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Post by jasoninsd on May 26, 2024 18:54:34 GMT -5
Yeah...yeah...cheesy title, but it's the best I could come up with! LOL Here's the cabs I worked on this week. A few gave me fits. My fault though...scratches dead center. I thought I could just go back to the 280. Nope. Had to go clear back to the 220 hard to go deep enough to get them out. I guess the 80 grit went deeper than I thought! LOL As always, thanks for taking a gander! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Dino Bone - I'm considering stabilizing this piece...and two more I have on dop. Or, leaving it as is...or quartz capping future pieces. ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767085/a1tvv6jekkrgvgij7w9p.jpg) Royal Sahara Jasper ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767085/gsnj6ktyhzditgjhn0av.jpg) Bruneau Jasper - This material takes one of the best polishes of any material! Starguy - Brent, I always think of you when I work Bruneau. You generously sent me some (not these LOL) awhile back...so now you always come to mind! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767085/wkclrztiegplz545hqad.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767087/djsvrxzhkhs0g5yg7zk3.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767118/szfh09ceabvmr4koaoyq.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767117/ztbvrraa8omjb1bhoy2p.jpg) So...these were sold to me as Bruneau Jasper. If it is, it's an abhorrent variety! realrockhound said the bottom part reminded him of Carrisite. If anyone thinks they have a different opinion as to what these pieces are, please don't hesitate to say something...otherwise I'm going with Abhorrent Bruneau Jasper. ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767118/pchm5r97rtnurydnmgy2.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767147/ridgufdudrjqij7gg7kp.jpg) ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/dm7ae3itr/image/upload/v1716767166/etvxqpgtx5pctse8agxy.jpg)
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Post by tims on May 26, 2024 19:10:38 GMT -5
Those are all great, i really like the Royal Sahara. I assume those last Bruneau were difficult to work? Nothing abhorrent about the results. Thanks for sharing and for the cheesy title.
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Post by khara on May 26, 2024 19:14:37 GMT -5
Really nice. If you do stabilize that Dino bone, what’s your method you like? And, doing it on a finished cab, will the surface still look good? Or will you have to re-grind and re-polish the top after the stabilization has dried?
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Post by jasoninsd on May 26, 2024 19:16:01 GMT -5
Those are all great, i really like the Royal Sahara. I assume those last Bruneau were difficult to work? Nothing abhorrent about the results. Thanks for sharing and for the cheesy title. Hey Tim! Good to see you!! (You know what I mean! LOL) Thanks! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Yes on those last two! The shield took three evenings to finish. That was the one that I thought I didn't have to go back to the 220 hard to get the scratches out. LOL - I swear...any "mark" you see on the surface is a reflection of something!
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Post by jasoninsd on May 26, 2024 19:18:41 GMT -5
Really nice. If you do stabilize that Dino bone, what’s your method you like? And, doing it on a finished cab, will the surface still look good? Or will you have to re-grind and re-polish the top after the stabilization has dried? Thanks Khara! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) The only stabilizing I've done is with Art Resin. I used it on some BC Ocean Picture Stone. I did finish the cabs...then did the Resin...then re-worked the cabs on the wheels. I have been contemplating getting some HXTAL for these Dino Bone pieces though...and learning how to use that!
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Post by realrockhound on May 26, 2024 20:15:58 GMT -5
Its bruneau.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 26, 2024 20:44:12 GMT -5
I agree... it's bruno.
Those are my favs actually. I love Bruno almost as much as OJ.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 26, 2024 21:16:52 GMT -5
I couldn't remember if you actually "committed" on it being Bruneau! LOL I agree... it's bruno.
Those are my favs actually. I love Bruno almost as much as OJ.
Thanks my friend! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I am ALWAYS on the lookout for a "deal" on Bruneau! I was stoked about the slabs these came from...I figured there was potential for some killer cabs in them! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by catmandewe on May 27, 2024 11:27:29 GMT -5
It is Bruneau, my friend Gene Anthis aka Bruneau Gene called it "Jewelry Bruneau", may he rest in peace.
Tony
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Post by chris1956 on May 27, 2024 11:49:24 GMT -5
I almost missed this because of the cheezy title. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) All out of this world but the next to last closeup is my favorite no matter what it is. Have you tried the acetone/epoxy method of stabilizing? Don't know what it would or wouldn't do for the polish (I keep meaning to try this but haven't gotten to it yet). When I use Catus Juice resin and a vacuum chamber it sometimes (I think) helps with the polish but it isn't likely to fill the larger pits. I tried a couple times to fill small holes with straight epoxy but never could get it to look right (always saw the transition from rock to epoxy).
