[ratpack] Re: Some of my recent projects
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:14:34 -0500
Yes. I do the photography. Trial by fire method. I have worn out 3 SLR's
practicing, and I am on my third digital now. Macro mostly, but I have a kid
that's almost 23, so documenting his life was important. Then when I got the
gold allergy, I turned to the hot rod hobby for therapy. I realized I didn't
think about all the BS in life when I was tinkering on the car. I have
always been a car nut, just not practicing until about 12 or 14 years ago.
That's when I started looking for info online and found the El Camino list
and "met" Ray (back in the day when there were only 72 hits for jewelry in
Yahoo, and I was one of them... I still own the www.goldart.net domain, but
my brother uses it).
I sure hope your wife does well. They do amazing stuff these days, and I can
attest to that. What is her name? Gall bladder stuff is toxic. There is a
guy on the Elky list, Larry, that has had rounds with it, and is still as
cantankerous as ever! Take it easy. She's in our prayers.
Peace,
JC
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:00 PM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Very impressive, John! Did you do the photography, too?
>
> Thanks for the kind wishes. Things are proceeding here, she saw a doctor
> this morning, and will be in the hospital at 10 tomorrow. The doc says
> there is some urgency. All I get to do is sit in a corner and worry. Later;
> C.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 7:55:48 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
> Subject: [ratpack] Re: Some of my recent projects
>
> Wow, Sorry to hear about that. She is now on the prayer list.
>
> Yep..... 26 years as a Goldsmith/Diamond Setter, and the last 12 as a
> Graduate Gemologist, and designer for 17. It's what I do!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Working on cars is just big jewelry. Not like setting 20 - 1.5 mm square
> diamonds in a mounting, preparing the corners for every stone and pushing
> metal over them. The last big project was the Amethyst piece with 70 some 1
> mm rounds with 4 tiny Platinum beads pushed over each one and finished
> individually. Kinda makes a carb rebuild look like that show where they make
> everything bigger than life.
>
> Some of my best stuff is here: http://dyber.net/jewelry.htm
>
> My site: http://johncdesigns.com/jewelry.htm
>
> The store I work at: http://www.statestreetjewelers.com/index.htm I
> created all those web sites too. Went to school for that for a bit (Adult Ed
> - Art Institute).
>
> Lots of bullets in my gun so to speak, just not enough time to do do it
> all....
>
> I did work on the Concours pictures some this morning. Got about 1/3 of the
> way through, but had to get back to some CAD designs that the store pays me
> for. I'll stick one pic up here from that.
>
> JC
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:00 AM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Gold wire? Diamonds? John, what do you do for a living anyhow? Sounds
>> like you may be a jeweler of some flavor.
>>
>>
>>
>> Fronm the last pictires you posted, a good one, tooo. Pardon the sloppu
>> typing, was at the emergency room a lot of last night. the Wife had a gall
>> bladder attak. Now, the surgery. Life sure does get in the way when you/re
>> making other plans, doesn't it? Later, C
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Christensen" <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Thursday, October 1, 2009 4:02:57 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
>> Subject: [ratpack] Re: Some of my recent projects
>>
>> I forgot that I polished the screw head and engraved initials on it to
>> spiff it up.
>>
>> The only other wood work I remember doing (besides the inlay on my drums
>> in the 70's) was my brother's Gibson ES335 guitar. On the neck, as you look
>> down on it, I took some solid round yellow gold wire, and drilled out the
>> position markers. Then I set diamonds in the gold markers. It was spiffy!
>>
>> He was in a band called the Perkolators. Always liked that name. The other
>> guitar player in that band is also a luthier. Now he is a guitar tech, and
>> tours the world with the Stones. He gets a blank check to go out and
>> purchase vintage guitars for Keith. Rough gig.
>>
>> His name is Kenny. I think I have a picture that he sent to brother Dave
>> on the same backup that the pistol grip pictures are on!
>> JC
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 4:48 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ray. I was about to get out some backup CD's that I know they are
>>> on, but I didn't want to wake Cindy up, who had already gone to bed. This
>>> wasn't a bad picture. Even though it was a small file size.
>>>
>>> I appreciate it!
>>> JC
>>>
>>> ---
>>> John Christensen
>>> Saint Charles, IL
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:46 PM, Ray Buck <rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Here are the grips.
>>>>
>>>> RtR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 04:46 AM 9/30/2009, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Nice stuff. I don't know much about guns, but I did some paua shell
>>>> inlay on handles for a Ruger once. Rick D sent them to me (Ray knows him).
>>>>
>>>> Can't find the pictures ...... It had silver bezel between the inlay and
>>>> the wood. I was not fond of working with the wood. I don't mind the mother
>>>> of pearl ... it doesn't splinter. I'll stick to metal.
>>>>
>>>> JC
>>>> ---
>>>> John Christensen
>>>> Saint Charles, IL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:16 AM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The photography isn't great, but I'll improve as I practice more.
>>>> Photography is a magical pastime, but I do try to develop other
>>>> interests/skills.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> An explanation:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The fang between two rimfires. The knife I am making for my
>>>> son-in-law for Christmas. Walnut handle, Walnut pins, not much contrast.
>>>> Next time, I will use a contrasting wood, whatever I can get in 1/4"
>>>> dowels.
>>>> It still is a work in progress, but coming along nicely, I think. One down,
>>>> two to go!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Ruger Single Six, (revolver) with redwood grips I made. I bought
>>>> some allegedly"stabilized" redwood with nice figure from an eBay sharpie.
>>>> Nic efigure, but not stabilized, and by the time I found out it wasn't as
>>>> advertised, I had lost the address of the guy, and daBay was no help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Soooo... In the True Spirit of Never Leaving Well Enough Alone, I
>>>> figured "HOW hard can it be?" Did it meself. The first and last time I will
>>>> try that! Toughened the wood, but it was still brittle, but I repaired the
>>>> cracks and chip with sawdust and epoxy. A definite "learning project", but
>>>> they didn't come out too bad.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My Ruger KMK514 target (autopistol) with defanged front sight, a
>>>> Clark trigger for slightly better than factory trigger pull, and overtravel
>>>> adjustment. Never leave well enough alone, that's my motto! A Ranch
>>>> Products
>>>> extended magazine release, a Burris Fastfire II optical sight, A GOODNESS!
>>>> I
>>>> can now shoot smaller groups... not that they were ever really small. And
>>>> the set of Cocobolo grips I am close to finishing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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