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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 11, 2015 5:49:41 GMT -5
Of course mine is easy to guess but what do you guys slab the most of and why? My obsession with pudding stone collecting was handed down to me from my parents. They collected them for decoration and landscaping at their cottage but when I figured out I could make things from them I took the collecting to another level. I am sure I have sliced up at least double whats in these pictures but I use it on a regular basis. Chuck
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Post by orrum on Jun 11, 2015 6:12:25 GMT -5
I just started slabbing about a month ago, it's more addictive than any other part of my rock obsession!
I like slabbing out of a 5 gallon bucket of rough that is unidentified that I got from a old lapidary shop the most. It's such a huge surprise when you open the lid to the saw and see the I side for the first time!!! Mystery but mighty fine rocks!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 11, 2015 7:58:56 GMT -5
I just started slabbing about a month ago, it's more addictive than any other part of my rock obsession! I like slabbing out of a 5 gallon bucket of rough that is unidentified that I got from a old lapidary shop the most. It's such a huge surprise when you open the lid to the saw and see the I side for the first time!!! Mystery but mighty fine rocks! cutting random stuff is fun. I have ordered random cutting material from Tony before and that was a blast. I need to do that again. I guess my question was more to see if anyone else had a local self hounded rock type that they are cutting and hording or is it just me, lol. Chuck
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jun 11, 2015 8:02:37 GMT -5
I don't slab nearly as much as you do, but my top three are puddingstone, Petoskey stone, and unakite. Unakite is my favorite to slab. There are some great patterns inside. Puddingstone and Petoskey stone can both be disappointing. I always have high hopes for a rock, but some of the puddingstone doesn't have much jasper and the Petoskey stone often has a washed out pattern.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 11, 2015 8:11:46 GMT -5
I don't slab nearly as much as you do, but my top three are puddingstone, Petoskey stone, and unakite. Unakite is my favorite to slab. There are some great patterns inside. Puddingstone and Petoskey stone can both be disappointing. I always have high hopes for a rock, but some of the puddingstone doesn't have much jasper and the Petoskey stone often has a washed out pattern. I suppose if I had access to a bunch of unakite I would be slabbing a bunch of that too. I try not to cut marginal pudding stones. Those become landscape rocks. Petoskey stone seems the most hit or miss for me when slabbed. It is not uncommon to make 10 cuts in that stuff before I find a quality area with a pattern good enough to make jewelry from. You have a better selection to start with though. Chuck
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 11, 2015 8:22:55 GMT -5
Aye God, slabbing is just one of my favorite things ever. Used to slab mostly poppy jasper, Mexican agate and plume agate but now, it's Texas pet wood and Rio grande agate. It's simply more available and the variety is endless...Mel
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 11, 2015 8:30:19 GMT -5
Aye God, slabbing is just one of my favorite things ever. Used to slab mostly poppy jasper, Mexican agate and plume agate but now, it's Texas pet wood and Rio grande agate. It's simply more available and the variety is endless...Mel I often wondered if you are able to cab even a small percentage of what you slab. Those rio nodules seem to create perfect slabbettes for one cab wonders but in a weeks time you could easily have enough to cut a hundred cabs. Chuck
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 11, 2015 9:21:39 GMT -5
Mostly random stuff,but my two favorites are thundereggs and Montana moss agate-have cut 100's of each............
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 11, 2015 10:18:35 GMT -5
The only things that I could locally collect would be granite, sandstone or clay.
I enjoy slabbing anything that has a lot of scenes; Montana, Laguna Lace, Morrisonite, Blue Mountain, Bruneau, Willow Creek. Except for the Montana and Laguna Lace, I can't find good, reasonable rough and I'm close to done slabbing the rough I accumulated over the years.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jun 11, 2015 10:29:57 GMT -5
The only things that I could locally collect would be granite, sandstone or clay. I enjoy slabbing anything that has a lot of scenes; Montana, Laguna Lace, Morrisonite, Blue Mountain, Bruneau, Willow Creek. Except for the Montana and Laguna Lace, I can't find good, reasonable rough and I'm close to done slabbing the rough I accumulated over the years. I can see the thrill in cutting rocks with scenes like picture jaspers. You get great results and have posted plenty of really nice "scenic" cabs. Chuck
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Post by The Dad_Ohs on Jun 11, 2015 10:41:46 GMT -5
Jaspers.... I have bags, boxes and buckets of it... all different kinds, as well as Montana agates, still have 3-4 buckets of them, couple buckets of T. Eggs, 2 LFRB of Obsidian, and bins of mixed material. I live in Fl so no rocks here, but, when I go out of state I try to collect anything that looks good and will be slabbing it the day after I get back home to find out whats inside.
I love to slab!!!!! I can cut slabs all day/night long if the weather is right, and I'll be doing preforms while the saws running!!
Did I mention I love to cut slabs!!!!
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Post by obsidian man on Jun 11, 2015 10:57:06 GMT -5
obsidian and white quartz,jasper,red jasper, rhyolite that looks like picture jasper but it has lots of fractures so you have to work with the rock. obsidian is my favorite there is so many diferent kinds. you just have to know how to cut with the layers to get a great cab. just came back from davis creek and collected 100 lbs. of banded obsidian, some has around super thin bands, some with bigger, I am just now cutting my first slab, and I am anxious to see the layers! I love obsidian but would love to try cutting other rocks. would be willing to trade a small or medium usps box of whatever I have in stock. have a few diferent types too many to list. I am still a rookie at lapidary but I love it! have fun cutting.
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Post by 70karmann on Jun 11, 2015 13:06:20 GMT -5
I slab lots of agate / jasper / petrified wood / aventurine / etc. I slab almost everyday and all materials go into jewelry making and inlay work.
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Post by cobbledstones on Jun 11, 2015 13:19:14 GMT -5
Whatever I can get my hands on. My favorite is jasper from the local river. I wish I would find more of the cutable stuff. I did cut a bucket of priday polka dot agate, a bucket of graveyard point plume, and 25lbs of rio grande agate recently. In the shop I have a bucket of Montanas, a bucket of priday moss thunder eggs, 80lbs of high quality carnelian, and a mystery yard sale bucket to cut this summer (gotta change the saw oil). I love to cut. I love the surprise. I also like that slabs take up a lot less space than rough. It makes room for more rocks.
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Post by Sabre52 on Jun 11, 2015 13:38:06 GMT -5
Chuck, I've got to admit that I hate cabbing and love slabbing so I have heaps of small slabettes. Periodically, I will sort out my favorites and put a bunch of duplicates or ehh ones in my tumbler but heck, I have enough slabs set aside to last three lifetimes, even if I actually liked sitting on my ass cabbing. ( Got to be the most boring thing ever).....Mel
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