Kingwood Pendant with "Cactus Guts" and Turquoise

A 2 in. pendant turned from Kingwood, then carved and inlaid with a portion of Prickly Pear skeleton and filled with Turquoise. The outer rim was filled with silver cream.

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Frank Van Atta

Registered: December 2009
Location: Green Valley, AZ
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Date: Wed July 28, 2010
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Keywords: kingwood pendant with quotcactus gutsquot turquoise

Comments

Michelle Rich

if you are selling this to women..I'd skip the Cactus guts description :-) :-) quite an interesting build..cactus skeleton inlay & turquoise is real pretty

#1 Wed July 28, 2010 6:13pm

Frank Van Atta

Nope, it's for my wife. However, I usually refer to the inlay as Prickly Pear Skeleton; I just happened to run across the "Cactus Guts" description on the IAP website and can't seem to get it out of my mind.

#2 Wed July 28, 2010 7:00pm

David Seaba

Great Job Frank!! I'm sure your wife Really Likes it!

#3 Wed July 28, 2010 7:10pm

Buck Nemitt

Buck Nemitt

I like it alot also,the 2" dia. sounds perfect,not too big,not too small.

#4 Wed July 28, 2010 7:33pm

Don Leydens

Don Leydens

Now there is something you don't see every day. Well done, Frank!
Don L.

#5 Wed July 28, 2010 7:39pm

David Hamann

nice job.

David Hamann [papadave] ** http://www.nanapapa99.com **

#6 Thu July 29, 2010 3:24am