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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	NORENA CAB May 23, 2006 22:47:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on May 23, 2006 22:47:44 GMT -5 ok took my time on this one but didnt get to choose the pattern it broke off a slab i was cuttin haha
	Last Edit: May 23, 2006 22:48:15 GMT -5 by sandsman1 GOT TO KEEP THE LOONEYS ONNNN THE PATH john-- NOMAD--- U.S.A. -- IN GOD WE TRUST

akansan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2006 Posts: 4,075	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 0:10:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akansan on May 24, 2006 0:10:05 GMT -5 That sounds like a cabojohn that just wanted to be made. I think that pattern is very striking.

joe still telling self it's just a hobby Member since June 2005 Posts: 4,900	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 0:10:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by joe on May 24, 2006 0:10:44 GMT -5 Dang that's nice! The quarter has seen better days though.
	"Always keep a diamond in your mind"

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 6:29:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on May 24, 2006 6:29:54 GMT -5 That's a great looking cab...looks alot like Mookite whcih also comes from the Land down Under. Steve

rockyraccoon no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2003 Posts: 7,980	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 8:05:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockyraccoon on May 24, 2006 8:05:43 GMT -5 sands beautiful cab! kim

sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 10:42:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on May 24, 2006 10:42:11 GMT -5 thanks all i kinda like that one maybe ill keep it haha
	GOT TO KEEP THE LOONEYS ONNNN THE PATH john-- NOMAD--- U.S.A. -- IN GOD WE TRUST

WyckedWyre fully equipped rock polisher Member since April 2007 Posts: 1,391	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 11:27:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WyckedWyre on May 24, 2006 11:27:47 GMT -5 Now that's OUTSTANDING! Looks like a landscape from Mars. S
	Last Edit: May 24, 2006 11:28:47 GMT -5 by WyckedWyre ARE WE THERE YET?

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 12:52:34 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on May 24, 2006 12:52:34 GMT -5 nice john nice!!!! Gosh it's pretty sad when the cabs "Jump" off the slab for ya!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

gemkoi Guest	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 15:18:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by gemkoi on May 24, 2006 15:18:13 GMT -5 That stuff looks like gemmy Antelope Jasper. How hard is it, is it like Mookite in hardness? softer? or harder? NIce shape and cut too!

Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,494	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 15:31:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on May 24, 2006 15:31:42 GMT -5 Dang Sands. You make the flatout nicest cabs I've seen. Great choice of pattern and shape! The overall effect is just plain striking. Keep them pics coming....mel

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 15:48:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on May 24, 2006 15:48:39 GMT -5 oooo, yeh, nice cab! that stuff is awesome. nice to have one jump off the saw like that and into the grinder..... KD
	Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!

sandsman1
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NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 17:29:51 GMT -5

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Post by sandsman1 on May 24, 2006 17:29:51 GMT -5

thanks all----- no its alot softer then mook and it dont take a shine as well as mook does eather
id say its between 4 and 5 mohs cuts and grinds messy you should see my saw it has like 1/2 inch of red mud in some spots haha and my water trays on the genie turn red with one cab but it dont stain your hands like hemitite it wipes right off

sombody just said it i think zot it's a mud stone so its just bein itself hahaha

GOT TO KEEP THE LOONEYS ONNNN THE PATH
john-- NOMAD--- U.S.A. -- IN GOD WE TRUST

Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	NORENA CAB May 24, 2006 18:09:25 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on May 24, 2006 18:09:25 GMT -5 Oooooooooo pretty! Kind of reminds me of red maple leaves laying piled up.
	The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. George Carlin

gaetzchamp driving up their electric bill Falcarius Utahensis Member since December 2004 Posts: 2,202	NORENA CAB May 25, 2006 0:09:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gaetzchamp on May 25, 2006 0:09:22 GMT -5 Sands- Great piece of craftmanship there. Excellent work my man!!!! Gaetz
	We are all like that ugly rock stuck in the dirt and mud. Capable of being picked up, tossed around, beaten, then gloriously shined to perfection!

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	NORENA CAB May 25, 2006 22:01:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on May 25, 2006 22:01:36 GMT -5 That looks great John. Thanks for the heads up on the mess

fatrichie has rocks in the head Member since July 2004 Posts: 651	NORENA CAB May 26, 2006 22:03:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fatrichie on May 26, 2006 22:03:36 GMT -5 John, thats a damn nice piece. You really chose the right cut fot that one. Breathtaking piece.