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That is some esquisite work, you truly have been blessed by God. Your carving and design is incredible. There's a gentleman here who owns Mati' (aka Kabana Jewelry)they are best known for their jewelry design of utilizing Tanzinite with Opal inlay,with channeled diamonds in the shank, they also incorporate deep blue Aquamarine(has to be treated), as well as a New Mexican favorite turquoise in their designs. They do have Quality jewelry. The owner goes around the world to buy raw and cut stones and I believe is part owner or owner of a Opal mine in Australia. The few opal pieces that are in your portfolio they are some of the nicest opal I've ever seen, high grade. Have allways wanted to do a piece designed around a piece of black lightning ridge opal. Amazing filligre detail in some them pieces. Did you carve the cameo? Point of what I'm trying to say you can see the Quality of your pieces and in my opinion are a cut above high dollar. You get what you pay for. Your Portifolio well you could go any where in the world and they'd would know you are a Master jeweler. Your artistic design poured over into what you did with your Buick, it has character and one of a kind. Your WLDWST F1 paddle shifter is too cool. You tell you a Passion for what ever piece your working on.
Having some artistic ability have had the oppurtunity to make a few pieces. Well let me clarify carvered the wax models recently, then a jeweler friend would sprew it up and cast the pieces. Used to have an old centrifuge but got rid of it in the 70's. He used some type of injection process. Don't have any expensive carving equipment but have used dental tools, a candle to heat tools , exacto knife, homemade low budget carving equip. Made one ring you might appreciate. Actually you'd probably laugh at the quality, had fun though, it's called the Lion of the tribe of Judah 18k gold a male Asiatic lion (extinct now , lived in King David's day)coming up one of the shank to a crown with a cat-eye chromediopside stone -around the crown are 7 diamonds(represent 7 eyes of God in Revelation)on the adjacent shank a crucifex with a diamond. Also designed a ring with a head study of a American Badger and a Patterdale(aka Fell) terrier in a head to head confrontation. Fairly detailed as their mouths are opened in combat so you can see teeth. Raise old time hunt terriers imported from across the pond i.e. England. Fun stuff.
I'll shut up sorry for gettin of track. I needed a 30/30 Boost gauge wish I'd have seen this.