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Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,472 Member is Online	Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 15:10:05 GMT -5 Pat, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Sept 25, 2022 15:10:05 GMT -5 That's a big WOW! I haven't tried the grind to fit join like that yet, and your join looks better than some of my straight line ones.
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 17:03:19 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones and Bravura Cabochon Designs like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Sept 25, 2022 17:03:19 GMT -5 Wow...just WOW Byron!! That is an amazing project piece! As Lee said...the joining is amazing...and it's BACKED!!
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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 17:24:58 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones, quartzilla, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Sept 25, 2022 17:24:58 GMT -5 Beautiful and worth of an entry in the monthly cab contest!
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quartzilla Cave Dweller Member since April 2020 Posts: 1,240	Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 17:35:52 GMT -5 via mobile hummingbirdstones and Bravura Cabochon Designs like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by quartzilla on Sept 25, 2022 17:35:52 GMT -5 Amazing! And as Lee said holy smokes on the joint! That thing looks like 1 piece!

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 18:37:48 GMT -5 Pat, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Sept 25, 2022 18:37:48 GMT -5 Yowza! That's Fandiddlytastic!!
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Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 21:44:30 GMT -5 rockbrain and Bravura Cabochon Designs like this

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You've left me speechless, and that's not easy!

Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

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pebblesky driving up their electric bill Purchased another UV mini bowl for tumbling Member since September 2022 Posts: 2,164	Northern lights Sept 25, 2022 23:36:53 GMT -5 Pat and Bravura Cabochon Designs like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pebblesky on Sept 25, 2022 23:36:53 GMT -5 Top-notch craftsmanship!

adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 5:15:08 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Sept 26, 2022 5:15:08 GMT -5 Beautiful project! Regarding both the artistic and the technical sides. Adrian
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rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 34,998	Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 6:06:11 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Sept 26, 2022 6:06:11 GMT -5 When I first glanced at the picture, I thought it was a natural stone I'd never seen before. The craftsmanship is so perfect, you can't tell it's intarsia. Very nice!!!

liveoak still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2022 Posts: 4,711	Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 6:18:14 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by liveoak on Sept 26, 2022 6:18:14 GMT -5 NICE Bravura Cabochon Designs ! Looks like one stone with a moon set into it. I had to go back and read & look to understand what I was looking at. Excellent inspiring work. Patty
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daniel58 off to a rocking start Member since June 2022 Posts: 12	Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 6:49:03 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daniel58 on Sept 26, 2022 6:49:03 GMT -5 Awesome, just completely awesome!!!

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Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 17:17:03 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this

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Sept 26, 2022 16:10:10 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs said:

Crystalite crystal ring hard wheels are way less chippy/aggressive than dp nova wheels, I don’t think the obsidian would have held up if I was working with dp wheels.

They sounded so nice I had to look them up (passout)

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Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 18:58:19 GMT -5 liveoak likes this

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Sept 26, 2022 17:17:03 GMT -5 liveoak said:

Sept 26, 2022 16:10:10 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs said:

Crystalite crystal ring hard wheels are way less chippy/aggressive than dp nova wheels, I don’t think the obsidian would have held up if I was working with dp wheels.

They sounded so nice I had to look them up (passout)

Patty

Exactly. Mucho dinero.

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Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

-- C.S. Lewis

realrockhound Cave Dweller Chucking leaverite at tweekers Member since June 2020 Posts: 4,498	Northern lights Sept 26, 2022 19:11:05 GMT -5 via mobile opalpyrexia, hummingbirdstones, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by realrockhound on Sept 26, 2022 19:11:05 GMT -5 Would be cool if you made a thread showing your process and tools used.

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Northern lights Sept 27, 2022 10:10:28 GMT -5 rockjunquie and Bravura Cabochon Designs like this

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Sept 27, 2022 9:45:15 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs said:

Sept 26, 2022 19:11:05 GMT -5 realrockhound said:

Would be cool if you made a thread showing your process and tools used.

I could do a little explainer along with some pics regarding the join and abalone inlay. It was my first intarsia piece so maybe I’ll do another one for the explainer just to be sure it’s repeatable LOL

I would love that! If you have time, please do it.

Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

-- C.S. Lewis

The Dad_Ohs fully equipped rock polisher Take me to your Labradorite!! Member since September 2012 Posts: 1,860	Northern lights Sept 28, 2022 13:09:23 GMT -5 Bravura Cabochon Designs likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by The Dad_Ohs on Sept 28, 2022 13:09:23 GMT -5 Really beautiful work there gratz on a 1st rate piece!!
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