Cutting Slices Of Pounamu New Zealand Jade

[@MPS1969]

JACKPOT! Very nice colour and opacity to the slabs. Been doing the same with my blocks. Some very surprising tones, much more than I anticipated. Thanks again for posting a video!

[@botucaboy]

What a lovely stone!!

[@myrtille92100]

Just discovered your KZbin account!! I am fascinated by your videos, the jade is outstanding and the trim saw awesome. Could you tell what brand is it and where can it be sourced?

[@CampbellCarving]

Welcome aboard! The trim saw is home made. I think I have a video talking about it and how I built in on my channel. Somewhere

[@CampbellCarving]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/joCTd4WVm5p2q6c this is it. A previous version but you get the idea

[@myrtille92100]

@@CampbellCarving Thank you!

[@thecarvingshed]

Great to see the full video Campbell! It looks like you are doing these cuts with no kind of fence, and just free-handing it. Is it hard to get a consistent thickness on your saw? I'm pretty excited as my mate is finally getting onto welding up a saw for me out of stainless built around a 400mm blade, so hopefully cutting depth will be 18ish cm which should be more than enough for anything i will throw at it. Will be interesting to see how it cuts.

[@CampbellCarving]

Nice one, I use a square against the edge of the table, getting slices square is super important I have found when doing bigger slices. Thinner blades can make issues as they get bigger too.

[@thecarvingshed]

@@CampbellCarving Ah that makes sense. Do you try to cut along the grain when slicing larger pieces?

[@CampbellCarving]

@@thecarvingshed yea definitly as much as possible.

[@BleedGreenAK]

Do you have any of these slabs for sale?

[@CampbellCarving]

I have a few left. Send me a message through my site. Campbellcarving.co.nz

[@lisaaish8522]

Hi there, I am wanting to make a simple necklace for my friend. Do you know of any video sights to help that are basic for a first timer? 🙏

[@CampbellCarving]

Check out my site there is a tutorials page with all my KZbin videos on it. Campbellcarving.co.nz. Send me any questions you have.

[@richardclarke9415]

What blade are you using for cutting,i am trying to get the right tools for myself

[@CampbellCarving]

Not a blade expert. I think it is a notched diamond blade, maybe 0.6mm.

[@richardclarke9415]

Thank you

[@mayafatah9303]

Hi there, i have big stone and her colour turned to white.. How do i clean it at home please

[@CampbellCarving]

Not sure what you mean. Is it jade?

[@mayafatah9303]

@@CampbellCarving yes green stone and need to return its shining and green colour

[@CampbellCarving]

@@mayafatah9303 jade doesn't usually go white with age. If it has been worn then it usually gets more polished by the skin. If it is a display piece, then keeping it with a light coat of vegetable or mineral oil can be a good practice if needed.

[@rubywithington8927]

Help my pounamu is a heart and I can't retie the string bc I don't know how

[@CampbellCarving]

Send me a message on my site and I'll see if I can help. Campbellcarving.co.nz

[@trptrungblogs]

❤️💓💎💎💎

[@BlazingShackles]

who is Eva, and why does she take forever?

[@CampbellCarving]

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