Two for Tuesday

beefjello
no longer being taken for granite

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Two for Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 22:47:20 GMT -5

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Post by beefjello on Feb 27, 2007 22:47:20 GMT -5

I cut these two out last night and rushed home from work today to work on them. I'm pretty happy with the results, still didn't completely nail the perfect dome, but they are better that way than the others so far. Just a few mirco scratches on the faces. I picked up some rubber finger protectors today and they really helped!

The green is from my trip to the Maricopa site with Dean a couple weeks ago, and the other is from a little slab I got at the rock shop a couple days ago.

The green has a nice clearish milky quartz vien running down the center of it. The other is a beautiful butterscotch colored dendretic agate with lots of clouds and 'scenic' stuff going on in it. I don't know what it is.

The agate took a better polish than the Maricopa, but I'm pretty pleased with both of them. I still need to get my outline shaping down a little better, and work on the full dome but I'm making progress!!

Thanks for looking! ;D

I Wanna Rock!!!

desertdweller
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Two for Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 22:53:36 GMT -5

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Post by desertdweller on Feb 27, 2007 22:53:36 GMT -5

Way to go Brian, bring them with you tomorrow and you can polish them on our machines if you want to, as a matter of fact bring a couple of slabs and you can cut a couple of cabs either before we go or after we get back from Date Creek. (That is if you want to!!!)

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desertdweller fully equipped rock polisher Member since August 2006 Posts: 1,803	Two for Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 22:54:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by desertdweller on Feb 27, 2007 22:54:09 GMT -5 I think the green one is very nice.
	Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Two for Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 23:02:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Feb 27, 2007 23:02:26 GMT -5 Thank you Jamie and yes I want to! LOL
	*I Wanna Rock!!!*

SteveHolmes fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2009 Posts: 1,900	Two for Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 23:13:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SteveHolmes on Feb 27, 2007 23:13:15 GMT -5 Lookin good B.J....I mean beefjello. DOH! Sounds like your going out hunting with jamie...you lucky guy. have fun, the both of you. Hope you find some great stuff. Steve

Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,495 Member is Online	Two for Tuesday Feb 28, 2007 0:21:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Feb 28, 2007 0:21:16 GMT -5 Nice cabs! I'd say the piece on the right is chapinite....mel

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Two for Tuesday Feb 28, 2007 10:58:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Feb 28, 2007 10:58:01 GMT -5 Man your really Learning FAST!!!!! Those are Awesome!
	I can't tell if thats some Gneiss Schist, or that Schist is Gneiss. All I know is don't take it for Granite

stoner no longer being taken for granite THE EARTH IS JUST A ROCK TUMBLING THROUGH SPACE Member since March 2003 Posts: 7,715	Two for Tuesday Feb 28, 2007 22:20:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stoner on Feb 28, 2007 22:20:27 GMT -5 You are definitely a fast learner. Those look great. And if you're rushing home from work to finish them, then you've got the bug really bad. I know, because I do the same thing.