The Art of Gem Carving 

1manuscriptman a bit belated, but I'd love to see a souce for the types of tools they used if you have any links

Pip Shepherd

2009 vs -500*

Actually I was about to ask, I’m a bit confused how someone could hand carve something so small on something likely very tough...???? What kind of hand tools? Do you know of any videos that explain? Or even any articles?? I’m very curious

Gloria - Some of the hand tools probably resembled the ones in the video, but were worked by hand. The Greeks had their methods of securing small projects for polishing, carving, engraving, and so on. Artisans could spend days or weeks working, leaving beautiful results.

They didn't have modern tools But they had much more time and patience

Lol right but that won't work under qurts or obsidian

Prizmar Valschi it ends in a painful tone

Gun to her back

this. this should be the top comment.

@@ilovespidernoir I'm so sorry for eating your species with my McDonald's meal

"LeviOsa"

With patience and elbow grease.

I know! Amazing isn't it!

Sadly we will never know. It must have been tiring!

Aliens probably

What tells you they didn't have those tools . All you know about ancient history is what people want you to know. How about the Piri Reis map or the Zeno map ? There , enjoy this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RgJ5A-SDL94.html

+Bacchanalia The original is far more detailed the modern work looks ham fisted in comparison

+gekiryudojo and you see how it is being made; electricity, power tools, diamond drills, and back then you had no one of that.

+Bacchanalia but they had Magic! (Just kidding!)

I mean they spend a lifetime perfecting their craft from a very early age we dont really have the environment that fosters a gem carving prodigy where they carve gems 24/7 since age 7

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you should brag about it .

Circles and ellipsis' are fairly hard to draw in the first place. Now if you couldn't draw a square on the other hand...

UniquelyBodie this joke is old

if you do landmark they teach you actually

Keep trying! You can do it

no, it's just the light. Chavdar is capable of that and much more. Look for Olithica

Maybe it's the particular material itself.

I haven't done much with carnelian but a lot with clear to slightly creamy agate and it definitely darkens after working or cutting. A surface phenomenon that I believe to be an actual super thin patina (oxidization or interaction with other gasses in the normal air). It's not minor and the examples I've noticed with were only a few years from time of working so perhaps the old ones get even more color. And this can't just be rubbed off, even with solvent. Sunlight will fade some colors as well. Worst I've ever seen this with was black skin and tan skin agate (from India and from Montana in the cases I witnessed). This does not _seem_ to be single penetrating as much as on cut faces but then perhaps the tan skins were black skins? The ones I've worked were pretty similar on the inside.

dlwatib Or maybe the best artifacts survive because they are more valuable

Would you know anything about carnelian arrowheads? I have a arrowhead confirmed to be carnelian but it was found in the Rocky Mountains.

The big secret is to to find a better rock to begin with.

FlameCranium Go to the country's where there are archeological ruins, did one up, and then smuggle it out of the country....or just go to a museum and steal one. Of course you could just by a dremel and make one. LOL

i agree with flamecranium

I want a goddamn carved gem, too.

Ebay sells them. Or if you are feeling inspired you can try your hand at making one.

Watch your mouth boy

simple.the person who made it took more time,probably looked at real life subjects and could see what they were doing. the more a artist is able to look at a subject the better a piece will be and when they look at a real sunject it will be even better.cause 80% of art is looking at things.

star and fox that dosent explain the details on the original.. it is so detailed that a CNC can hardly do the same thing without magnifying glass

The Greek original was carved by a master. He probably spent his entire life carving gemstones from a very young age. Technology is not a substitute for skill.

Kristian Johansson - Practice. Unlike the modern re-creator, the ancient artisan (as KingOfHearts pointed out) spent decades carving gemstones. He had tools that he could probably identify blindfolded and knew all the ways to use them to get the effects he wanted.

Kris J Laziness.

Both are realistic, the copier just made a leaner body and the original looks like a body out of JJBA

Cyle Thomas likewise. My finest tips are nowhere near as small as the ones the carver in the video was using. Would love to get some real micro tips.

He most likely had that commissioned by a custom Smith.

They are for sale from jewelry suppliers, like Rio Grande or Contenti. They sell micro-burrs down to 0.1 mm diameter.

+dojufitz is it a carved jem?

A lot of ancient Asian jewelry from China, Japan and Korea have carved/engraved gemstones such as jade.

Lmao, She is trying to be overdramatic for a shitty stone.

If you go one more she sounds like she is running out of breath while talking fast

Random Female It's Russian derived from the Cyrillic alphabet taught by two Greek monks Cyrillos and Methodios using the Greek alphabet to create the alphabet the Russians and other Slavs use with many variations.

He heated his home

How else do you make a hot fire? Generally speaking wood is the cheapest and most readily available combustible

I thought human corpses was the most readily available combustible.

Your comment makes no sense 🤦🏻‍♂️

A Supreme waste of Everything!!!

just the photo light... the new one is better

Did you have found any answers for this question? Cuz i ve the same problem 4 years later

Answer was never found! Someone told me that they do their own burs! But how….. I just don’t know.

Chavdar Chushev

Yea... Myceneans had Dremels lol!

orlly

Technically the same can be said for computer programs and robots but yes art is generally only recognized in humans

@@StopSign1911 it all depends on definition of "ART"