ntrusc Posted February 16, 2021 Author Share Posted February 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, Fossilis Willis said: I had fallen a bit behind on this topic and just got caught up on the last couple pages. Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. Keep up the amazing work! Thanks very much, I enjoy messing around with these :0) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 A fossil chessboard I just made, I had made one previously with resin but didn’t like the finish so this one has a toughened glass surface set into the oak border, Thanks for looking, Regards Neil. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 22 hours ago, ntrusc said: Hi all, another clock I made in stained glass, thanks for looking, Regards Neil. Sorry, what's the time? Ammonite o' clock, that's what! Absolute gorgeous artistry here, Neil, this is incredibly impressive. Nice to see our beautiful UK material being put to use, eh? And, as a chess player, fully hats off to you on the chessboard, absolutely glorious, what I'd pay for that... And as it goes for the pieces, as you said, I think belemnites would be a good fit. Incredibly common over here, and, thus, wouldn't be bad carving them! Also, I only just found this thread, and I think I'm in love - thanks for sharing! 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Oh, almost forgot. Do you wanna know something funny? Just the other day, I was talking to someone (in real life - I know, I actually take some time off this forum, surprising!), and I was thinking of maybe in the future starting up some form of company to make stuff like this, with Ammonites in glass or resin tables, etc... Fossiliferous furniture, I think I thought the name would be! Fanciful dreams aside, I think yours trumps what I had in mind 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earendil Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Wow! These are amazing! You could carve something into dinosaurs to use as chess pieces... although chess is a very dignified game and I'm not sure if dinosaurs are classified as 'highbrow culture'. "Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl; Wrecked is the ship of pearl! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell" -From The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 44 minutes ago, IsaacTheFossilMan said: Sorry, what's the time? Ammonite o' clock, that's what! Absolute gorgeous artistry here, Neil, this is incredibly impressive. Nice to see our beautiful UK material being put to use, eh? And, as a chess player, fully hats off to you on the chessboard, absolutely glorious, what I'd pay for that... And as it goes for the pieces, as you said, I think belemnites would be a good fit. Incredibly common over here, and, thus, wouldn't be bad carving them! Also, I only just found this thread, and I think I'm in love - thanks for sharing! Thanks very much, the ones in the clock are Madagascan ones but I do try and use uk ones whenever I can, I’ve been playing chess for a few months, getting better but still too many blunders!, I will have a go at making some pieces at some point. Regards neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 21 minutes ago, yardrockpaleo said: Wow! These are amazing! You could carve something into dinosaurs to use as chess pieces... although chess is a very dignified game and I'm not sure if dinosaurs are classified as 'highbrow culture'. Thanks very much, dinosaur pieces sounds a good idea thanks Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, ntrusc said: Thanks very much, the ones in the clock are Madagascan ones but I do try and use uk ones whenever I can, I’ve been playing chess for a few months, getting better but still too many blunders!, I will have a go at making some pieces at some point. Regards neil. Ah, very nice! Make sure to tag me with the pieces, although, I am already following this thread! 1 ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 A pair of bookends made with a septarian nodule I found in lincolnshire, also a random picture of my new puppy playing chess on the board I made. Thanks for looking Regards Neil. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 I love the glasswork with the ammonite inlays. Simply stunning! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Chess is one of my loves in life! So your creation is very appealing to me. Great job. Can you going to tell us your "trade secret" on how you mastered this project? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 2 hours ago, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: I love the glasswork with the ammonite inlays. Simply stunning! Thanks very much, I enjoy making them. regards neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 58 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: Chess is one of my loves in life! So your creation is very appealing to me. Great job. Can you going to tell us your "trade secret" on how you mastered this project? Mike Thanks I’m not sure there is a secret, just kept trying different methods till I could work it out, the mitres and grooves on the wood border I find tricky to get right. regards Neil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/16/2021 at 6:35 PM, ntrusc said: A pair of bookends made with a septarian nodule I found in lincolnshire, also a random picture of my new puppy playing chess on the board I made. Thanks for looking Regards Neil. That's a sweet pupper, what's their name? ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 26 minutes ago, IsaacTheFossilMan said: That's a sweet pupper, what's their name? Molly, she’s a pain at the minute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaacTheFossilMan Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, ntrusc said: Molly, she’s a pain at the minute. Ah, they always are to begin with! I promise it'll get better, they're an absolute pleasure to see grow up! ~ Isaac; www.isaactfm.com "Don't move! He can't see us if we don't move!" - Alan Grant Come to the spring that is The Fossil Forum, where the stream of warmth and knowledge never runs dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-tree Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Hi Neil..........Chess board looks great and the septarian nodules make good bookends. Molly is very cute handful . John 1 Be happy while you're living for you're a long time dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, t-tree said: Hi Neil..........Chess board looks great and the septarian nodules make good bookends. Molly is very cute handful . John Thanks john Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 On 4/22/2021 at 10:53 AM, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: I love the glasswork with the ammonite inlays. Simply stunning! Thanks very much. Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 A panel I made in stained glass with translucent ammonites inset. (copper foil overlay for the tentacles). Thanks for looking, Regards Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Been quite awhile since ive checked out your thread. You are one creative dude. Nice pieces! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntrusc Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, RJB said: Been quite awhile since ive checked out your thread. You are one creative dude. Nice pieces! RB Thanks RB :0) Regards Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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