ADP 002 - Labradorite D6

Project Number : ADP - 002
Material : Labradorite
Size (Edge) : 0.935 cm
Last Updated : December 2015
Cut : Done
Sanded : Done
Pipped : Done
Painted : Done
Polished : Done

This was my first time to actually make a finished dice. Unfortunately the labradorite I used wasn't a good one so the colors are only visible on two opposite sides. (Sides 1 and 6)

Here's some picture of the dice before the numbers were carved.


I have to admit I was amazed by the chatoyancy. It is something that a bunch of photos can't describe.

On this project, I decided to try carving numbers instead of streaks or pips.

It worked fine, although Labradorite was very brittle, making the numbers look messy. The dice itself has numerous tiny pores and natural cracks which got filled by the paint, which become the small blue dot and lines :( Some of the corners also got chipped when I was making the dice, mostly when the dice fell from some height (higher than normal rolls obviously).

Again, it seemed I need to get better pictures.

ADP 001 - Diorite + Hematite (?) D8

Project Number : ADP - 001
Material : Diorite + Hematite (?) D8
Size (Edge) : ~0.9 cm
Last Updated : December 2015
Cut : Done
Sanded : Done
Pipped : Done
Painted : Done
Polished : 0 out of 6 sides

This dice was also one of my earliest dice. I wasn't serious about making dice back then so I didn't ask the seller what this rock was. Diorite with hematite is my best guess since it looked like diorite and slightly attracted to magnets. I bought the rock as a chunk and cut it down into a cube, before sanding the corners into an octahedron. Since I had difficulties making pips on rocks, so I had an idea to make streaks instead.
 


On the picture to the left, the dice shows the "3" side. There are 2 horizontal streaks and 1 vertical streaks. Therefore the side shows 2+1=3. The other picture shows side 3 (top), 2 (right), 8 (bottom, visible on the reflection), and 5 (left). Might need to take a better picture.

To make the streaks look more contrast, I colored them with silver markers.

ADP 000 - Bloodstone (?) D6

Project Number : ADP - 000
Material : Bloodstone (?)
Size (Edge) : 1.15 cm
Last Updated : November 2015
Cut : Done
Sanded : Done
Pipped : 4 out of 6 sides
Painted : 0 out of 6 sides
Polished : 0 out of 6 sides

This was my first attempt on making a dice. I bought a chunk of green rock (which seems to be the green part of bloodstone?) at a local store for a really cheap price. Since there were right angles already, it was fairly easy to make into a cube. Rounding the corners were also easy. However, making the pips are totally different story. I didn't have a proper tool to make the pips, so it was rudiculously hard to do, and I quit doing the pips after 4 sides done. The last time I touched this dice was last year's November.

What is Akik Dice Project?

Hi, welcome to Akik Dice Project. This project is commited to make unique polyhedral dice completely by hand.

In Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language), "akik" means a type of agate. However, these days the term has been generalized to refer to semi-precious stone (or just some rock that look good for jewelry), which are usually en cabochon and used on rings.

So "Akik Dice", well, means dice that are made from semi precious stone. But why make dice from rocks? Why not plastic? Most rocks are more durable (harder) than plastic, although some are also very brittle. If proper material was chosen for a dice, it would last for a very long time. Moreover, naturally occuring rocks would have unique pattern and colour, which make the dice more beautiful. Making dice from rocks are challenging from choosing the correct material, cutting them, sanding down to the proper shape, to carving and polishing.

There are three series in this project, which are:

• ADP (Akik Dice Project), "regular" dice, but still, one of a kind.
• ADX (Akik Dice Project Extended), "special" dice, which is unique from an aspect or more.
• SP (Subsidiary Project), other things, which may be not really a dice, etc.

Each series are numbered separately and each number designates a particular dice.

As of now, I have no plans to sell any of the dice, but I still don't know in the future.