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Post by chris1956 on Jun 24, 2024 19:03:29 GMT -5
I got this slab material from realrockhound. Thanks much. It looked pretty dark until I started polishing it and then it came alive. They are hard to see in the photos, but I like the tiny red/orange dots in the middle band. Hope you enjoy the pics (before and after). Chris    |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 24, 2024 19:41:44 GMT -5
Gore-juss Chris!!!
You're one of a handful of people to have worked it...at least in the last 50 years! LOL
I still have some slabs of this as well. I'll break out a few more cabs one of these days!
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Post by realrockhound on Jun 24, 2024 19:59:04 GMT -5
Dont worry... I gave him a nice big slab and will happily send more of different pattens if he wants. I believe khara snagged the slab I put in the traveling box. So hoping this thread will show how nice it works up. Not to hijack this thread or Chris's craftsmanship, just want to share a couple I cut to show the variety in the material, as I have never really posted any. chris1956 the polish you got on that is freaking amazing. Makes my cabs pale in comparison. Definitely excited to see the rest of what you cut up from that slab.  There was a fracture in the circle and the edge chipped off during polish.   |
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Post by chris1956 on Jun 24, 2024 20:46:51 GMT -5
Gore-juss Chris!!! You're one of a handful of people to have worked it...at least in the last 50 years! LOL I still have some slabs of this as well. I'll break out a few more cabs one of these days! Thanks. |
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Post by chris1956 on Jun 24, 2024 20:49:33 GMT -5
Thanks realrockhound. I forgot to mention before that I used a 14K and 50K wheels, no powder polish. I typically don't use powder and with the small holes I was afraid it could stick in there and ruin it or take more work to get it out. |
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 24, 2024 21:12:05 GMT -5
I find the names of material interesting. Chinese? It resembles Haystack Butte aka Jellybean. Haystack Butte is in Montana and the jasper is from Oregon. Some of the Jellybean has the colors or a jar of jellybeans, most is just chocolate.
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Post by realrockhound on Jun 24, 2024 21:37:00 GMT -5
I find the names of material interesting. Chinese? It resembles Haystack Butte aka Jellybean. Haystack Butte is in Montana and the jasper is from Oregon. Some of the Jellybean has the colors or a jar of jellybeans, most is just chocolate. My grandpa was the one who originally mined this. And the only one. When he was cutting logging roads for R.L. Coats he was coming home with truck loads from what my dad told me. To my dads recollection, it was at the point in time they were cutting roads out near China hat. Hence the name, Chinese jasper. Haystack jasper comes from out near haystack reservoir near prineville. |
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Post by stardiamond on Jun 24, 2024 21:44:22 GMT -5
Thanks for the explanation. Good haystack is a tough find and the material has pits,vugs and fractures. This was the best material I found:  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 24, 2024 23:19:26 GMT -5
Beautiful cab, Chris!  |
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Post by pebblesky on Jun 25, 2024 1:42:47 GMT -5
Beautiful material and excellent cabs. These cabs have Chinese national flag colors (or the colors of a common Chinese dish "stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs") so the name sounds quite spot-on to me  |
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Post by johnthor1963 on Jun 25, 2024 6:35:09 GMT -5
Chris1956 smack that one is out of the park great shape awesome polish home run.
Way to get the most out of that piece.
Stardiamond and realrockhound yours are fantastic also so much variation in the material you just have to like them all thx for sharing Chris1956 you got others involved and we get the benefits thx
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Post by dshanpnw on Jun 25, 2024 9:43:21 GMT -5
Wow, nice one Chris! Thanks for the before and after. Very nice jasper. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by chris1956 on Jun 25, 2024 13:12:32 GMT -5
Beautiful cab, Chris! Thanks Beautiful material and excellent cabs. These cabs have Chinese national flag colors (or the colors of a common Chinese dish "stir-fried tomato and scrambled eggs") so the name sounds quite spot-on to me  Thanks. Chris1956 smack that one is out of the park great shape awesome polish home run. Way to get the most out of that piece. Stardiamond and realrockhound yours are fantastic also so much variation in the material you just have to like them all thx for sharing Chris1956 you got others involved and we get the benefits thx Thanks. There is another small piece that I will polish shortly but probably doesn't have the colors this one has. Wow, nice one Chris! Thanks for the before and after. Very nice jasper. Thanks for sharing. Thanks. Didn't think it would turn out the way it did when I started grinding and polishing. |
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jun 25, 2024 14:04:14 GMT -5
Nice one! Didn't think it would turn out like that. Those are fun!
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Post by miket on Jun 25, 2024 15:19:09 GMT -5
Very nice Chris!
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Post by chris1956 on Jun 25, 2024 18:17:00 GMT -5
Nice one! Didn't think it would turn out like that. Those are fun! Thanks. I was doubtful too. Thanks. |
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Post by chris1956 on Jun 26, 2024 20:00:08 GMT -5
Here is a small piece from that same slab. Before and after.   Thanks for taking a look, Chris |
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Post by khara on Jun 27, 2024 5:05:00 GMT -5
Nice cabs Chris. 👍 And thanks for the info on the 14k and 50k wheels. I have them on my wish list. I’m actually considering a spin on end lap so I don’t have to change out wheels and don’t have a 2nd arbor, yet. Hopefully working it on the side will be doable enough. Nice cabs too realrockhound 👍 And yes, I did snag the slab out of the traveling box. I’m “saving” it for a little while yet. I still sometimes cut cabs I’m not happy with so am waiting for a bit more consistency before I cut into the one slab I have of this.🤓 |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 27, 2024 17:29:31 GMT -5
Great pattern capture on that one Chris!  |
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Post by chris1956 on Jun 27, 2024 17:31:23 GMT -5
Nice cabs Chris. 👍 And thanks for the info on the 14k and 50k wheels. I have them on my wish list. I’m actually considering a spin on end lap so I don’t have to change out wheels and don’t have a 2nd arbor, yet. Hopefully working it on the side will be doable enough. Nice cabs too realrockhound 👍 And yes, I did snag the slab out of the traveling box. I’m “saving” it for a little while yet. I still sometimes cut cabs I’m not happy with so am waiting for a bit more consistency before I cut into the one slab I have of this.🤓 Thanks. I put my 80 and 220 metal wheels on a second arbor I bought and the rest on the Kingsley North cabber. Works really well but takes up space. Luckily I have space. I have them at a 90 degree angle so I can just spin in the chair from 80/220 to the other cabber. |
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