Polishing Jade: WARNING ALERT
Posted by Bev Darby, Rock n Spheres on 1st Apr 2015
I am going to take my frustrations out here! I have been working on a large Jade Sphere for 2 months now. GRRRRR. My frustration level is at a new high!
Rule #1 broken: This all started with a "Sure I can make larger that 4 inches". My first mistake. My machines do not like larger than 4 inches. I have had to resort to working only on my slowest machine. It took a full 6 weeks to get the darn thing round.
Rule #2 broken: " I have made one Jade Sphere, It wasn't too difficult". I didn't go and look at my notes for that one Jade sphere I had made. Looking back, I'm surprised I had any hair to pull out this time around.
Rule #3 broken: Think twice about doing work for other individuals. I forget that everything seems to take 2 - 3 times longer than I think it should.
Now that I have vented my frustrations, I shall try a different polish combination. This time I think I'll use suede instead of felt or silk. Or should I try felt over metal cups instead of the plastic I used before. Hmmmmm.
Thanks for reading.