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Post by stardiamond on Mar 11, 2024 13:56:14 GMT -5
I've picked up some nice material. Unfortunately, it has been a cold Spring. That is about to change.  |
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rocknewb101
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Post by rocknewb101 on Mar 11, 2024 14:21:55 GMT -5
Nice!! We got hit with snow yesterday. Not much stuck, but it snowed ALL DAY and was way too cold to cut. I did spend time in the basement cabbing though!
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 11, 2024 14:33:57 GMT -5
Good to see you around. Was actually worried something happened to you
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 11, 2024 15:00:32 GMT -5
I've been busy shopping.   |
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Post by pebblesky on Mar 11, 2024 15:09:40 GMT -5
These all look very nice! The slab on the top-right corner is interesting. It seems to have an embedded oval that you can almost use as a nature-guided preform.
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Mar 11, 2024 19:37:26 GMT -5
Great looking slabs. What is the one in the photo on the right please? Thanks for sharing.
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fencejumper
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Post by fencejumper on Mar 11, 2024 22:02:53 GMT -5
I've been busy shopping. Good stuff!!! |
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johnthor1963
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Cattle dogs rock
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Post by johnthor1963 on Mar 12, 2024 16:22:20 GMT -5
Great looking 👀 material. Your layout of the material makes us all hope the good weather come thru soon so we all can see the end result. Always interesting seeing the material you purchase, and finished product amazing thanks for sharing
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 14, 2024 15:07:09 GMT -5
I did the trim saw this morning and will grind the preforms for the four marked. The slab with the oval pattern went missing and I will deal with it later. Tomorrow is warmer so I will start making the cabs. Bottom right is a trim saw scrap that is too nice to toss.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 15, 2024 17:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 15, 2024 17:35:08 GMT -5
too much stuff on work table. I found the missing slab and then lost my macro lens. I found it and took one picture. Light is now bad so I will try again tomorrow.  |
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dshanpnw
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Post by dshanpnw on Mar 16, 2024 8:53:40 GMT -5
Great cabs, especially the one in the last photo. Too bad about the Blue Mountain. Maybe you can go back and work on the Bruneau later. I usually take a time out if I work on something way too long without good results, but it seems to turn out okay when I get back to it. I love the photos of preforms to the final results. Thanks for sharing.
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johnthor1963
starting to spend too much on rocks
Cattle dogs rock
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Post by johnthor1963 on Mar 16, 2024 12:50:38 GMT -5
Wow they all look great,well more like fantastic. I like the last to photos on the dark side really makes stand out in my opinion. Work benches should be self cleaning, they always seem to collect every tool you own. Hope to see the rest soon thx for sharing
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 16, 2024 16:09:48 GMT -5
I dopped three Blue Mountain Jaspers and while waiting for the glue to dry, I did some more work on the Bruneau and a flat top Montana that also had scratches. Two of my most difficult materials to get clean. I dry and mark with a pencil and still don't see the scratches. In a perfect world, I wouldn't need to keep going back.   |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 17, 2024 19:38:57 GMT -5
What a frustrating day. I have a top 80 textured wheel that is new and chews rock without chipping. It does leave deep scratches. I worked on three Blue Mountain jaspers today and still have scratches on the largest one. I've made an embarrassing number of attempts including going back to the textured wheel with a light touch. So much grinding my hand started to cramp. Tomorrow is another day.
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ThomasT
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Post by ThomasT on Mar 17, 2024 19:40:57 GMT -5
Yep.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 18, 2024 14:51:31 GMT -5
Dark and shiny is tough to photograph, so I will try again tomorrow. I got a decent picture of the 40x30 pear. This one was so bad it made me consider another hobby. 100 passes on a wheel would not be too much of an exaggeration. Grind, dry, curse, grind dry curse.... So what did I learn. Two things; leave some material to grind after the aggressive wheel and grind with a not so wet wheel to avoid hydroplaning.  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 18, 2024 15:06:27 GMT -5
Blue Mountain group shot.  |
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johnthor1963
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Post by johnthor1963 on Mar 18, 2024 17:47:43 GMT -5
Those are all fantastic looking. Regarding the extra work you put into a few it has paid off. I really like the blue mountain ones the colors and patterns look great. Fantastic work thanks for sharing looking forward to the next batch.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 20, 2024 16:54:47 GMT -5
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