stefan
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Sept 6, 2006 19:03:01 GMT -5
Well it has been a long time since I finished a cab- so last week I sat down at the grinder and vowed to get SOMETHING done each night that I could- So here are the results- 4 Boulder Opal cabs (thanks to those who shared some material with me!!!) First- not a lot of opal- but some flashes when turned under bright light- But I do love the shape of this one!  and the back  Next has some cool stuff on thefront- but the matrix is real soft and the back had some little pifire spots that would come and go as I ground  Back side (was originally gonna be the front- but you know how it goes with opal)  next chunk is just a lot of Opal (blue area) not a lot of flash to it- but still cool   and finally the best of the batch (IMHO) this one has a concave surface which makes the shine look funny in the picture- but I like this ones color a lot  and the concave surface  and one more shot to show the reflection of the surface (man this shine just messes with the camera huh?)  Thanks for looking- It feels good to be grinding again! |
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Post by ladyt on Sept 6, 2006 19:20:54 GMT -5
Very nice Stefan. That back ground blends in well with the cabs. I like them all but the last one rocks!! Tonja  |
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Post by Cher on Sept 6, 2006 20:33:19 GMT -5
LOL and I thought the background was too similar to the rocks, kind of takes away from them. Stefan, I'm so glad your grinding again, good for you!! That second one is cool, I like the green river. Yuppers, that last one does rock, very nice job on them.
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Post by stoner on Sept 6, 2006 23:00:17 GMT -5
Well it's about time Stephan. And a great batch of cabs to come back with too. Isn't boulder opal fun to play with? I've gotten to the point now where I won't even bother with the light brown matrix. The ones I did in the last set were so soft that material was still coming off on my leather belt! Now get your butt back downstairs and cut some more cabs.
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Post by gemkoi on Sept 6, 2006 23:11:22 GMT -5
Way to Go Stephan, Nice looking cabs for sure. The lat would be my fav too. The darker ironstone is by far worth it. I agree with Ed too. The last batch of rough i bought had some real flashy light brown matrix rough. Was slightly a bummer becasue it doesnt want to polish. But it can be super flashy when the opal is right.
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pbpd81
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since August 2006
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Post by pbpd81 on Sept 6, 2006 23:39:22 GMT -5
Nice cabs I like the lines of fire in the 2nd one that looks really cool.
KimJ
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Post by rocklicker on Sept 7, 2006 2:41:13 GMT -5
Super cabs! I like them all. The backside of cab #1 looks like a necktie! I like the way that came out, especially the shape as you talked about. They all look great!
Steve
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Sept 7, 2006 9:21:02 GMT -5
Thanks All- I was originally taking pix on a white background- My camera just about screamed- just to much reflected light from the flash- the brown background (admittidly very distracting) gave me the closest color - I also tried a black background- but then everything came out too red- Yes these were fun to do- and I really got a good "feel" for what will and won't shine- The Green River (oh Cher- great name) cab actually had a lot more Purple flash in it- ummmm but well sometimes a cabber tries for perfection on material that Will not cooperate- and ummm well lets say the best of the purple fire ended up as sludge in the bottom of the drain pan-
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Post by Tweetiepy on Sept 7, 2006 10:16:30 GMT -5
Stefan i thought you gave up grinding - was gonna buy Sands' grinder off you!  Glad you're back on the grinder, was wondering what happened to you - Great job you did there, I really love that boulder opal! one of my favorites..... |
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blarneystone
spending too much on rocks
Rocks in my head
Member since March 2010
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Post by blarneystone on Sept 7, 2006 10:45:49 GMT -5
Hey Stefan! Nice work. I honestly didn't know that you did cabs! You should keep it up... I like the shapes. Lookin good!
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Post by joe on Sept 7, 2006 15:27:58 GMT -5
It's great to see ya back and making your grinder sing again. I like your shaping a lot.
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Post by sandsman1 on Sept 7, 2006 20:10:35 GMT -5
lookin good stefan dont stop now your on a roll haha
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 8, 2006 0:15:32 GMT -5
stefan i thought you broke your camera or something! nice cabs and i like that last one best too.
kim
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stefan
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2005
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Post by stefan on Sept 8, 2006 10:00:33 GMT -5
Geeze- Well I have not given up cabbing- I just had to take a bit of time off- THis summer has been very difficult- and cabbing was not in the cards- But yes I do cab- I still have my grinder (tweet!) and I still love working with it- Don't worry I have 20 or so cabs at the 400 level- so more to come soon!
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 8, 2006 14:57:55 GMT -5
nice looking cabs, Stefan, glad you are back at it!
KD
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Post by cpdad on Sept 8, 2006 19:39:37 GMT -5
ya keep it up...super nice.
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Zoran
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since September 2005
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Post by Zoran on Sept 9, 2006 17:51:43 GMT -5
Good ride. Yeeha.
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