I'll resurrect this pic from Photobucket's death well. One can pick up tons of obsidian (volcanic glass) here in SE Oregon in all kinds of colors. I usually hit some softball sized cobbles anytime I'm digging a post hole around my perimeter or slaving away in one of Cookie's flower beds.

That being, this is the only cheap hobby I've ever taken up since the materials are free. Aside from a couple of instructional books, it took no investment at all. About 6 months of time and I eventually figured out how to knock these out. A great mind cleanser if one is having a bad day. One has to focus solely his objective, and the worlds frustrations all go away. Then again, some frustrations can surface if one gets a point about 95% complete and breaks it in half.

A quarter for scale
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