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finished this about week ago - it was birthday gift
native style nephrite arrowhead
I was not sure how to set it because i didn't want to make the hole (like pounamu toki) or to use glue
I thought about silver wire but I decided to use simple ancient method and set it like normal arrowhead




finished



I chose this nephrite because it has cool colors


the edges are blunt for safety reasons


and some other nephrite stuff I did before

oh wow.. incredibly clever!!!!

Nice looking. I always wondered about wearing arrowheads with real edges on them more than decorative arrrowheads after i jabbed myself once with one i wrapped. Any needle sharp things either. On the other hand Ivory Roulette balls can act like a clapper. They are so rare to find in most places, if you ever do find a perfect one, you want to show it off. I seem to remember my folks never brought back sharp jade from New Zealand as art either. Can't trust a tourist to not cut themselves or something like that. HAH

That's beautiful OS, and I agree that's a very clever way to attach it. The other pieces are lovely, too, and I'm with you on the sharp edges. Steve has a hanging brass dragon sculpture a patient made for him years ago, that has a lovely crystal in his hands, but the entire piece has sharp protruding wires that are sharp as razors emanating in every direction, and a spine that's hard, sharp, and serrated, like shark's teeth. I hate the thing because it's really a dangerous weapon, and just trying to clean it can give you a nasty gash. It's an accident waiting to happen.

If I had my druthers I'd keep the crystal and hang it in a window by fishing line, and recycle the dragon.

So you can understand the severity of the danger with this piece, I took a few shots of it for you.




Thanks for showing us your pieces, OS. It's not surprising that you're smart enough not to make them into weapons. Kudos!

Artfldgr wrote:oh wow.. incredibly clever!!!!

yes ancient people were quite clever LOL
thanks buddy


@SwordfishMining - I never knew about 'Ivory Roulette balls'
thanks

@Pink - cool dragon I like the design but it's so spiky I wonder how this patient made it he probably wore armor


greets