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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 18:36:36 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 1, 2023 18:43:28 GMT -5
Dang Jason!!!! I was gonna say you should have numbered them, but I LOVE them all, so I don't have to choose.  Whatever that first one is and I think a few more down there's another, those are great as are the shapes and well.... everything about them.
Never mind.... I guess it helps to READ. I don't think I've ever seen Missouri Lace before. I like it!
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 19:22:47 GMT -5
Dang Jason!!!! I was gonna say you should have numbered them, but I LOVE them all, so I don't have to choose. Whatever that first one is and I think a few more down there's another, those are great as are the shapes and well.... everything about them.
Never mind.... I guess it helps to READ. I don't think I've ever seen Missouri Lace before. I like it!
Thank you my friend! So...I messed around with "seam agates" awhile back when I got some Crazy Lace pieces from Jonathan. The Missouri Lace is a seam agate. On two of the cabs, I cut "with" the seam (perpendicular)...so I get the normal lace running through it. The other three, I cut them parallel to the seam...so it would create some odd patterns. The idea is to get some cuts to act like Fordite...or Batcave...where you're doming down through different layers. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 1, 2023 19:24:52 GMT -5
Dang Jason!!!! I was gonna say you should have numbered them, but I LOVE them all, so I don't have to choose. Whatever that first one is and I think a few more down there's another, those are great as are the shapes and well.... everything about them.
Never mind.... I guess it helps to READ. I don't think I've ever seen Missouri Lace before. I like it!
Thank you my friend! So...I messed around with "seam agates" awhile back when I got some Crazy Lace pieces from Jonathan. The Missouri Lace is a seam agate. On two of the cabs, I cut "with" the seam (perpendicular)...so I get the normal lace running through it. The other three, I cut them parallel to the seam...so it would create some odd patterns. The idea is to get some cuts to act like Fordite...or Batcave...where you're doming down through different layers. That's cool as hell. Never heard that with crazy lace before. I don't think. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 1, 2023 19:26:57 GMT -5
Are these the cabs you we're saying were bigger than your other ones?
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 19:35:27 GMT -5
Thank you my friend! So...I messed around with "seam agates" awhile back when I got some Crazy Lace pieces from Jonathan. The Missouri Lace is a seam agate. On two of the cabs, I cut "with" the seam (perpendicular)...so I get the normal lace running through it. The other three, I cut them parallel to the seam...so it would create some odd patterns. The idea is to get some cuts to act like Fordite...or Batcave...where you're doming down through different layers. That's cool as hell. Never heard that with crazy lace before. I don't think. I'd have to dig...I've got some cabs I did quite some time ago with this same method. It only works if it's a seam agate that has relatively flat "layers" in the seam. Are these the cabs you we're saying were bigger than your other ones? Yeah...they're "huge" by my standards! LOL That last Lace Agate is 61mm...or 2.4 inches tip to bottom. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 1, 2023 19:37:32 GMT -5
That's cool as hell. Never heard that with crazy lace before. I don't think. I'd have to dig...I've got some cabs I did quite some time ago with this same method. It only works if it's a seam agate that has relatively flat "layers" in the seam. Are these the cabs you we're saying were bigger than your other ones? Yeah...they're "huge" by my standards! LOL That last Lace Agate is 61mm...or 2.4 inches tip to bottom. Wow! That's honker. I like to make larger cabs when I can. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 19:40:17 GMT -5
I'd have to dig...I've got some cabs I did quite some time ago with this same method. It only works if it's a seam agate that has relatively flat "layers" in the seam. Yeah...they're "huge" by my standards! LOL That last Lace Agate is 61mm...or 2.4 inches tip to bottom. Wow! That's honker. I like to make larger cabs when I can. I do too...if it makes sense...or if I'm trying not to lost a pattern of sorts. I'm going to post a thread (here in a little bit) of some slabs I cut today...and I'm not too sure HOW big some of the cabs are going to be out of some of them! LOL |
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Post by chris1956 on Nov 1, 2023 20:30:55 GMT -5
Amazing! Really like the moss thundereggs. I thought I hadn't heard much from you lately. Now I know what you have been up to. Unfortunately, the Missouri Lace Agate is on the other side of the state from me.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 20:40:32 GMT -5
Amazing! Really like the moss thundereggs. I thought I hadn't heard much from you lately. Now I know what you have been up to. Unfortunately, the Missouri Lace Agate is on the other side of the state from me. Thanks Chris! I needed a new 80 grit wheel...so I picked up a textured 80 grit from Kingsley North. Holy crapola! It isn't broken in at all. I decided to see what it would do on that third Thunderegg. I am not exaggerating...it took all of about 37 seconds to dome that cab! LOL (Then a TON of time on the 220 to get rid of the gouges! LOL) |
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Nov 1, 2023 22:46:05 GMT -5
Dang! You've been busy! Those are some sweet looking fairburns. Well now that I look again, they're all pretty sweet looking. Nice set!
