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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 12, 2023 10:22:37 GMT -5
I haven't cabbed in about a year. I was lucky to get 6 done in the time I had the other day. A mooka broke, but none of the rest gave me any trouble. Yay! My shoulders are a little sore, though. First up- Opalized Descutes Jasper- at least I'm pretty sure it's opalized. It polished like it is. I don't know if you tell, but the way this is broken it you can see it has a waxy luster. It looks like opalized pet wood I've had.
High dome Indonesian pet coral- This has been on my fix it list for years. It's just been kicking about. It used to have a slight inside curve which put the tip at an angle I didn't like, so I recabbed it. Then, I noticed that the girdle was too thick, so that's what I just did.
Indian Blanket Jasper- Sorry- it's a little out of focus. This is my first IBJ. I LOVE IT! I wish you could see the hematite in it. The pink is nice and bright and pure. This came from Lynn zarguy quite a few years ago. (Thank you!) I recently did some slabbing with a 4" blade. It was time consuming, but I really wanted to work one of these. jasoninsd is slabbing a bigger one for me. This is going on my favorites list. Bruneau- Bruno- Jasper King of jaspers- Another of my favs and another classic. This polishes up like no one's business. 45mm Sorry, looks like it attracts dust.
Bat Cave Jasper- realrockhound was kind enough to send me some of this. This cab is from a marked preform he sent. I cut my teeth on it and learned a lot. It would of had better layers, but they were too deep and the cab was getting thin. I have some more to play with.  THANK YOU! Another classic and another fav- Owyhee Flower Jasper. See the flower? This polishes so nicely. It may be a porcelain jasper. Those little spiderwebs at the top aren't cracks they are just part of the pattern. Oh, those close up pictures...
Thanks for looking!
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 12, 2023 10:32:50 GMT -5
Bomb diggity Bombs! These are all fantastic!! I think the Batcave came out really good...but that Bruneau takes the Best of Show ribbon hands down for me!!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 12, 2023 10:36:38 GMT -5
Look at you go! Very nice. Love the Deschutes and the Owyhee Flower. The Owyhee Flower is really hard to find now. I have some pieces of rough that we bought a while ago and I'm loathe to cut it because I know I'll probably never find any more.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 12, 2023 10:56:22 GMT -5
Look at you go! Very nice. Love the Deschutes and the Owyhee Flower. The Owyhee Flower is really hard to find now. I have some pieces of rough that we bought a while ago and I'm loathe to cut it because I know I'll probably never find any more. I didn't realize how hard that Flower jasper was to find till AFTER I cut the slab. DOH! |
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Post by mohs on Feb 12, 2023 11:00:41 GMT -5
heart flowers in the Qwhee ! shining on Tela  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 12, 2023 11:04:14 GMT -5
heart flowers in the Qwhee ! shining on Tela I know I promised to do a heart, but I don't have any preformed yet. I'll tag you when I do.
Thanks!
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Post by liveoak on Feb 12, 2023 11:55:33 GMT -5
Beauties all, especially the first and the last. What a productive day !
Patty
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CLErocks
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Post by CLErocks on Feb 12, 2023 12:02:35 GMT -5
Stunning! as always, thanks for sharing.
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Post by parfive on Feb 12, 2023 12:45:50 GMT -5
Beauties all, especially the first and the last. Yeah, an intriguing shape on those two. Can’t put my finger on it but . . . ; ) |
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Post by susand24224 on Feb 12, 2023 16:12:54 GMT -5
My favorite is whichever one I'm looking at! So glad that you not only had a great cabbing day, but also that you have incredible treasures to show for it.
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 12, 2023 16:58:43 GMT -5
I have all sorts of the Indian Blanket. Have not worked with any of it yet. A lot of it is still in the common opal stage, and some has converted in to jasper.
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 12, 2023 16:59:28 GMT -5
Nice set. I am also a big fan of the Bruneau and the Owyhee.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 12, 2023 17:10:09 GMT -5
Thanks for the show, Tela!
I found myself falling into the swirling void of the Bruneau, but then I lingered on the last cab: I see stone-age huts along the bottom foreground, with rock paintings on a stone cliff behind the "village".
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Post by realrockhound on Feb 12, 2023 17:58:42 GMT -5
Great set. Batcave came out nice too. I cut that slab just a tad too thin.
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 12, 2023 18:22:48 GMT -5
Great set. Batcave came out nice too. I cut that slab just a tad too thin. I'm not complaining by any means! I appreciate the pieces I got. I don't think of it as too thin- rather the layers were too deep. |
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 12, 2023 18:58:05 GMT -5
Great cabs & images rockjunquie They're all great but I'm a sucker for quality Deschutes. The fracture really does look like opal. I know some of the material from there is opalized so I think your guess is probably good. Should have had a "softer" feel on the wheels when grinding than jasper. Love the Owyhee too. Didn't see much of it even when I lived in Boise, very near the source. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 15, 2023 19:09:44 GMT -5
A BIG THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!
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Post by Starguy on Feb 16, 2023 0:49:56 GMT -5
Another very attractive set of cabs Tela rockjunquie. The capture on the Bruneau is perfect. Isn’t that stuff fun to cab? |
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Post by dirtsifter on Feb 16, 2023 2:10:13 GMT -5
Thanks for the show, Tela! I found myself falling into the swirling void of the Bruneau, but then I lingered on the last cab: I see stone-age huts along the bottom foreground, with rock paintings on a stone cliff behind the "village". So did I! All are stunning! I love looking at all y'alls work. It sets the bar real high. |
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Post by drocknut on Feb 17, 2023 17:46:08 GMT -5
Those are all beautiful. That Deschutes is da bomb! (that means I like it, at least I think it does...lol).
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