RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 24, 2008 20:48:08 GMT -5
This is something that I have been thing about since this spring. One of the magazines had an article about the different styles of cabs. I know lot of people will say that it depends on the material. While others only cab in one style.
So if you had to pick one, what would it be?
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RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 24, 2008 20:58:07 GMT -5
I had to go look at my cabs before voting. It's kind of like trying to pick candy or a pretty girl out of a group of pretty girls.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Nov 24, 2008 21:24:17 GMT -5
Where's the "all of the above"? I can't decide
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Post by Bejewelme on Nov 24, 2008 21:49:50 GMT -5
With me being a novice I get them all in one cab: high dome, low dome, no girdle, flat, its all there:)
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RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 24, 2008 22:29:53 GMT -5
Where's the "all of the above"? I can't decide That would be way tooooooooo easy ;D ;D ;D
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RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 24, 2008 22:31:52 GMT -5
With me being a novice I get them all in one cab: high dome, low dome, no girdle, flat, its all there:) Cool. You have your own style Next time I'll have to try it also.
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Post by parfive on Nov 25, 2008 0:56:07 GMT -5
Anyone got a pic that shows what a tablet looks like?
Rich
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Post by bobby1 on Nov 25, 2008 8:56:26 GMT -5
I notice that the choices are all for the style of dome only. The dome style is dependent upon the shape, thickness, color, pattern, material and purpose of the cab so it is difficult to chose a favorite. One type of top surface that I try to avoid is flat one because the flash of light reflecting from it distracts you from looking into the beauty of the cab. My vote is for "almost all of the above". Bob
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RocknCritter
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 25, 2008 10:21:03 GMT -5
Anyone got a pic that shows what a tablet looks like? Rich Here are a couple of pixs of Tablets. This is a term that is used in Brasil. I don't know of any other names. I met with David Epstein, the American ex-pat gem broker, living in Teofilo Otoni. He mentioned one afternoon that he developed this style several years ago and it's gotten popular in the area. Basically by slightly tapering the sides, when the cab is viewed from the top, it creates a frame effect with translucent and transparent gems like quartz. I'll try this p.m. to take a few pixs from the side so it shows the overall form.
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MidNight~Rocksi3
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Nov 25, 2008 11:08:25 GMT -5
Oh that's what that is.. I've tried that. never turns out like those tho.. .. so is there an Off the wall lopsided choice? our would that go under .. Other...?
*smiles*
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Post by deedolce on Nov 25, 2008 12:03:16 GMT -5
Wow, that bottom tablet is AMAZING - and what kind of rock is that top tablet? I'd need a faceting arm or something to get the edges that even, though!!
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Post by akansan on Nov 25, 2008 12:04:46 GMT -5
Interesting - is there a girdle on the tablet? That's probably a separate question - do you add a girdle or do you not?
My answer would be all of the above (minus tablet and flat, double-sided), but I generally do medium/low-dome.
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Post by parfive on Nov 25, 2008 12:27:46 GMT -5
Well why didn't you say so, Rockncritter? That ain't a tablet, it's a Cabojohn!!! ;D (Although it seems like Sands hasn't posted one in a couple of years.) Thanks for the pics - nice cabs! Rich
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pebblepup
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Post by pebblepup on Nov 25, 2008 12:52:09 GMT -5
I didn't know there was a name for the tablet style. I really like that style but for some reason haven't done many that way. These picture make me want to do a couple now. Very nice cabs.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Nov 26, 2008 7:27:41 GMT -5
Did you cab that last tablet ? I'd like to know what stone that is - now I'm drooling again - and I just brushed my teeth!
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Post by stardiamond on Nov 26, 2008 23:55:01 GMT -5
The slab whispers the shape to me.
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Post by drjo on Nov 27, 2008 8:16:58 GMT -5
Tablets look reminiscent of emerald cuts or picture framing (which we try to get rid of when cabbing ) Beautiful examples of whatever they are! Are they done on a faceting machine? Dr Joe .
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 27, 2008 9:54:57 GMT -5
I didn't cab any of the examples of tablets in the pixs. These are all cabs I got in Brasil. The first one is quartz with pyrite, then "morango" or "strawberry" quartz (quartz with lepidocrosite) and the last one is quartz with rutile.
All of them have a girdle. The sides taper slightly with the back being slightly smaller than the table. It's similar to a baquette or emerald cut with out the steps on the pavillion
I'm guessing they are cut on a flat lap with a jamb peg. Most of the cutters down there don't have the resources to buy a precision faceting machine. In fact, out of all the lapidary shops I have been in, I have never even seen one. There is almost a reverse snobbery: often times the pedranistas will look down on a stone that has been "machine cut".
One of the Brasilian mine owners is in the country right now. I'm suppose to call him tomorrow about my conchonita quartz rough. He sells a lot of cut stones and cabs. I'll ask him.
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Post by RocknCritter on Nov 27, 2008 10:11:37 GMT -5
The slab whispers the shape to me. All the rocks whisper to me too. Especially the ones in my head. I guess I didn't do a good job explaining the poll and the difference between style and shape. The original impetus for this thead came from an article in Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist this past spring. I think it might have been the April, May or possibly June issue. While the material, thickness and end use all help determine the final shape, the magazine article made me think about cabbing styles in a different way from just the shape. Certainly two cabs from the same slab with the same shape yet a different style evoke different emotions and reactions from different folks. A really good friend of mine prefers making flat cabs. While I'm not totally wild about these, I have done some this month just to be different. I've also done a bunch of low dome, a few high dome and one of these days I'm going to make a few grooved cabs for wire wrapping. (Thanks Adrian! for the concept). It would be nice to hear from everyone that prefers "Other Style". After creating the poll I realized that I had forgotten to include what I call "ridged" cabs. You know the ones that have two or maybe three tables. Does anyone have any other styles of cabs that I have forgotten? What about milled cabs?
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