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Post by akansan on Aug 19, 2007 21:24:29 GMT -5
First, please pardon the slightly out of focus pictures. Once my shelves are completed, my picture taking will have an actual home. (Yeah!) Next - these are mainly bits and pieces I've had laying around. My WF is currently homeless as my shed is being revamped, so I'm stuck grabbing slabbettes (or dropping slabs on the concrete to get smaller pieces  ). Right now, the only room I have available in there is where my grinder stands. A couple of these I've had through the 220 but hadn't moved them to the sanding and polishing wheels yet. Red Moss  Picture Jasper of Some Kind  Chrysocolla  Crazylace - I'll try to get a better picture of it  Wood - was a nice wood round with those little orbs around the edges. The rest ground off in the doming stage.  Orange Breccia from soneome...I'm thinking of taking this one to the WF once it's available again. It's a clunky shape right now.  Indian Paintstone  Rainforest Jasper  Swazi Bloodstone  Petrified Bog - this one had a section that wasn't quite as petrified as the others, hence the shape.  |
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Post by luv2hound on Aug 19, 2007 21:35:52 GMT -5
These are beautiful. I really like the shape of the picture jasper in pic #2. that Indian Paint stone is gorgeous, I love the colors and the shape.
~~Mitzi~~
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Post by jjckitti on Aug 19, 2007 21:40:50 GMT -5
the crazy lace one is my fave. great job.
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Post by spikeict on Aug 19, 2007 21:41:46 GMT -5
They look great Ronda, love the shapes and the rocks.
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Post by joe on Aug 19, 2007 23:31:20 GMT -5
Oooh, I love the shapes of the second and third ones and the Indian paintstone is awesome!
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Post by Tony W on Aug 20, 2007 0:12:36 GMT -5
Nice work! I really like the way the shapes work with the images in the rocks. T
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Post by stoner on Aug 20, 2007 0:40:26 GMT -5
Very nice Ronda. Love the shapes. If you're getting those shapes from dropping the slabs on the concrete, don't bother with using the WF!
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Post by firewalker45 on Aug 20, 2007 3:49:47 GMT -5
Well done Ronda, I like the Indian Paint the best. Daniel
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Post by ladyt on Aug 20, 2007 12:02:19 GMT -5
Awesome cabs! I really like the Swazi Bloodstone along with the Indian Paint. Those will look great wrapped. Thanks for the pics. Tonja  |
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Post by Tonyterner on Aug 20, 2007 12:38:39 GMT -5
Wow Ronda you got those shapes just by dropping the rocks on the floor? I've been going about this business all wrong. I'm gonna go home and make like a Greek wedding. |
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 20, 2007 13:01:27 GMT -5
Wow! Great bunch of cabs. I think my favs are the orange breccia and the Indian Paint Rock. Looks like you got a good shine on the Paint Rock too and that is a tough material to polish!.....Mel
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Post by beefjello on Aug 20, 2007 23:31:30 GMT -5
Those are real nice Ronda! I love the chrysocolla .. but the paint stone is da bomb!
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Post by akansan on Aug 20, 2007 23:49:13 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! The Indian Paint doesn't have a high gloss shine on it, but it does shine. That one and the Swazi Bloodstone are probably my favorites. The Swazi has flecks of hematite (?) in it that just glitter when held to the light.
These were a color break from red...mostly. I have an order for a couple pieces that can be worn on game day by teachers (we're red, black, & white (or silver)), so I've been sorting through slabs for red and black. I stumbled on the Swazi by happenstance, but it's just perfect!
Anyway, so don't be surprised if the next post has a variety of reds & blacks.
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Post by Debs on Aug 21, 2007 22:51:02 GMT -5
Very pretty! I really love the bog!
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Post by rocklicker on Aug 22, 2007 2:10:52 GMT -5
Great batch of cabs Arkansan! I like the brecciated one particularly. THe photos make it hard to see, but what kind of polish did you get on that paintstone and how did you get it? I am having the hardest time getting it to polish even when I went up to 100K diamond paste.
Steve
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Post by akansan on Aug 22, 2007 8:09:31 GMT -5
It's shinier than matte, but not exactly glass. I use diamond paste on resin belts for 1200 & 3000, then I have a leather end plate with 14k and 50k. After cabbing last night, though, I'll be taking the end plate off and just using resin belts for 14k and 50k as I'm still not happy with the shine from the leather. I can't tell any noticeable difference after 3000 sometimes. I'll be taking a couple of these back through the last two stages tonight to see if that makes any difference.
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). Right now, the only room I have available in there is where my grinder stands. A couple of these I've had through the 220 but hadn't moved them to the sanding and polishing wheels yet. 
