Black Jade Blanks

[garypeck]

Hi guys, I have been away for almost 10 years.... Traveling to many places because of my work and in the course of travel, I came across some really exotic materials.....

One of them which I will be sharing is the Black Jade. It's basically Jade, but blackish in colour. However, you should see some tint of green if you have a bright light shining at it.

Just wanted to know how difficult or even if possible to turn this blanks and if there was any interest in these blanks....

I have possibly about 10 of these blanks in 1" X 1" X 6" But if there was demand, I may be able to get more.

Dimensions may differ slightly.

As usual, I won't be selling them but trading them for kits, pens you name it..... I'm open

PM me so we can discuss and move on.....

I will also be posting some old blanks as soon as I get round to the store and find them...... So keep a look out for them.

Warmest Regards,
Gary

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[sbwertz]

Holy moly! That's some color!

 

[FGarbrecht]

Are these actual jade (as in the mineral e.g. calcium magnesium silicate)? or a faux jade composite resin of some kind?

 

[gimpy]

Interested

 

[garypeck]

Are these actual jade (as in the mineral e.g. calcium magnesium silicate)? or a faux jade composite resin of some kind?

These are the real deal. But of course, there are many grades of jade and these may or may not be worth a lot of monies. Personally I think I'll have a better chance hitting the lottery than them being valuable.



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[FGarbrecht]

These are the real deal. But of course, there are many grades of jade and these may or may not be worth a lot of monies. Personally I think I'll have a better chance hitting the lottery than them being valuable.



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They look really cool; I imagine they'd chew up HSS turning tools quickly. Any idea if carbide would work? or if you need diamond tools to work them?

 

[garypeck]

They look really cool; I imagine they'd chew up HSS turning tools quickly. Any idea if carbide would work? or if you need diamond tools to work them?

I would think you need diamond tools to work with it. Haven't the foggiest clue how to turn these fellows. They are stone hard if not harder.

Gary

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[More4dan]

I once looked at some jade for making knife handles. I was told it would require lapidary equipment to shape due to its hardness. So grinding at low speeds with diamond and with lots of cooling water.


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[eldee]

They look great! Good luck with them. I still have a low grade block of jade that I bought many years ago. The coring bits and saw that I had were not sufficient to work with the stuff and I gave up on it.

 

[GraiDawg]

nice i'd have no idea what to trade it for though

 

[BRobbins629]

Best I could do with diamond coring bits and lots of coolant was make a center band. It was very slow and bits still turned bright red. . Was also able to make some thin strips with a diamond saw but very slow and not too productive. HSS and carbide not hard enough. Interestingly, one of the most expensive pens ever made (over $250,000 I think) was carved from jade.

Loiminchay 9-Dragons Jade Pen

 

[robutacion]

G'day,

You may want to have a look at this, https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...BAgJEAE&biw=1024&bih=481#imgrc=LAdcOq-Tb-WxSM:

Cheers
George