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Post by dirtyoldrockhound on Nov 17, 2018 18:25:07 GMT -5
How do you feel about lapidary materials with druzy pockets and decorative voids maintaining the material is solid? -Not for you? -Oh yeah baby! -Depends Pls explain and share your fav material to cab and why. Thankas a million πππ
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Post by MsAli on Nov 17, 2018 18:45:11 GMT -5
Personally I love it. It can be like looking through a window It really looks amazing in OJ
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Post by Pat on Nov 17, 2018 20:24:27 GMT -5
I like druzy and decorative voids.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 17, 2018 20:35:51 GMT -5
Depends- I like druzy vugs or botryoidal windows, but big ugly pits ain't my thang. Don't like the first cab, but I like the second.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Nov 17, 2018 20:45:50 GMT -5
I like a strategically placed vug, but I don't consider those 'faults'. A rough edge, if it adds to the piece, is nice too. I just think it should look planned, rather than salvaged.
ETA - I don't cab, only tumble, so just my opinion as a fan.
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Post by vegasjames on Nov 17, 2018 21:50:29 GMT -5
I like them as they can add character to the cabs.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2018 22:27:19 GMT -5
In an age where we have fraudsters mimicking and selling everything from diamonds to old-time jaspers on an industrial scale, I've come to very much prefer gems cut to show off actual natural features - including what used to be derided as "flaws." I agree with Garage Rocker that these traces of natural handiwork perform best when incorporated into the gem (and/or jewel) design. Love both of those first 2 cabs with the botryoidal formations peeking through!
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Post by mossyrockhound on Nov 17, 2018 23:49:41 GMT -5
Not for me. I'm an old school cabber so I prefer pit-free, fracture-free, vug-free cabs - that's just the way I was taught. I've seen some cabs with vugs that I like, but it is a rarity. My favorite material to cab is porcelain jasper because it usually has no pits, stains, or surface imperfections.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 18, 2018 0:42:22 GMT -5
Love them. Character and assurance that the material is natural stone and not resin.
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Post by mjflinty on Nov 18, 2018 7:51:17 GMT -5
It has to be a pretty vug for me to include it in a cab. No pits or internal fractures here.
Michael
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 18, 2018 8:37:12 GMT -5
I like crystal vugs if the orientation is nice, pits and unfilled vugs not so much. I will say though, that sometimes when they show the natural character of the stone in a creative manner, they can be nice and lets face it, some stone types are just seldom found on perfect pit free condition...Mel
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Post by 1dave on Nov 18, 2018 9:20:55 GMT -5
IF they are as perfect as we are, HOW DARE WE COMPLAIN?
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Post by Tommy on Nov 18, 2018 10:47:10 GMT -5
dirtyoldrockhound great question. Some of my best cabochons have featured vugs - some crystal and some not. I go out of my way to incorporate scenic vugs every chance I get - again, sparkling crystals are preferable but if the feature adds visual appeal to the stone I'll incorporate it in a hurry - oh yeah baby! This post has inspired me to make a collage of sorts of my memorable cabochons that incorporated a vug. Is it appropriate to post it here in your thread? I'm never sure on the etiquette of doing that unless the OP has asked for it so I'll ponder it for a while as I create the collage.
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Post by dirtyoldrockhound on Nov 18, 2018 12:48:28 GMT -5
dirtyoldrockhound great question. Some of my best cabochons have featured vugs - some crystal and some not. I go out of my way to incorporate scenic vugs every chance I get - again, sparkling crystals are preferable but if the feature adds visual appeal to the stone I'll incorporate it in a hurry - oh yeah baby! This post has inspired me to make a collage of sorts of my memorable cabochons that incorporated a vug. Is it appropriate to post it here in your thread? I'm never sure on the etiquette of doing that unless the OP has asked for it so I'll ponder it for a while as I create the collage. Please do!
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Post by dirtyoldrockhound on Nov 18, 2018 12:57:24 GMT -5
dirtyoldrockhound great question. Some of my best cabochons have featured vugs - some crystal and some not. I go out of my way to incorporate scenic vugs every chance I get - again, sparkling crystals are preferable but if the feature adds visual appeal to the stone I'll incorporate it in a hurry - oh yeah baby! This post has inspired me to make a collage of sorts of my memorable cabochons that incorporated a vug. Is it appropriate to post it here in your thread? I'm never sure on the etiquette of doing that unless the OP has asked for it so I'll ponder it for a while as I create the collage. Go for it
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Post by Tommy on Nov 18, 2018 13:56:02 GMT -5
Thanks! Fun topic that turned into a fun waste of a couple hours on a quiet Sunday morning I don't know how well this will view at the size it is but here goes. A collage of my favorite cabochons with vugs, crystal or otherwise. Some of these were vug-like; ie: I left the edges incorporating a natural vug or feature. One cab here is made entirely of the bubbly interior of a colorful vug. Enjoy
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Post by dirtyoldrockhound on Nov 18, 2018 14:05:20 GMT -5
Thanks! Fun topic that turned into a fun waste of a couple hours on a quiet Sunday morning I don't know how well this will view at the size it is but here goes. A collage of my favorite cabochons with vugs, crystal or otherwise. Some of these were vug-like; ie: I left the edges incorporating a natural vug or feature. One cab here is made entirely of the bubbly interior of a colorful vug. Enjoy That was fun! Thank you! Heres some favs I have weapped lately
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 18, 2018 16:07:31 GMT -5
Tommy, I remember a lot of those from earlier. I really like them and have no problem with what you are doing. They are gorgeous! But, you intended them that way and they turned out great. However, just leaving ugly bits in an otherwise perfect cab, just isn't nice in my eyes. It looks lazy and detracts from the cab. If I have a really nice cab and a big ugly pit opens that shouldn't be there, I pitch it, I don't call it a natural, if you know what I mean. When it's planned and executed well, like yours, they are stellar.
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Post by MsAli on Nov 18, 2018 23:48:28 GMT -5
Tommy your cabs are fantastic and @hookedonrocks has had some fabulous ones, especially the OJ. Roger too for that matter You a make it looks like it belongs and enhances the stone instead of taking away from it
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Post by QuailRiver on Nov 19, 2018 0:53:06 GMT -5
Like mossyrockhound I learned to cab in the old-school days of "pit-free, fracture-free, vug-free cabs". But I believe a lot of that tradition was due to the perils of loose grit contamination from SC wheels, belts and discs that most cabbers used back then. Any pit, fracture or vug could easily load up with loose SC grit that wouldn't rinse out under tap water pressure and only to get dislodged later on a finer grit wheel or pad, or even worse yet on the felt or leather polishing wheel/pad. This could be a problem with diamond cloth belts as well but not as much so as with SC.
Modern diamond plated wheels and nova type sanding wheels have reduced the risk of contamination greatly. So now I do enjoy cutting cabs with attractive vugs but still try to avoid pits and fractures when possible.
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