aGates
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Post by aGates on Apr 25, 2024 11:08:59 GMT -5
I've come to realize I love anything with dendrites. Those preforms are banger absolute bangarang
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 25, 2024 11:52:23 GMT -5
I've come to realize I love anything with dendrites. Those preforms are banger absolute bangarang It’s most anything dendrites or plume for me. Love when you can get a piece perfectly captures a feature. Just like that Sonora dendritic rhyolite in her set. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 25, 2024 11:52:29 GMT -5
I've come to realize I love anything with dendrites. Those preforms are banger absolute bangarang Why, thank you!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 25, 2024 11:53:05 GMT -5
I've come to realize I love anything with dendrites. Those preforms are banger absolute bangarang It’s most anything dendrites or plume for me. Love when you can get a piece perfectly captures a feature. Just like that Sonora dendritic rhyolite in her set. Do you know what that mystery plume is? |
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roQhound
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Post by roQhound on Apr 25, 2024 12:04:58 GMT -5
Thank you for labeling! I have too many mystery slabs so I'm saving your picture for future reference!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 25, 2024 12:07:24 GMT -5
Thank you for labeling! I have too many mystery slabs so I'm saving your picture for future reference! You're welcome. Seems to be helpful to people, so I'll continue to do that. |
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Post by goldfinder on Apr 25, 2024 15:59:31 GMT -5
Wow that's a truly superb set of performs! Every one of those looks like it'll be a gem destined to be a beautiful piece of jewelry. I'll be looking forward to seeing these progress!
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 26, 2024 6:31:27 GMT -5
Wow that's a truly superb set of performs! Every one of those looks like it'll be a gem destined to be a beautiful piece of jewelry. I'll be looking forward to seeing these progress! Thank you! I don't know how many I will wrap, but I have hopes for a few of them. |
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Post by orrum on Apr 26, 2024 8:04:34 GMT -5
Tela u have a great eye for trimming out stunning features for the cab!!!
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Post by Rockoonz on Apr 26, 2024 8:51:55 GMT -5
rockjunquie I have cut Larimar once, a piece that a friend gave me for practice. Not great quality but they thought it would hold up. I have the cab somewhere, ended up near half the size of the preform, even with starting on a well used hard 220 wheel. Hope you do better.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 26, 2024 9:26:49 GMT -5
Tela u have a great eye for trimming out stunning features for the cab!!! Aww... thanks, Bill. rockjunquie I have cut Larimar once, a piece that a friend gave me for practice. Not great quality but they thought it would hold up. I have the cab somewhere, ended up near half the size of the preform, even with starting on a well used hard 220 wheel. Hope you do better. That's what I'm afraid of and the piece is small to start with. Someone said once to soak it in water for a day ahead of time. I'll try it. |
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aGates
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Post by aGates on Apr 26, 2024 12:28:40 GMT -5
A friend of mine was a larimar dealer he would go to the D.R. he doesn't soak it in water when he cuts. Just thought I'd share that if it's good quality it should stay together. I've cut a larimar cab and to me it was similar in consistency to turquoise. I have a few chunks left to do. That one has nice turtle back. It'll make a fine cab plus slow and easy. I think you'll be fine. Soaking it in water. Kind of scares me. It's already soft but I don't know. rockjunquie |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 26, 2024 12:31:32 GMT -5
A friend of mine was a larimar dealer he would go to the D.R. he doesn't soak it in water when he cuts. Just thought I'd share that if it's good quality it should stay together. I've cut a larimar cab and to me it was similar in consistency to turquoise. I have a few chunks left to do. That one has nice turtle back. It'll make a fine cab plus slow and easy. I think you'll be fine. Soaking it in water. Kind of scares me. It's already soft but I don't know. rockjunquie Thank you! Cutting the preform it was really hard. I had to work around a few fractures and they broke when cutting, but otherwise it stayed together. I have hope that I can pull it off. |
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iamchris
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Post by iamchris on Apr 26, 2024 21:07:32 GMT -5
So many beautiful preforms, and such great variety! Can't wait to see what you whip up here.
I have to ask about "DH." Are those his initials or does it stand for something? Designated husband is the one I usually read it as, but maybe dat hubby or dat hottie could be options too. 😆
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 27, 2024 5:47:42 GMT -5
So many beautiful preforms, and such great variety! Can't wait to see what you whip up here. I have to ask about "DH." Are those his initials or does it stand for something? Designated husband is the one I usually read it as, but maybe dat hubby or dat hottie could be options too. 😆 Thank you!
DH is old internet shorthand for Dear Husband. |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 29, 2024 14:19:58 GMT -5
Already looking fantastic, cannot imagine how will they look when finished!
Adrian
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Post by rmf on Apr 29, 2024 18:08:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the labels****
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Post by jasoninsd on May 2, 2024 0:05:56 GMT -5
So many beautiful preforms, and such great variety! Can't wait to see what you whip up here. I have to ask about "DH." Are those his initials or does it stand for something? Designated husband is the one I usually read it as, but maybe dat hubby or dat hottie could be options too. 😆 Thank you!
DH is old internet shorthand for Dear Husband. ...not for my wife. She told me it stands for Dipsh!t Husband! LOL |
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