Amber Listserv / Lathed white Borneo Amber

[Andy Ng]

Thanks Tom and Tammi. I'm intrigued by Tammi's snowman idea. NO snow here at
all on Borneo (unless you count the frost inside the freezer). Lets
see...cognac amber for the top hat, blackish deep-reds for the eyes, mouth
and buttons, and of course a single piece of white amber for the
head/arms/body. I feel like trying to make one! Lets see if I have the
time/energy.
I've no idea how much an amber chess set would cost, Tammi IF I could make
it..a very big IF. But who knows eh? 5 years ago I was rubbing away at
resinites with old fluffy socks...who knows what the next 5 years will
bring?

Andy

On 10/3/07, tamber12 at aol.com <tamber12 at aol.com> wrote:
>
> Oh, agreed!  Very nice indeed.  I think it would be cute to fashion a
> little white amber snowman from the nougat stuff.  Not that you see much
> snow in Borneo (well, maybe in the mountains?), but it would be
> interesting.  I really like the smaller beads, too.  Amber chess pieces, how
> awesome.  If I could afford your prices, I would get something like that for
> my son.  What in the world do you charge for something that intricate?
>
> Tammi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TOM BUCKLEY <tbuck22 at optonline.net>
> To: Andy Ng <andy.ng.aik.hoe at gmail.com>; amber group <
> amber at ambericawest.com>
> Sent: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:38 am
> Subject: Re: Amber Listserv / Lathed white Borneo Amber
>
>  Nice work Andy. Very nice work.
>
> Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Andy Ng <andy.ng.aik.hoe at gmail.com>
> *To:* amber group <amber at ambericawest.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 02, 2007 5:13 AM
> *Subject:* Amber Listserv / Lathed white Borneo Amber
>
>  Hi guys,
>
> The monsoon season seems to have arrived early in Borneo. Have been hit by
> howling winds and torrential sheets of rain for the past 2 hours. As the sky
> was pouring down on me, I finished polishing these pieces (3 rosary heads,
> capsule beads etc). The lathing is still not 'crisp' enough, but it will be
> improved, and custom rubber sanding blocks (more like V and U-shaped blocks)
> will have to be used for precision-finishing the concave parts. Given a few
> more months and the likelihood of producing carved chess sets en masse will
> be a reality! :-)
>
> Andy
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