Obsidicab Gold Sheen

dankore starting to spend too much on rocks Rocks, Rock Member since March 2006 Posts: 120	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 14:45:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dankore on Jan 14, 2007 14:45:30 GMT -5 Hi All, Here is a Gold Sheen Obsidian Cab I did today. Enjoy! Dan www.dbrockwerks.com
	Don't take it for Granite, it might just be a piece of schist.

181lizard Cave Dweller Still lurking :) Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,171	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 15:06:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 181lizard on Jan 14, 2007 15:06:00 GMT -5 Niiiice! When you're working this material...do you have to baby the cab to keep the sheen? or does it pretty much stay there? (i.e. others talk about working the fire agate so they can obtain the most "fire")
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Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 15:26:49 GMT -5

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Post by dankore on Jan 14, 2007 15:26:49 GMT -5

Hi 181Lizard,
Gold sheen is much more forgiving that fire agate, they layer usually go all the way thru the stone so you have a pretty good idea as to when you will be getting out of the sheen layer, and for the most part there will be more layers underneath. The cab in the photo I had to be a bit careful with because it was an exeptionally bright gold flash, and I wanted to keep THAT layer, so I worked it lightly. For the most part it is much easier and more forgiving than fire agate. KOR
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Don't take it for Granite, it might just be a piece of schist.

akansan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since January 2006 Posts: 4,075	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 19:32:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by akansan on Jan 14, 2007 19:32:43 GMT -5 I love the shape of that cab. Do you use a curved wheel to get the concave (?) curve? (I always forget which is concave and which convex...)

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 19:39:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Jan 14, 2007 19:39:18 GMT -5 Yea I like that shape too- nice sheen in that one-
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Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 19:48:02 GMT -5

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Post by dankore on Jan 14, 2007 19:48:02 GMT -5

Thanks Arkansan, and Stefan,
Arkansan, I just used normal 6 inch diamond wheels, I held the cab edge on to the wheel, until the curved grind was all the way across the edge, then you just lean the cab forward to get the doming. No special wheels. I would like to get some of those fancy wheels.
KOR
Dan

Don't take it for Granite, it might just be a piece of schist.

rockds still telling self it's just a hobby Member since September 2005 Posts: 4,130	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 22:13:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockds on Jan 14, 2007 22:13:26 GMT -5 nice shape and the color turned out well also
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181lizard Cave Dweller Still lurking :) Member since December 2005 Posts: 2,171	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 14, 2007 23:53:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 181lizard on Jan 14, 2007 23:53:56 GMT -5 It could just be the trick of the picture...but it looks like a very wicked & deep cab...just how big it that sucker?
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Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 15, 2007 11:08:57 GMT -5

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Post by dankore on Jan 15, 2007 11:08:57 GMT -5

Thanks all,
181Lizard, the cab is roughly 30x40mm and about 18mm deep. You can see about 30% into the cab, you cannot see thru it when held to the light, but you can see a bit of the next sheen layers below the main one coming thru. If you hold the cab edge on, you can see thru the corners, pretty cool. Thanks KOR
Dan

Don't take it for Granite, it might just be a piece of schist.

rockhard starting to spend too much on rocks Member since March 2006 Posts: 227	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 15, 2007 11:29:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockhard on Jan 15, 2007 11:29:40 GMT -5 Way cool. Makes me want to work on the red piece with gold sheen I found. Do you know where your rough came from? Mexican?
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Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 15, 2007 13:55:08 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Jan 15, 2007 13:55:08 GMT -5 I've never worked with the gold sheen obsidian but the rainbow you have to cut the right way to get the colors to show, is this pretty much the same way?

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Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 15, 2007 14:08:57 GMT -5

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Post by dankore on Jan 15, 2007 14:08:57 GMT -5

Hi rockhard, and Tweetiepy

Rockhard, I collected the Gold Sheen myself from Galss Buttes here in Oregon. There is an inbelievable amount of Obsidian there. Gold sheen is one of the more abundant varieties there.
Tweetiepy, yes you do have to cut it with the bands, most of the gold sheen there comes in stones with alternating bands of Black, and Mahogany, like it is striped, you want to use those bands as a guide for your cutting. Use a black band as if you marked it yourself, and cut along the black band, this will leave the Mahogany layer just below the surface and will give you room for doming. The sheen comes from the Mahogany layers with in the banned pattern. The sheen should be perpindicular(sp?) to the bands. If these were the bands, you would want to cut up and down, (llllllllll) I hope I am explaining this ok. If it were a layer cake, you want to cut the layers off. Feel free to contact me if it needs a better explaination. Thanks, KOR
Dan

Don't take it for Granite, it might just be a piece of schist.

rallyrocks fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2005 Posts: 1,507	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 16, 2007 0:06:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rallyrocks on Jan 16, 2007 0:06:23 GMT -5 Here's a slab I just picked up this weekend; You can tell the "mahogany" is a bit brighter than the reddish regular mahogany, and the sheen effect is really incredible when it gets shined up
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Tweetiepy gets rocks for Christmas Always looking in the wrong places... Member since January 2005 Posts: 5,421	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 16, 2007 8:30:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tweetiepy on Jan 16, 2007 8:30:36 GMT -5 Oh My that piece looks like a slab of metal - WOW!

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Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 16, 2007 11:05:58 GMT -5

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Post by dankore on Jan 16, 2007 11:05:58 GMT -5

rallyrocks,
That is a great slab of gold sheen, that will make some knockout cabs. I can't wait to see the finished product. Is that Glass Buttes Obsidian? Very, very nice! Perfect example of the layering I was talking about above.
KOR
Dan

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Obsidicab Gold Sheen Jan 16, 2007 13:18:11 GMT -5

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Post by rallyrocks on Jan 16, 2007 13:18:11 GMT -5

I have to imagine it came from glass butte, it was in a box full of chunks and slabs over at stoner's "local rock shop", I got this, a nice piece of blue/silver rainbow and a really brilliant slab of silver sheen that I can't wait to start cabbing- along with this of course.

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sandsman1 In Memoriam RIP John "sandsman1" Member since December 2003 Posts: 11,341	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Apr 23, 2007 1:12:38 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sandsman1 on Apr 23, 2007 1:12:38 GMT -5 man thats a nice cab great shape and that obsid is very nice stuff yours too rally very cool
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jjckitti freely admits to licking rocks Member since January 2007 Posts: 775	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Apr 23, 2007 17:09:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jjckitti on Apr 23, 2007 17:09:54 GMT -5 great cab. I love obsidian.
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Cher In Memoriam Tumbling is addictive - Resistance is futile - You will be assimilated Member since August 2004 Posts: 14,072	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Apr 24, 2007 17:35:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cher on Apr 24, 2007 17:35:52 GMT -5 Wow cool cab and cool rough too. That stuff is pretty cool, I've never seen a piece of the rough before.
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rockinmom spending too much on rocks Member since January 2007 Posts: 481	Obsidicab Gold Sheen Apr 25, 2007 21:31:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockinmom on Apr 25, 2007 21:31:54 GMT -5 I really love that cab.. it's soo cool. I'd love to see what someone does with this in the end. I'm an obsidian fan too..