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Post by Starguy on May 27, 2024 14:37:32 GMT -5
What a beautiful set of cabs jasoninsd. You really did the Bruneau proud. Were they consecutive slabs from the same nodule? The polish on all of them is insane.
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Post by amygdule on May 27, 2024 15:45:24 GMT -5
Nice shine
Looks like Aberrant Jasper:
deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2024 18:10:43 GMT -5
It is Bruneau, my friend Gene Anthis aka Bruneau Gene called it "Jewelry Bruneau", may he rest in peace. Tony Thanks Tony! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) It's good to have a name that sounds elegant! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I almost missed this because of the cheezy title. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) All out of this world but the next to last closeup is my favorite no matter what it is. Have you tried the acetone/epoxy method of stabilizing? Don't know what it would or wouldn't do for the polish (I keep meaning to try this but haven't gotten to it yet). When I use Catus Juice resin and a vacuum chamber it sometimes (I think) helps with the polish but it isn't likely to fill the larger pits. I tried a couple times to fill small holes with straight epoxy but never could get it to look right (always saw the transition from rock to epoxy). Thanks Chris! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) Yeah...I probably should have gone boring on the title...but it kept creeping into my head all week...so I had to go with it! LOL I have NOT tried that method. I really should. I thought that was more for stabilizing an unstable material/slab. I think this material needs something more along the lines of a "cap"...whether it's an actual quartz cap, or a resin of some kind applied after it's been shaped. (Or the quartz cap prior to shaping...) What a beautiful set of cabs jasoninsd . You really did the Bruneau proud. Were they consecutive slabs from the same nodule? The polish on all of them is insane. Thank you my friend! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) The were not consecutive cuts...not on the regular Bruneau. That "Jewelry Bruneau" was from two slabs which were consecutive cuts from what I can tell. I got them off eBay...sold together with the regular Bruneau slabs. Nice shine Looks like Aberrant Jasper: deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical, abnormal Thanks 'Dule! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) I've worked some other Bruneau...which wasn't as patterned as the "Jewelry" ones. It was definitely more plain...but didn't have the same normal colors the "regular" Bruneau has...
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Post by rmf on May 27, 2024 18:50:15 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2024 20:01:02 GMT -5
Thank you so so much! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by gemfeller on May 28, 2024 14:19:37 GMT -5
Fine work Jason. Bruneau 's one of the great porelain jaspers and it holds a special place in my memory. I remember being amazed long ago as a young collector when a member of my first rock club in Idaho brought some big samples to a meeting. That was shortly after its discovery. Sad that the location is now permanently closed to collecting.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 28, 2024 21:15:03 GMT -5
Fine work Jason. Bruneau 's one of the great porelain jaspers and it holds a special place in my memory. I remember being amazed long ago as a young collector when a member of my first rock club in Idaho brought some big samples to a meeting. That was shortly after its discovery. Sad that the location is now permanently closed to collecting. Thank you SO much Rick! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) If those display pieces you're describing are anything like I'm picturing, I probably would have fainted! LOL Is this the location that was flooded out...purposely...or am I thinking of a different material buried in that manner...?
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Post by gemfeller on May 28, 2024 21:41:41 GMT -5
Fine work Jason. Bruneau 's one of the great porelain jaspers and it holds a special place in my memory. I remember being amazed long ago as a young collector when a member of my first rock club in Idaho brought some big samples to a meeting. That was shortly after its discovery. Sad that the location is now permanently closed to collecting. Thank you SO much Rick! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) If those display pieces you're describing are anything like I'm picturing, I probably would have fainted! LOL Is this the location that was flooded out...purposely...or am I thinking of a different material buried in that manner...? No, the government decided to close it permanently and took it over. Don't know the present status. But it was definitely off-limits to claims or collecting, last I heard. Tony Funk would know more.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 28, 2024 21:46:02 GMT -5
Thank you SO much Rick! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) If those display pieces you're describing are anything like I'm picturing, I probably would have fainted! LOL Is this the location that was flooded out...purposely...or am I thinking of a different material buried in that manner...? No, the government decided to close it permanently and took it over. Don't know the present status. But it was definitely off-limits to claims or collecting, last I heard. Tony Funk would know more. No wonder the price of Bruneau cabs/slabs are so freakin' high!
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Post by realrockhound on May 29, 2024 10:12:48 GMT -5
No, the government decided to close it permanently and took it over. Don't know the present status. But it was definitely off-limits to claims or collecting, last I heard. Tony Funk would know more. No wonder the price of Bruneau cabs/slabs are so freakin' high! Youre thinking of OG Biggs Jason. They built the dam and it’s now all under the road that runs through there and the water.
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