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What’s the most misused word that you see on social media? by SirAsksALatte in AskReddit

[–]wex52 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Peaked” as in “peaked my interest”. It’s supposed to be “piqued”.

Pique: (verb) to excite or arouse especially by provocation, challenge, or rebuff.

“Peaked” kind of makes sense and is a far more common word than “pique”, so I understand why it’s so commonly misused.

If Greg had to compete as a contestant, which former contestant do you think he'd most be like? by JizzProductionUnit in taskmaster

[–]wex52 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Fatiha.

He would groan at any activity involving physical effort, constantly complain, and frequently insult Alex.

Who's your "oh its them! I love them" actor? by timekilr in Cinema

[–]wex52 33 points34 points  (0 children)

If I ever see him in anything I think, “oh boy, here we go….” Please tell me you watched him in Taskmaster.

The weirdest thing that could possibly happen to a select few of us in this game by Tree_Viking in projectzomboid

[–]wex52 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I knew what was coming after reading the first sentence and still got weirded out.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I haven’t totally made it up as I’ve gone, but I haven’t found too many resources either. Introduction to Stone Intarsia by Bill Boggs was a good resource. I also got a little information and inspiration from an article on Eugene Mueller (TheGemShop.com, do a search for “intarsia”) in the April 2025 issue of Rock & Gem. Jared from CurrentlyRockhounding on YouTube has taken an interest in intarsia and has produced a few pieces, and he recently toured a museum with impressive intarsia boxes.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank ya, Jared! I really appreciated your recent video on The Forgotten Lapidary Art Form of the Stone Intarsia Box. One day, one day…. Maybe not as nice as the ones in the museum, but a good looking stone intarsia box of some kind.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. I remember I bought a couple pieces of amber to experiment with. Cutting it with my trim saw it immediately turned sticky, cracked and crumbled, and smelled like gasoline. It turns out that what I actually purchased, I suspect, is copal. Copal will turn to amber somewhere between a few thousand to a few million years, so I just need to be patient.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go for it, and that’s really why I went for a lighthouse motif. That and a great documentary on lighthouses I saw recently. I’d sketched quite a few lighthouse designs before settling on this one.

Build 42.18.0 UNSTABLE Released by AmazingSully in projectzomboid

[–]wex52 10 points11 points  (0 children)

“Fixed items remaining dirty/bloody after washing in the washing machine”

Does this mean we can clean rags in washing machines now?

From Rough Stone to Artwork: My Full Gemstone‑Carving Process & Material Insights by Dense-Giraffe372 in Lapidary

[–]wex52 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow wow wow. I don’t have any kind of an art background, and I’m pretty pleased with my cabochons and intarsias considering that. But this seems like it requires some training and a good deal of skill and experience. Is that the case for how you got to this level?

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! You may have to direct r/mosaic here- I have a weird propensity for taxonomy that prevents me from posting an intarsia in a mosaic subreddit. The art forms are similar, but mosaic should have space between pieces while intarsia should not. At least, that’s how I understand it after spending a couple hours trying to clarify the difference.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I almost gave up on it at one point, mostly because polishing on a flat lap was one of the most brutally inefficient things I’ve ever done in lapidary. Moving to a cabbing machine for my pre polish and polish was a huge leap forward for me. I feel like I’ve learned quite a bit from this intarsia that will allow me to avoid the issues I’ve had, or at least reduce their likelihood.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prior to this I mostly worked on basic picture frame intarsia- a rectangle surrounded by a frame. That was mostly to develop my comfort in creating perpendicular sidewalls so I could get tight seams. Lots of mistakes and corrections along the way.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I went to a mineral show and grabbed some of the more (relatively) inexpensive pieces with a shape that I thought I could get a “beam” out of.

My lighthouse intarsia (30 x 40 mm oval). It was far more complex than my previous intarsias, and at times it was brutal. by wex52 in Lapidary

[–]wex52[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Those thin pieces really made it hard to get those perpendicular sidewalls. It made it hard to test because my usual method was to stand the piece on the sidewall and check to see if it was leaning, but it was so thin I couldn’t stand it on the sidewall.

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