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Post by rocklicker on Mar 8, 2007 2:46:55 GMT -5
Here's my latest batch. Lots of fun and it went pretty smooth. I looked around for slabs I kept meaning to get to and kept adding to the batch. If this were a jeapordy catagory it would be "potpouri". Enjoy! Steve Big petrified wood.  Crazy lace agate. This was a recut from a cabo-gonner. Turns out I like the new shape much more than the old one.  Labradorite for Sis. She gave me this slab. Cutting labradorite is tough. It didn't help that it was a polished slab to begin with so the other ones kept flying off the dop stick.  Purple chalcedony.  Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper.  Blue lace and Guadalupe jasper earring sized pairs  Brecciated jasper  Blue lace agate.  Here's my first attempt at cutting Chrysocolla. My first impresssion was that it would be easy becasue it's so soft. Oh man was I wrong. It's like trying to make a cab out of a cube of butter. I had to come to a point of acceptance of lopsided shapes. If I kept going I fear I would grind them completely away trying to make them even. So lumpy they are. Very colorful but lumpy. I found they polished good. I broke out the 100K diamond paste and they polished right up. I decided to leave the green divot in the center of #2 and it turned out cool.   |
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Post by SteveHolmes on Mar 8, 2007 8:07:37 GMT -5
Great looking cabs there Steve...but that Wood is gorgeous, definitely my favorite.
Steve
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Post by Tweetiepy on Mar 8, 2007 8:24:03 GMT -5
awesome shine on that chrysocolla! - Awesome job on all of them!
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Post by akansan on Mar 8, 2007 9:10:18 GMT -5
I like the them all, but I have to agree with Steve - that wood is gorgeous! Love the colors in it!
Whoops - developed a stutter in my own post. That was interesting!
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 8, 2007 9:12:21 GMT -5
superb cuts, all of them!!! i think i like the blue lace shapes the best, but that pet wood is striking!
KD
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Post by jjckitti on Mar 8, 2007 16:19:19 GMT -5
very beautiful
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Post by freeform on Mar 8, 2007 16:53:57 GMT -5
you did a fine job on thos Chrysocollas. I think my fav is the Wood at top. killer piece nice shape. Awesome sets btw. nice to see that for a change. ;D
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 8, 2007 18:45:27 GMT -5
It's hard to pick out a favorite, but I've always had a thing for breciated jasper. Those all look awesome!
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Mar 8, 2007 20:06:41 GMT -5
i really like that Purple chalcedony. They all look great.
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Post by stoner on Mar 9, 2007 0:03:21 GMT -5
Nice set of cabs Steve. I like the shapes and the variety. You got a great shine on the MHPJ. Chrysocolla is nice stuff, but a little tricky to work with as you found out. Good to see your work again. It's been a while.
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 9, 2007 0:10:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments! That big petrified wood actually has a brother cabo-gonner and it nearly was. You can see a big fracture trying to start near the bottom. So this cab is just a looker.
Randy, I'm big on that brecciated jasper. I have a big chunk that I cab a little of every time. It's like an ongoing project for me.
Steve
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Post by Cher on Mar 9, 2007 2:15:47 GMT -5
Great job on all of them Steve, I really like your blue lace.
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Post by Toad on Mar 9, 2007 5:50:44 GMT -5
Nice work. Really like the brecciated.
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Post by Zoran on Mar 9, 2007 7:27:56 GMT -5
Just beautiful. Very precise cut, great shine, great choice of pattern. I love them all, but my fav is the first one. Superb cab. And, yes, great photos.
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 9, 2007 13:49:48 GMT -5
Beautiful pet wood, and the cab looks lyke a landscape in sunset, with a tall tree in the left side.
All the cabs are nice, but the petrified wood and the crazy lace are in my opinion exceptional.
Adrian
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Post by bitterbrook on Mar 9, 2007 16:37:57 GMT -5
Drool! Love the Brecchia!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2007 0:41:27 GMT -5
Great looking cabs Steve, you are master cabber now!
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 12, 2007 3:02:55 GMT -5
Thanks, but don't say that too loud, Ed will hear you. He's the master cabber (though with that sweet jade cab of yours I don't know). Luckily Ed's probably lugging a bucket of rocks back the the campsite and not paying attention.
Steve
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Post by stefan on Mar 12, 2007 10:50:16 GMT -5
Steve!!!! Killer job on all those- I love the chrso- whatchamacallit! It is a Beast to try to get even- I have a HUGE egg shape that I have been trying to even up- I finally gave up and tossed it into a barrel
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 17, 2007 17:45:11 GMT -5
the whole batch is nice! that pet wood is my favorite though.
kim
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