Post by gemfeller on May 7, 2024 18:49:16 GMT -5
About 15 years ago I attended a Federation show in Ventura, CA. A couple was selling both slabs and rough Namibian Pieersite. I've been kicking myself ever since for not buying more (I could have mortgaged the house!) but instead I tried not to break the bank.
On piece of larger rough I did buy yielded what I think is an unusual pattern.
I finally got around to cabbing some of it last week. Knowing I'd end up with what will probably be just a specimen cab, I decided to try to make a finished stone from the entire pattern of a slab adjacent to the one shown here. I ended up with this stone which measures a bit over 3 inches long. It was a bit of a chore manipulating it between the crowded wheels of my Genie but managed. But I don't think I'll try it again.
(ETA: After posting this I noticed some scratches that had escaped notice previously. Back to the wheels!)
On piece of larger rough I did buy yielded what I think is an unusual pattern.
I finally got around to cabbing some of it last week. Knowing I'd end up with what will probably be just a specimen cab, I decided to try to make a finished stone from the entire pattern of a slab adjacent to the one shown here. I ended up with this stone which measures a bit over 3 inches long. It was a bit of a chore manipulating it between the crowded wheels of my Genie but managed. But I don't think I'll try it again.
(ETA: After posting this I noticed some scratches that had escaped notice previously. Back to the wheels!)
