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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 31, 2006 2:56:19 GMT -5
but i couldn't stop until i got them all finished. african lace agate  unknown agate (stoner did you send this one?)  blue swirlstone  breccia  another of fairburned's agates  ocean jasper from stoner (this one broke at the top - it was a circle)  plasma agate from stoner  swazi bloodstone  i had to give up on the little button flame agate. my fingers were in need of ice lol. kim |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 31, 2006 2:58:49 GMT -5
oh i forgot this one blue tigerseye that i think i cut wrong when i slabbed it - one of those learning things. i turned it later and found it had chatoyancy in the larger dark area cut the other direction.   kim |
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Post by Toad on Jul 31, 2006 5:08:33 GMT -5
Very nice. Think I like the first one the best. You do great work.
One suggestion though. Even though quartz is a fairly plain background, I think it distracts from the cab a bit. Just do the photos on plain paper/table. It will make your work stand out a bit better. But just me being anal - like I said, you done good.
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HarryB41
has rocks in the head
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Post by HarryB41 on Jul 31, 2006 6:01:16 GMT -5
Was going to give comments on these...., but,....... they are all GREAT! Blisters are there to remind us of what great things we have accomplished.  Harry |
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 31, 2006 7:37:43 GMT -5
WOW Kim you did great - someone once told me about tiger eye/hawk eye and how there's a "side" to cut them - the chatoyancy shows up awesomely if it's cut on the right way - fortunately, it always seems to look amazing any way you cut that stuff - it always has a bit of chatoyancy any way you cut it
Like the swazi bloodstone
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Post by deb193 on Jul 31, 2006 8:26:13 GMT -5
I like them all. I have to get some bloodstone.
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Post by stoner on Jul 31, 2006 9:33:22 GMT -5
WOW!!! You have been busy, haven't you. That African lace is really nice, and I like the shape too. It's hard to tell in the pic, but yes, I think I did send you that unknown. It might be a plume agate. I see now that I'll have to dig out some of that plasma agate and cut some cabs.
They're all great, but I think my favorite is the red breccia. Excellent work Kim. Ya know, blisters become calisouses(sp?) after a while, so get back and cut some more cabs!
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Post by Cher on Jul 31, 2006 10:55:45 GMT -5
 WoW!!Kim those are amazing, that african lace is just gorgeous and so it the blue tiger eye. I really like that one, it's so different. Beautiful job on everything! |
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 31, 2006 14:33:38 GMT -5
add a few bouncing drooler for me too, Kim, those rocks ROCK. love the shape on that African Lace. that swirlstone looks like looking out a window at the night sky, outstanding! the Breccia and Swazi are super yummy, too, i love them all!
KD
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Post by gemkoi on Jul 31, 2006 16:27:22 GMT -5
That Ocean Jasper rocks! And that African lace sure does look allot like Calico from mexico, just with no purple color. I like them all Kim, keep em coming!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 31, 2006 17:20:38 GMT -5
tweetie it does have chatoyancy from either direction so i just went in the direction i saw chatoyancy but after i cut a few i decided to turn the rock and that's when i saw the difference. i still haven't figured out how you know which direction is the proper way to go. but if i'm not getting much one way i'll sure turn it from now on lol.
shain some of it does have the purple. gerdus sold it to me as african lace agate so that's what i've been calling it but the calico i've seen does look just like it. he called it a new rock that he was wanting to test. wish i had a pile of it as it works up so well - great shine, good patterns, cool drusies.
stoner what ever that agate is, i had a hard time getting a pic. it has little puffs inside that i was unable to get to focus on the camera.
kim
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Post by cpdad on Jul 31, 2006 20:13:49 GMT -5
stunning...everyone of'em
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 1, 2006 14:18:58 GMT -5
Nice to see some stuff from ya!!! Great cabs- But there is just something about the blue tiger's eye that caught my attention--
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