ADP 003 - Labradorite D12

Project Number : ADP - 003
Material : Labradorite
Size (Edge) : ~5mm
Last Updated : Early 2016
Cut : In progress
Sanded : 0 out of 12 sides
Pipped : 0 out of 12 sides
Painted : 0 out of 12 sides
Polished : 0 out of 12 sides

This is rather messy. The D12 started out well, but I screwed up when cutting the last sides. I forgot which were the sides that were cut first. The first few sides were cut more accurately so they were useful for angle reference and approximating whether the other sides had been cut properly or not. At the end I couldn't make a perfect dodecahedron so I abandoned this project. I mean, most of the sides are so far from regular pentagons ;-;

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.