dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 8, 2023 10:17:16 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I managed to get my hands on some hard to find Dryhead agate and Teepee Canyon, both made known to me by someone in SD. I epoxied the vug on the Teepee Canyon because I didn't want to risk anything happening to it. I really like the shape of the free-form Montana agate, it came out so nice.
Dryhead Agate Teepee Canyon Agate Montana Agate thanks for looking
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dillonf
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Post by dillonf on Sept 8, 2023 10:24:20 GMT -5
beautiful
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chris1956
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Post by chris1956 on Sept 8, 2023 10:46:41 GMT -5
Very nice!
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pebblesky
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Post by pebblesky on Sept 8, 2023 10:54:25 GMT -5
So beautiful.
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 8, 2023 11:13:35 GMT -5
Lovely- all of them, but I like the second (pinky) one best. Very nice material and great cabs!
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Post by realrockhound on Sept 8, 2023 11:17:47 GMT -5
Nice looking set
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Post by liveoak on Sept 8, 2023 11:29:14 GMT -5
They are all really nice - I assume you just soaked in acetone after cabbing ?
Patty
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rocknewb101
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Post by rocknewb101 on Sept 8, 2023 11:29:54 GMT -5
Nice!! Love the colors in those first few and well, we all know how much I love montana agate!  So, when you use epoxy in the vugs, do you then use acetone to remove it when finished? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 8, 2023 21:11:20 GMT -5
OMG! Those Dryhead cabs are simply stunning!! I commented about that Teepee Canyon in the other thread...but I'll say again I love it!  Dryhead Agates and Teepee Canyon Agates are very similar in the fact they are quite often riddled with fractures. That slab is gorgeous as it has no visible fractures whatsoever! |
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:01:20 GMT -5
They are all really nice - I assume you just soaked in acetone after cabbing ? Patty Thanks Patty, I did not soak it in acetone after cabbing. I didn't use acetone at all on this one. I filled the vug with epoxy only and cabbed it. Should I have soaked i? |
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:10:59 GMT -5
Nice!! Love the colors in those first few and well, we all know how much I love montana agate! So, when you use epoxy in the vugs, do you then use acetone to remove it when finished? Hi Peta, Thanks so much. I did not remove the epoxy. I didn't think of that. I don't think I will remove it. So, would it have been better to leave the crystal pocket as is instead of stabilizing it? It's like my only Teepee and I'll have to accept it as it is. Have a good one. |
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:13:08 GMT -5
OMG! Those Dryhead cabs are simply stunning!! I commented about that Teepee Canyon in the other thread...but I'll say again I love it! Dryhead Agates and Teepee Canyon Agates are very similar in the fact they are quite often riddled with fractures. That slab is gorgeous as it has no visible fractures whatsoever! Thanks Jason. |
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:13:37 GMT -5
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:14:48 GMT -5
Lovely- all of them, but I like the second (pinky) one best. Very nice material and great cabs! Thank you, Pink in a rock is super nice. |
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:16:37 GMT -5
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 9, 2023 21:17:21 GMT -5
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Post by liveoak on Sept 10, 2023 6:24:02 GMT -5
Thanks Patty, I did not soak it in acetone after cabbing. I didn't use acetone at all on this one. I filled the vug with epoxy only and cabbed it. Should I have soaked i? I would - you would appreciate the druzy more.
What I've learned (actually thanks to a comment from hummingbirdstones when I first started cabbing - Thanks Robin) to just ignore the hole /druzy and just cab as usual. Surprisingly it does just work out like Robin said. Maybe you need to use a toothbrush to get some polish out - but otherwise just leave it alone.
Of course, I'll give the disclaimer, that you obviously don't want the hole on the edge of the stone, but I've done a couple druzy cabs now and they all have worked out without any filler.
Here's a tip for a different purpose that I just learned doing a druzy when you dop with dop wax. I like to polish the back of my cabs, so I dop the front of the cab when I'm done & polish the back.
But of course, I didn't want the wax in my nice druzy - so I filled it with sugar and then put the dop wax right on top & dopped as usual.
After removing the dop in the freezer, the sugar just washed out - it worked better than I could have imagined.
Not my original idea or anything - found a mention in the RTH archives !!
Patty
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Sept 12, 2023 7:10:04 GMT -5
Thanks Patty, I did not soak it in acetone after cabbing. I didn't use acetone at all on this one. I filled the vug with epoxy only and cabbed it. Should I have soaked i? I would - you would appreciate the druzy more.
What I've learned (actually thanks to a comment from hummingbirdstones when I first started cabbing - Thanks Robin) to just ignore the hole /druzy and just cab as usual. Surprisingly it does just work out like Robin said. Maybe you need to use a toothbrush to get some polish out - but otherwise just leave it alone.
Of course, I'll give the disclaimer, that you obviously don't want the hole on the edge of the stone, but I've done a couple druzy cabs now and they all have worked out without any filler.
Here's a tip for a different purpose that I just learned doing a druzy when you dop with dop wax. I like to polish the back of my cabs, so I dop the front of the cab when I'm done & polish the back.
But of course, I didn't want the wax in my nice druzy - so I filled it with sugar and then put the dop wax right on top & dopped as usual.
After removing the dop in the freezer, the sugar just washed out - it worked better than I could have imagined.
Not my original idea or anything - found a mention in the RTH archives !!
Patty
I may have gotten carried away with the epoxy idea. I would really like to leave every stone as is in its natural state. I will try to remove the glue from the drusy. Thanks for all the great tips. I bought a bunch of Morgan Hill Poppy jasper that turned out to be pretty badly fractured. It was very expensive, $45 a pound, so I wanted to save the slabs by using a technique I found on RTH, one you are familiar with, using art resin and acetone. We'll see how those turn out. I did manage to get a couple OK cabs from the lot without stabilizing them. I recently started polishing the backs of my cabs so I will remember that sugar method if I have another drusy pocket. |
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michiganpebbler
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Post by michiganpebbler on Sept 12, 2023 9:25:19 GMT -5
Very nice! I favor the Dryhead agate, very pretty!
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So, when you use epoxy in the vugs, do you then use acetone to remove it when finished? 
You're down here in the bilges with the wharf rats. You will get more mileage above on the upper decks.
