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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!  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.  Royal Sahara Jasper  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!     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.     |
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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! 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! 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! 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! |
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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. 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! It's good to have a name that sounds elegant! I almost missed this because of the cheezy title. 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! 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! 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! 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
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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! 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! 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! 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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