Raising Marvin's Monster: resurrecting a used slab saw
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MarvinEs Monster is a slab saw with multiple uses like slicing, preforming spheres and carvings, making clock faces, bookends, and slabs-the preliminary shape for cutting gem cabochons. The different parts of the machine are discussed along with the changes made in them by Shaw Will are detailed.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 2004
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Intarsia sundial
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A model for designing the stone sundial is described. One can give the perimeter of the sundial some fanciful shape and embellish other figures at the top and bottoms of the hour pieces as the long 'hour' lines are its important part.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 2005
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Step by step: Intarsia sundial
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A brief systematic procedure on making Intarsia sundial, an ancient stone timepiece is presented. The project is a simple exercise of intarsia mosaic skills and the materials required to make it are mentioned.
Publication Name: Lapidary Journal
Subject: Hobbies and crafts
ISSN: 0023-8457
Year: 2005
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