22 minute video of the process.He should have used bee's wax on the saw blade. [MEDIA] Other NA silversmith's projects....
It's not a loon,the bill is wrong.
Possibly black diopside,take it outside with the sun overhead for a better photo.
Rock chisel/drill missing the chisel part.
Copper is red,depending on the type of brass it could be yellow.And then there is red brass/Merlin's gold/NuGold which looks like 14K gold when...
There has been a number of NA silversmiths that stamp Navajo on their pieces. https://www.eaglerocktradingpost.com/navajo-halmarks-jewelry.
Unidentified mark..... http://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/t-american-indian-jewelry-marks.htm
Size reference,but what is the size of post it notes pad.
Possibly gold plated. [ATTACH]
Nothing unusual about Japanese silver being marked 999 or 1000.
There are 6 circles,not sure what they were used for.
If it is vitreous enamel,the piece is not pot metal.
Looks like KOS, left facing lion, anchor, far right mark too out of focus.
The image is too small,go back and change to full image. https://www.antiquers.com/threads/posting-a-thread-and-uploading-pictures.15990/
Is there a maker's mark on the mokume piece?
It's the phosphoric acid in the diet coke,many directions call for sulfuric acid. Someone found the coke to be safer.
Other colors with the help of diet coke......
Maybe they started out as clip on type and were replaced with a post.
They don't appear to be Japanese damascene/Zogan inlay,looks more like engraved and patinated.
Probably a project from one of the woodcraft magazines.
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