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Post by stardiamond on Oct 18, 2022 13:31:23 GMT -5
I got a slab on facebook BIN. It arrived yesterday so I laid out the preforms. I prefer symmetrical shapes for cabs but will do a c curve freeform when it works.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 19, 2022 16:35:40 GMT -5
Also trimmed some Tahoma from Bluesky on ebay and a couple slabs from the person I bought the Butterfly from.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 20, 2022 11:53:52 GMT -5
The rainforest was a heel with a big cavity. I ground until I got it even. The pattern was blind so I couldn't frame it. With rainforest there had to be something. The other one was labeled as pet wood but was opalized. It broke in the mail, broke on the saw and broke again when doming. Not a surprise.   I like to start a free form with the c curve and adjust the rest to it. I tis ready to dop and will adjust the shape when I dome it.  The length is 55mm now.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2022 12:13:26 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing them finished.  |
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Post by khara on Oct 20, 2022 13:47:39 GMT -5
stardiamond I also have a slab of stick agate on it's way to me. But, I will not allow myself to touch it until I get some cabbing practice in on less desirable materials! Please post yours so I can live vicariously through you in the meantime. :-)
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 20, 2022 13:57:52 GMT -5
First stick agate for me. There are a lot of things that can go wrong when working with material; fracturing, appearing vugs and pattern changing as it is domed. This material looks low risk.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 21, 2022 13:42:52 GMT -5
I completed five. I photographed this one and I am going to take a break and smoke a cigar. It ended up 55x30mm.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 21, 2022 14:40:52 GMT -5
I recut the pet wood to the next smaller pear shape and was careful getting it off the dop. Light is bad now so could only take a group shot which doesn't work well with a mix of light and dark cabs.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 22, 2022 13:53:34 GMT -5
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Post by khara on Oct 22, 2022 14:02:36 GMT -5
stardiamond Very nice. What is the 3rd one? With the large area of yellow? My stick agate slab came yesterday. I hid it on the bottom of my slab box so I can't start messing with it till I've got a lot of practice in.
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 22, 2022 14:14:11 GMT -5
They are all Tahoma. It's small and has classic Tahoma colors.
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