My missus picked up a lovely piece of Carnelian Agate on our local beach, probably too thin to rock tumble but maybe a good candidate for rock carving? I decided to make a small piece of jewellery as a gift for Marie for Christmas.
I have been trying to carve the Agate pebbles for almost two years with little success, the stone is just too hard! I had to improvise somewhat on the tools but this time I think I cracked it! I used the dremel attachment on my Ferrex mini bench grinder with diamond burrs, but the real star was the small Angle-grinder I used as a carving tool!
I have tried to show each stage and the tools I used.
Enjoy!