dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 5, 2023 20:37:25 GMT -5
Hello everyone, I have been meaning to work on these three for a while and finally got around to doing them. There's a little to say about each of these cabs. 1. Pilbara jasper from Australia. The slab for this one was gifted to me and it was a little thin so I made it a doublet using a brecciated jasper. The Pilbara has some fractures.
2. Purple cow from McDermitt eastern Oregon. I thought I would do some practicing of making a round, I think it came out okay except for one flat spot on the edge where I was trying a little too hard to remove a few scratches. It's noticeable.
3. Owyhee jasper from eastern Oregon. Owyhee is normally very hard, 6-6.5 on the Mohs scale, but this one was unusually soft and easy to work on. It might not even be Owyhee, I don't know for sure. Notice the sharp edge on the girdle or bevel. It was a good stone to practice getting the girdle very defined.
4. A group photo Thank you for looking.
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Post by Pat on Nov 5, 2023 20:53:15 GMT -5
Verrry nice!! Thanks!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 5, 2023 21:25:47 GMT -5
Nice stones! The last one sure looks like Owyhee to me.
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Post by stardiamond on Nov 5, 2023 21:28:52 GMT -5
wonderful.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 5, 2023 21:40:55 GMT -5
Nice work!! I love pilbara and yours is really nice. I don't see the fractures. I think pilbara is no longer collected.
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Post by khara on Nov 6, 2023 3:09:22 GMT -5
Nice. I like the idea of the double/sided doublet. 👍 And the owyhee is particularly pretty.
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texhex
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Post by texhex on Nov 6, 2023 7:05:45 GMT -5
Wow, 3 in one weekend is impressive. I am a novice owner of a CabKing and know the talent and time needed to complete a cab.
Respect to you. Beautiful cabs.
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Post by liveoak on Nov 6, 2023 7:14:24 GMT -5
Beauties ! I like the Owyhee, nice shape, nice polish, nice pattern - what's not to like  Patty
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 8:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 8:52:32 GMT -5
Nice stones! The last one sure looks like Owyhee to me. Thanks. I was sure it was. I had other Owhyee that wasn't very hard too. Maybe from a location about 50 feet from the harder variety or something. |
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 8:53:02 GMT -5
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 8:55:25 GMT -5
Nice work!! I love pilbara and yours is really nice. I don't see the fractures. I think pilbara is no longer collected. Thank you. It seems to me that yellow stones or the yellow in stones undercuts more than other colors. I didn't know that about Pilbara, I'll hang on to this one for sure. |
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 9:04:24 GMT -5
Nice. I like the idea of the double/sided doublet. 👍 And the owyhee is particularly pretty. Thanks, The Owhyee was much softer than the usual stuff and didn't take the high polish, but I'm going to try other ways and see what happens. I'm going to be trying to make a lot of doublets in the near future. I hope to get pretty good at them. |
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 9:11:53 GMT -5
Wow, 3 in one weekend is impressive. I am a novice owner of a CabKing and know the talent and time needed to complete a cab. Respect to you. Beautiful cabs. Thanks. It is no small feat for me to finish three in a weekend. Sometimes one can take me over a couple hours. There's a thread in this section somewhere about how long does it take to make a cab. It's a heck of a lot easier when the stone is on the soft side and takes less grinding. My machine is the Kingsley North 6". Do you have cab photos posted? |
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 6, 2023 9:16:31 GMT -5
Beauties ! I like the Owyhee, nice shape, nice polish, nice pattern - what's not to like Patty
Thank you Patty, the white lines or streaks are not cracks, it's solid through and through. I didn't have to use the 80 grit wheel for any grinding it was so soft. |
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Post by liveoak on Nov 6, 2023 10:06:26 GMT -5
I didn't have to use the 80 grit wheel for any grinding it was so soft. Ya know, on one level I like stones like that - at least you KNOW you don't have to get rid of those 80 scratches !
Patty
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Post by gunsil on Nov 6, 2023 12:29:36 GMT -5
Wow, 3 in one weekend is impressive. I am a novice owner of a CabKing and know the talent and time needed to complete a cab. Respect to you. Beautiful cabs. Thanks. It is no small feat for me to finish three in a weekend. Sometimes one can take me over a couple hours. There's a thread in this section somewhere about how long does it take to make a cab. It's a heck of a lot easier when the stone is on the soft side and takes less grinding. My machine is the Kingsley North 6". Do you have cab photos posted? I don't think harder stones require much more time, just more aggressive grinding. I probably spend more time on softer material because I have to be more careful to not remove too much material
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texhex
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Post by texhex on Nov 8, 2023 19:43:04 GMT -5
Thanks. It is no small feat for me to finish three in a weekend. Sometimes one can take me over a couple hours. There's a thread in this section somewhere about how long does it take to make a cab. It's a heck of a lot easier when the stone is on the soft side and takes less grinding. My machine is the Kingsley North 6". Do you have cab photos posted? I don't think harder stones require much more time, just more aggressive grinding. I probably spend more time on softer material because I have to be more careful to not remove too much material
The first one I completed is nice to me, but maybe not amazing to you. I can send you the photos/video I have of my first one. I do not want to get smashed by the public. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 8, 2023 20:17:49 GMT -5
dshanpnw - I don't know how I missed this thread the other day! These look fantastic! Great job on that doublet! 
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