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Post by rocklicker on Nov 27, 2006 1:26:58 GMT -5
It was raining so instead of sitting in front of the TV with cocoa or wire-wrapping with a purring cat nearby I was freezing my butt off in the garage cabbing away. After 4 hours of saws and the grinder going the warmth of the motors takes the chill off. That was nice. Here's the results. Sorry for the bad photo quality. They are much shinier than you see. Anway, hope you enjoy them. Steve Breciated jasper. This stuff is cool because these little dark partially cyystalized "plates" show up when you polish. You never know what you are going to get:  Morgan Hill Jasper:  Crazy lace agate:  Blue lace agate. Small but has neat patterns:  Morgan Hill Jasper. It turns out that the dark part is made of clear quartz so you can see into the stone and see the poppies floating.  Morgan Hill Jasper.  |
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Post by stoner on Nov 27, 2006 2:15:20 GMT -5
I know what you mean about freezing your butt off cabbing in the garage, I did the same. I got a little smart today though, I filled my water supply with water right out of the hot water heater. That worked okay until it cooled off. Nice cabs Steve. I really like the brecciated jasper. And of course the MHPJ.
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deedolce
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Post by deedolce on Nov 27, 2006 2:30:56 GMT -5
Stunning. You really have an eye for framing a cab that makes it dynamic!! Great job.  ) |
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Nov 27, 2006 7:47:02 GMT -5
WOW! Fantastic set of cabs and shapes. The Crazy Lace is stunning...love that banding, as well aas the Top Two! That Breciated Jasper is outstanding. Great work and love your shapes. Thank goodness there's not a contest to pick the best...cuz they're all superb.
Steve
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Post by joe on Nov 27, 2006 10:12:14 GMT -5
Those are wonderful Steve! That top Jasper pic is awesome that stuff is just so cool. I like what you did with the Morgan Hill material.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 27, 2006 20:41:10 GMT -5
hard to pick a favorite out of these steve!
kim
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ZackAttack
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Post by ZackAttack on Nov 27, 2006 20:47:30 GMT -5
Love that first Morgan Jasper, I see what you mean about being able to see inside, really cool!
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Post by cina on Nov 27, 2006 20:59:03 GMT -5
All of these are eye poping  But I am loving the Crazy lace. Now don't go getting sick on us grab warm cat and coco and a nice blanky and recover  Cina |
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 27, 2006 22:54:46 GMT -5
The crazy lace is my favorite as well, the patterns are wicked! Those all look great  |
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Post by gemkoi on Nov 28, 2006 12:51:19 GMT -5
I think that Crazylace is my fav too. All ncie though! Another heater trick if you have a pump and seperate water res for your grinder. An Aquarium heater. As when i lived at my folks place i worked on rocks on their back porch. And though we live in a Desert. in the winter time is gets cold. So working outside with water was friutless unless it could be heated. As hot water would get cold within a few minutes, but water that is consantly heated doesnt.
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SirRoxalot
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Post by SirRoxalot on Dec 1, 2006 16:03:04 GMT -5
1. Insulate your garage. Quick and easy with modern insulation, maybe a days work if you want to cover it. Anybody can do it, it's not that expensive, and it makes crummy work areas cozy.
2. Get yourself a little portable heater. Woodworker supply companies have nice little models you can hang from the ceiliing, just run an extension cord in.
3. Turn out some more of those gorgeous, gorgeous cabs for us to drool over! That's the kind of work that gets me fired up, it's all about brilliant colors, wonderful patterns, smooth lines and perfect symmetry.
Nice work!
Sir (runs off to cabbing machine) Roxalot
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RockyBlue
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Post by RockyBlue on Dec 12, 2006 22:53:14 GMT -5
CRAZZZZZZZZZZZZZY,Outa sight.............Rocky
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desertdweller
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Post by desertdweller on Dec 12, 2006 23:28:58 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful cabs, I love the first two but they are all incredible!
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Post by rockds on Dec 15, 2006 7:56:28 GMT -5
great job on the cabs, the 1st 2 and the crazy lace are my favs. You need to move your grinder indoors, then your never too hot or too cold. Mine is set up in my office, I often do some cabbing as my lunch break.
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But I am loving the Crazy lace.
