this I post this part then continue.

Josh

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:15 pm
by Josh
And it continues :tu:
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I'm really happy with the way this turned out. It took about an hour or so to do from start to finish. Please let me know what you think, cause I went and picked up a couple more rocks to do :whistle: :whistle:

Thanks
Josh

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:23 pm
by Josh
The dimensions
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Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:31 pm
by alpineart
Hi kidsandall , now you know what a stonemason has to go through in the early days of his apprenticeship . Well done , now onto the next one .

Cheers Alpine

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:34 pm
by Meagi
Very very nice love the color great size as well
Can't wait to see what you plant in it .

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:39 pm
by Boics
G'day mate.

I actually replied earlier but it got lost?

Anyway great job on this one.
I love the "true colours" look.
Perhaps some sort of sealant on one or two to retain this look?

Nice work once again.

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:46 pm
by Josh
Boics wrote:G'day mate.

I actually replied earlier but it got lost?
Yeah I had trouble posting this as well. It kept coming up with an error :x Yeah was wondering about sealing it but not sure it will need it

Josh

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:48 pm
by Josh
Meagi wrote:Very very nice love the color great size as well
Can't wait to see what you plant in it .
:lol: I was thinking "bugger" I don't really have anything worthy of such a pot. Mmmmm might have to go shopping. :tu: :tu: I have looked through piles and piles of rock to find a decent peice with good color and shape, was very happy with this one.

Josh

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 7:54 pm
by Josh
alpineart wrote:Hi kidsandall , now you know what a stonemason has to go through in the early days of his apprenticeship . Well done , now onto the next one .

Cheers Alpine
Yeah I was thinking that as I sat there with dust all over me, a blister and a sore thumb were I missed with the hammer :cry: . I might have set up a dust extraction system, I do have a collection unit from my saw bench so might have to sort something out. Now the next one.... or two :palm: . One of the rocks I got is a pillar about 80 cm high and 20cm square. It is bloody heavy too. I'm going try and do a mountain out it. Not sure how it will go but worth a try.

Josh

It is only 80 cm high not 800cm :palm:

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 8:17 pm
by Watto
Well done Josh I love it. A nice Aus native in there would be a treat.

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 9:00 pm
by Rintar
Awesome Josh love what you have done and keen to see the next lot adn eventual plantings


cheers J

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 20th, 2012, 9:50 pm
by Andrew F
Jeez man thats awesome.

Re: My first carved rock pot and I'm happy

Posted: November 21st, 2012, 6:38 am
by Josh
Thanks for the comments guys, finding a suitable tree will the next thing. I found this rock chipped out pretty easy which was good but also concerned me that the rock would chip in the wrong spot easy but all was good. Now to start the next one :tu: :tu:

Josh