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Post by stoner on May 29, 2006 0:00:05 GMT -5
Hey all, just finished some of the preforms I got from Bearcreek. He sure does have some nice material to work with. Feathery Plume from Oregon 30x18mm  Woodward Ranch Plume 24x15mm  Montana Dendritic Agate 19mmx12mm  Montana Dendritic Agate 20x14mm  I tried to get some backlit pics of these, but they're so clear that the camera won't focus properly, but they look awesome backlit. Thanks for looking |
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on May 29, 2006 0:53:54 GMT -5
Call the Drool Guard in...we're gonna need some help and plenty of SANDBAGS!!!
Those are all so cool...that first one has some many colors in it, it's hard to believe that it's real. Love the shape on the 2nd one....the 3 and 4 one are just as Nice. You should've forewarned us about getting our bibs!
Steve
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Post by sandsman1 on May 29, 2006 0:54:44 GMT -5
dam ed me and kim are in the shop mstill and i just seen that first one and all i could get out was WOW------WOW hahaha thats one bad ass cab man
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Post by deb193 on May 29, 2006 1:54:49 GMT -5
That 4th one is great!
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Post by rockyraccoon on May 29, 2006 2:52:26 GMT -5
ed those are all so nice. how exactly (ok not exactly but in very simplistic terms) are those moss agates and plume agates formed?
kim
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Post by Debs on May 29, 2006 3:28:22 GMT -5
Cool! I love the featherly plume! Reminds me of the bottom of an ocean! Just plain coo!
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Post by Tweetiepy on May 29, 2006 7:44:36 GMT -5
Oh Man! those are awesome i love the Montana dentritic it's beautiful it kinda reminds me of science class experiments.... but I still like it!
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Post by joe on May 29, 2006 8:32:41 GMT -5
Jumpin' for joy!! They are all excellent but that first one is wild!!!
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Post by driftwood on May 29, 2006 8:56:05 GMT -5
Ed, That first one looks like a soft coral reef in belize. Awesome work on those as always.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2006 9:29:31 GMT -5
Fantastic cabs Ed, I love the plume and dendritic agates too. Is the first one with the feathery plume Borthwick Plume? It's very spectaclar and quite unusual!....mel
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Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2006 9:37:01 GMT -5
Kim: If you want a quick primer on how plumes form etc. , try Pat McMahans site agateswithinclusions.com. He has a nice short essay on how plume and sagenite forms in agate and the pics in his database are wonderful!...mel
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Post by stoner on May 29, 2006 12:37:49 GMT -5
Thanks eveyone, it's easier to make nice cabs when you have nice material to work with, and this stuff from Bearcreek is really nice material. The second one started out as a teardrop shape but the top broke off on the 80g wheel, so you might call it a Cabo-save. And the white square and what looks like a scratch on the third one is actually a reflection of the camera. Either I have to move the camera back a little or quit making the stones so shiny! I also need to get the dust off the stones before I take the pics too.
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Post by gemkoi on May 29, 2006 12:46:56 GMT -5
This are very nice Ed, try an anti-static cloth from a camera store. they are inexpensive and work. But here in the desert, you can never win no matter how hard your try. That frist cab is very nice plume agate, nice colors. Those Dendritics are nice too! i like the last one best out of the while group. Cher, mels right, Pats site is the best online for this kinda of info. HIs write up is short, but you can email him questions and he enjoys them from what he told me the last we talked. Plus his photo of included agates are unlike any others online.
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Post by Cher on May 29, 2006 16:16:18 GMT -5
 WOW that first one should be illegal, it's gorgeous, stunning, amazing ... all those good meaning words apply. It looks like underwater multi-colored coral. You got some beautiful stuff from bear!! |
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Post by WyckedWyre on May 29, 2006 22:15:46 GMT -5
That coral reef cab (#1) is just unbelievable. I have a couple of preforms of Bear's, some dino bone, petosky stone, stuff nobody else bid on - it's still pretty. Of course, I missed out on all the plumes and dendritics and the good Lakers, 'cuz y'all outbid me. *sour grapes*  S |
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Post by rockds on May 30, 2006 8:31:16 GMT -5
wow ed those are fantastic, way too hard to pic a winner
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Post by parfive on May 30, 2006 17:08:11 GMT -5
Stoner - I hope you have a lot more of Bear's material in reserve.
The two plumes are spectacular!!!
Rich
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Post by Zoran on May 30, 2006 17:28:10 GMT -5
I am sorry, but I can not pick a winner. They all are great.
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Post by krazydiamond on May 30, 2006 18:53:39 GMT -5
(ditto bouncing drooler here) the best cabs i have ever done was from material from Bear. wonder how he and his family are getting on.....miss him.
Stoner you are a Master Cabber!
KD
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Post by stefan on Jun 1, 2006 10:15:31 GMT -5
Susan way way way too funny- Stoner- THat first cab is probably the nicest cab I have ever seen!!! It is going on my desktop!!!!!! Outstanding work-
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