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Post by hypodactylus on Nov 1, 2023 23:09:24 GMT -5
They are all very nice; you always seem to do great work!
I especially like the second Fairburn and I always love Ocean Jasper!
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 23:13:51 GMT -5
Dang! You've been busy! Those are some sweet looking fairburns. Well now that I look again, they're all pretty sweet looking. Nice set! Thanks Alex! If I hadn't cut that Fairburn myself...and saw the rock, I'd likely think they were Teepee Canyon Agates at first glance. I knew the rock wasn't a nodule...but when it opened up, the fortifications are the same colors as Teepees. They are all very nice; you always seem to do great work!
I especially like the second Fairburn and I always love Ocean Jasper!
Thank you SO much! One of these days I should post a picture of my scrapped cabs pile! LOL (It's growing all the time! LOL) |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 1, 2023 23:29:06 GMT -5
That is a big batch of cabs! Beauties, as usual. I do have to say that 2nd moss cab is killing me. It's gorgeous!
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 1, 2023 23:33:20 GMT -5
That is a big batch of cabs! Beauties, as usual. I do have to say that 2nd moss cab is killing me. It's gorgeous! Thank you my friend! YEAH! That shield moss cab is da-bomb! LOL It took somewhere around ten pictures to catch the light right for that one. I finally figured out I had to go half and half with the background and it came out a pretty decent pic... I've got some "wispy" moss agates ready to go for the next batch. No clue what they are...but I'm excited to see how they're going to turn out. Lots of agate...and "wispy" purple moss in them. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 1, 2023 23:56:07 GMT -5
That is a big batch of cabs! Beauties, as usual. I do have to say that 2nd moss cab is killing me. It's gorgeous! Thank you my friend! YEAH! That shield moss cab is da-bomb! LOL It took somewhere around ten pictures to catch the light right for that one. I finally figured out I had to go half and half with the background and it came out a pretty decent pic... I've got some "wispy" moss agates ready to go for the next batch. No clue what they are...but I'm excited to see how they're going to turn out. Lots of agate...and "wispy" purple moss in them. Purple wispy moss? I can't wait to see those! |
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 2, 2023 7:32:28 GMT -5
Those are all really beautiful. The second Fairburn is super nice. I really like the shapes of them all. But, my absolute favorite(s) are the thunderegg moss. The clear chalcedony and the suspended moss is unreal. Thanks for sharing.
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iamchris
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Post by iamchris on Nov 2, 2023 9:48:58 GMT -5
Cabs look beautiful! I really love those moss thunderegg ones, as well as the ocean jasper. I recently got a slab of ocean jasper at the Rochester Gem Show and I appreciate you showing me what it could be! 😆 it took all of about 37 seconds to dome that cab! THIRTY SEVEN?! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 2, 2023 20:17:34 GMT -5
Those are all really beautiful. The second Fairburn is super nice. I really like the shapes of them all. But, my absolute favorite(s) are the thunderegg moss. The clear chalcedony and the suspended moss is unreal. Thanks for sharing. Thank you my friend! You nailed the word with "suspended" on those T-eggs! I wasn't sure I'd like that "chubby" teardrop shape...but I'd seen a couple other cabs from other people using that shape, and thought it would work with that Fairburn. Cabs look beautiful! I really love those moss thunderegg ones, as well as the ocean jasper. I recently got a slab of ocean jasper at the Rochester Gem Show and I appreciate you showing me what it could be! 😆 it took all of about 37 seconds to dome that cab! THIRTY SEVEN?! Thanks Chris! Have you posted pics of that OJ you picked up? I'd love to see what it looks like! Yep...no lie on that 37 seconds! It took one pass to take the entire 45 degree "first" cut on the three sides...then a second pass for the second cut. There was no "grinding"...it was straight material removal. It was unreal. I took the wheel off until I figure out what I'm going to do with it. I ordered a different 80 grit wheel (no texture) and it just arrived tonight. |
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Post by iamchris on Nov 2, 2023 21:31:04 GMT -5
I'm terrible at posting pics. I owe RTH 3 tumbling batches and my gem show haul. 🤦♂️
It doesn't help that I stink at taking pics of rocks.
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