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Post by mohs on Aug 14, 2011 19:07:04 GMT -5
Hi Everyone! These are all local Phoenix rocks I’ve hounded and did some light free form grinding. Mostly nugget stones I cut in ½ and basically just try to freeform what ever shape the stone is Just something to keep me rock’n thru the dry slow season Now there as been lots of talk about mis-shape ovals on the board Let me tellya fellows-- I’ll make ya feel good. I kept the back rough a very misshapen pentagon /////////////////////////// This rock as cool banding and subtle colors it was a good size rock and I consider it the apex of my Phoenix finds I believe the rock is called Hesterite and there is long story behind that! //////////////////////////// This is my favorite I call it Greek Archaic the back was left rough forgot 1 probably my best free form to date Hope you enjoyed !! Ed
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Post by beefjello on Aug 14, 2011 20:02:56 GMT -5
I'm digging the first one bud! That's not a mis-shaped oval, that's a shape that really compliments the material. The Hesterite is a gem as well!! Looking forward to reading the story behind it
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Post by mohs on Aug 14, 2011 20:58:17 GMT -5
ah the Hesterite You’ll recall Brian that I had met a rock hound my Dad had worked with ? that was at the Az Mining Mineral Museum His name is Jim Hesterman Him & my Dad were pals Rock Record Radio well when I was at the Flag show I was showing a rock’n heart to Jim’s wife she immediately said that ½ of this heart was Hesterite thats mineral on the left although both of the stones are mineralogically similar but she didn’t go into any more detail hhhmm… I thought Hesterite? named after Jim? Few weeks ago I was in the supermarket there was an old gent in there with a massive beautiful Montana plume bola tie on well I had to introduce myself and get its story he’s an old Phoenix rock hound and is part of the Maricopa Lapidary Club we talked for quite awhile and Jim Hesterman name came up he told me Jim was hounding rocks in the Superior area probably in the 1970’s something to do with a marble mine maybe it’s the same area you hound in ? anyway Jim found this rock/mineral and brought it too ASU for an analysis the guys there named it Hesterite! I don’t think its an official designation but what the heck I’m going to get a rock named after me Arnorite or mOstlyrite told ya it was long story have a really good week bud!!!
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Post by tanyafrench on Aug 15, 2011 8:02:03 GMT -5
Great job on some very pretty material!
Tanya
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Post by stoneviews on Aug 16, 2011 18:57:24 GMT -5
Sweet material, awesome work!
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Post by NDK on Aug 16, 2011 20:30:37 GMT -5
Good to see ya trying something other than the heart Ed. Not that that's a bad thing, but variety is the spice of life they say. I especially like that Hesterite too.
Nate
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Post by mohs on Aug 17, 2011 11:30:22 GMT -5
Thanks Tanya ! I’m really glad you got your saw. Mine as been keeping me busy cutting. It’s a simple thing I can do while its hot.
Curt! Nate! Thanks guys for looking and commenting!!!
Ed
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Post by mohs on Aug 17, 2011 11:38:24 GMT -5
This rock as an interesting tale A client of mine had grown up in Yugoslavia She had moved out when the war got bad. That must have been 20 years a go. She went on vacation last month to what was formerly Yugoslavia & visited the location where her grandpa home was. Its nothing but rumble and burnt out. But she picked up a few remnants and brought them back to Arizona as mementos. A piece of porcelain dish she recalls eating off of. A piece of glass that was the door And a rock that was part of the cemented wall of the house. Immediately I said --let me polish that. She was kind of embarrassed. Its just a rock-not a pretty one-- she said But it means something to you and I’ll make it better. I think it came out fabulous The minutia of colors are really neat and I’ll know she‘ll treasure it! Thanks for reading my long story
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Post by tandl on Aug 17, 2011 13:51:14 GMT -5
Cool cabs Ed , especially the granite archaic !
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Aug 17, 2011 13:59:56 GMT -5
great story and shiny rock memento!
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Post by frane on Aug 17, 2011 17:31:55 GMT -5
Ed, you have a great heart! You did good by her and the cabs you have created are great! Fran
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Post by Tony W on Aug 19, 2011 9:36:43 GMT -5
I like your oval like cab! It looks ovalish enough to me. T
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Post by mohs on Aug 19, 2011 11:04:22 GMT -5
A couple more experimental grinds on local finds I haven’t been slabbing the rock, just cutting them in ½ Then grinding the heel section to whatever curvature shape it is Sometimes the effect works pretty good. Other times? Well it is what it is. Then there is that elusive polish/ buff A quest Thanks so much for the comments and looking in Ed
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Post by mohs on Aug 20, 2011 21:03:40 GMT -5
Hi Guys The picture that follow are not so great something to do with sweat getting in my eyes I ground the back of the pentagon cab shaped & shined much better This is my cabojohn --it won’t be my last fun to do The stone as lots of ancient mud/rust in it This cab I call my bowl cut or pottery shard It stand on it own The back of it is concave that doesn't show it real well but a ball bearing we'll roll down it ;D excellent material I found it in Phoenix but sure it not native to this area long story!! I think it rhondochyst stuff anyone have an I.D. ? Thanks for looking Ed
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