My First Cabs

dshanpnw fully equipped rock polisher Member since December 2020 Posts: 1,160	My First Cabs Dec 1, 2022 8:41:57 GMT -5 1dave likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dshanpnw on Dec 1, 2022 8:41:57 GMT -5 Nov 27, 2022 12:02:22 GMT -5 Starguy said: Great looking cabs Thanks for showing. Thanks so much. I love the feedback the forum provides, it helps me improve.

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My First Cabs Dec 1, 2022 8:52:28 GMT -5 susand24224, 1dave, and 1 more like this

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Nov 27, 2022 2:47:18 GMT -5 susand24224 said:

What a great job you've done--I've come to your celebration party a bit late, but every bit as enthusiastic. Your shapes are great, your domes couldn't be better, girdles are fine and that inside curve, wow! I work my proverbial tail off every time I do one of those and I've been doing it for years. My head is spinning wondering what you will do for your encore. Did I mention the polish? Superb!

Thanks susand24224, about those inside curves, I've learned a super valuable lesson about them that makes making them much easier, and oh by the way, is the correct or conventional way to make them (Thanks for the feedback from rockbrain and jasoninsd) unless you're trying to make something extraordinarily shaped. For now, I just need to stick to shapes that I can wrap. Thanks so much for the compliments Susan.

Justin noticing nice landscape pebbles Member since April 2022 Posts: 76	My First Cabs Dec 2, 2022 2:49:09 GMT -5 dshanpnw likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Justin on Dec 2, 2022 2:49:09 GMT -5 Hot dog! That’s beyond impressive, especially for your first cabs. Can’t wait to see what you post later! Well done!

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My First Cabs Dec 9, 2022 19:13:45 GMT -5

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Dec 2, 2022 15:59:44 GMT -5 @hefty said:

Oct 13, 2022 7:27:44 GMT -5 dshanpnw said:

Also, I think you probably noticed the big hole in the first photo of the flint ridge flint, about the middle upper left. That was not there when I started and I didn't want to try and grind it out because that material was just so nice. I find that happens quite a lot with certain types of rock, like spiderweb rhyolite, Biggs japser, and so on. Is it acceptable to have small defects in the finer material, or should I try to work it out or discard it altogether? Thanks again for the positive feedback.

Ugh tell me about it. I have some beautiful flint like yours and it has the same issue. Dang crinoids.

There's crinoids in Ohio? (unsure)