Re: stone from Slovakia

**Kev Bailey** Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:20 pm

These are stunning stones with well carved daiza. Thanks for posting.

peterbrod Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:07 pm

samurai+lady samurai

Ka Pabling Sun Jul 04, 2010 12:24 am

Nice stones and daiza Peter, which one is the lady samurai?

I like your style in making daiza it looks simple but elegant. What do you use in carving the outer portion,power tools or chissel?

peterbrod Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:11 pm

padychitan-

Mitch - Cedarbog Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:23 pm

vlado wrote:..here is another stone, it is from Vltava River in Prague. Represents a stone stairway - Dan Seki. Daiza is made of beech wood.
This stone has a smooth surface and mat color.This is my new stone, I have it only one year.
I am pleased that my stones are intersting for you.
Greetings Vlado.

Hi there. I will post a pic of my suiseki, and dai soon, but the stone looks exactly like this one...colorwise and somewhat similar in shape. WHat kind of stone is this one??

Ka Pabling Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:01 am

Thanks Peter,
The hammer, is it a rubber mallet? so you dont use routers.

peterbrod Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:21 am

Ka Pabling Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:17 am

Oh! you are right, I use my bare hands to do that!, I also use carbon paper.I use chissel

and stationary router for the stone fitting.

peterbrod Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:30 pm

ok

popan vasile Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:57 pm

Hi Peter
First you have some fantastic rocks and daiza ... no comment.I have a question, we have seen above, in another post, the wet stones have bright, and this stone, the last image, it's wet?
Thanks for sharing with us the wonderful gems of your collection.