nursetumbler
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 2:57:09 GMT -5
Lepidolite cab, now I need to learn how to wrap it. Thanks for viewing  |
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Post by susand24224 on Nov 30, 2022 4:17:41 GMT -5
Nice! I've always found lepidolite to be a bit on the difficult side, but you nailed it! I really like the shape as well.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 30, 2022 6:40:25 GMT -5
Great job and beautiful cab! Can't wait to see it wrapped.
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Post by liveoak on Nov 30, 2022 7:12:49 GMT -5
First cab & looks pretty good.
So my question is - how did you make it ?
I think I remember you recently getting a slant lap ?
Patty.... wanting to hear all the gory details  |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Nov 30, 2022 10:17:08 GMT -5
Beautiful cab! I think the purple would look great with copper or silver.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 30, 2022 10:22:05 GMT -5
Great job on your first cab, especially using a stone like Lepidolite! If you can cab that, you can pretty much cab anything.  Looking forward to seeing your wrap! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 30, 2022 12:07:30 GMT -5
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!! Way to go Kelly! I'm lovin' it!!
It looks too purple to have found that here...but I do know there's Lepidolite here in the Black Hills. I haven't found any, but my brother-in-law found some and I cabbed a piece.
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Post by vance71975 on Nov 30, 2022 12:17:22 GMT -5
Looks Awesome!
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Post by drocknut on Nov 30, 2022 12:36:19 GMT -5
Wow, that is a great cab. Good job on it. Can't wait to see you wire wrapping soon.
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nursetumbler
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 13:32:08 GMT -5
Nice! I've always found lepidolite to be a bit on the difficult side, but you nailed it! I really like the shape as well. Thank you susand24224. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 13:33:34 GMT -5
Great job and beautiful cab! Can't wait to see it wrapped. Thank you. Wrappin is going to be awhile because I have to teach myself. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 30, 2022 13:34:37 GMT -5
Great job and beautiful cab! Can't wait to see it wrapped. Thank you. Wrappin is going to be awhile because I have to teach myself. I think most people teach themselves. There's a bunch of good YT videos to get you started, though. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 13:43:15 GMT -5
First cab & looks pretty good.
So my question is - how did you make it ?
I think I remember you recently getting a slant lap ?
Patty.... wanting to hear all the gory details Patty I wanted to keep busy while cutting crazy lace so I looked for an "almost shaped" piece of something to play with on the slant lap. I thought this would work just fine. I played around with it for some time and this is what became of it. Guess I should have took a before photo of the rough. I am 100% tumbler so this was just playing around. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 13:45:10 GMT -5
Beautiful cab! I think the purple would look great with copper or silver. Thank you rockbrain. I have to learn how to do it first but thank you for the recommendations on wire type. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 13:50:33 GMT -5
Great job on your first cab, especially using a stone like Lepidolite! If you can cab that, you can pretty much cab anything. Looking forward to seeing your wrap! Thank you hummingbirdstonesI take it Lepidolite is a difficult stone to work with? I was planning on trying to tumble it. Should I not? I know its a soft stone but maybe if I am diligent and keep a really good eye on it it would be ok. I'll see. Either way you'll never know if you dont try. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 13:51:20 GMT -5
rockjunquie Thank you. Wrappin is going to be awhile because I have to teach myself. I think most people teach themselves. There's a bunch of good YT videos to get you started, though. Thank you rockjunquie. |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 14:01:22 GMT -5
SHUT THE FRONT DOOR!! Way to go Kelly! I'm lovin' it!! It looks too purple to have found that here...but I do know there's Lepidolite here in the Black Hills. I haven't found any, but my brother-in-law found some and I cabbed a piece. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Thank you I am glad you like it. No I didn't find it when I was there but would have loved to. Finding the Fairburn was a find of a lifetime I couldn't be selfish and want to find Lepidolite also. I don't suppose you'd be interested in putting some pretty party clothes on her would you? |
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 14:03:17 GMT -5
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Post by liveoak on Nov 30, 2022 14:03:21 GMT -5
I wanted to keep busy while cutting crazy lace so I looked for an "almost shaped" piece of something to play with on the slant lap. I thought this would work just fine. I played around with it for some time and this is what became of it. Guess I should have took a before photo of the rough. I am 100% tumbler so this was just playing around. Well Kelly, for just "playing around" it looks pretty good. Pick up some dead soft copper wire & start playing around with wrapping & you'll get that too 
Patty
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Post by nursetumbler on Nov 30, 2022 14:04:41 GMT -5
Wow, that is a great cab. Good job on it. Can't wait to see you wire wrapping soon. Thank you drocknut |
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