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Post by beefjello on Aug 22, 2007 23:02:08 GMT -5
Just finished up my latest cabs this evening. Sunday night I cut slabs and preforms, Monday night worked them through 80, 220 and 400. Last night did 600-3000 and tonight finished with 14 and 50k. I started losing light while taking the pics (I know.. there's_always an excuse for crappy pics  ), but nevertheless I'm gonna show them anyway. Hopefully by the end of next week I'll have a new camera  First an unknown. Chapenite maybe? Mel? 40x30. Crappy pic  Red Jasper with hematite and a lil quartz  Printstone  Rhodochrosite  Another unknown. Neat stuff that took a great shine. 30x22  Brenda. I really have to take another pic of this in full light.. there's a great red on red pattern that just didn't turn out in this pic. "I see a red stone that my camera painted black.." ~Stones  Malachite 30x22  Some kinda Lace. Again the red up top lost a bunch of detail with the setting sun  Thanks a bunch for looking |
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 22, 2007 23:28:21 GMT -5
Wow! Love that Brenda Agate cab! Great shape and use of the pattern! Darn good looking shine on the Printstone too. I've always thought is was a difficult material. Can't help you on the unknowns. beautiful stones and a killer polish though!....mel
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Post by stoner on Aug 23, 2007 0:40:57 GMT -5
Wow! You must be getting along really good with that new machine. Excellent job on all of these, cool shapes, nice cuts, killer shine! The blue unknown is just blue jasper, or at least that's what I've bought it as, and I think it comes from NM. I'll bet the rhodocrosite started out somewhat larger than the finished stone, right? Definitely a great set of cabs.
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Post by rocklicker on Aug 23, 2007 0:49:04 GMT -5
Wonderful cabs Beef! Good to see you are keeping that now machine busy. Is it starting to get covered in rock gunk yet? That Brenda is amazing. I love that pattern. The one above it is nice too. I think it might be sage agate (amethyst sage agate). I like the red jasper and hematite a lot also.
Steve
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Post by Tony W on Aug 23, 2007 1:14:58 GMT -5
Wow! I love the way you shaped that last lace... following that little ribbon. And the 5th one is amazing!!! Like 'em all. NIce work. T
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Post by pporky on Aug 23, 2007 1:27:18 GMT -5
man thats a nice bunch of cabs and great photos also
pporky
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Post by stonesthatrock on Aug 23, 2007 2:48:31 GMT -5
wow very nice cabs beef, if i had to decided which one is my fav, i couldn't
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 23, 2007 7:30:02 GMT -5
Very nice - great work and that malachite looks ribbonny - I've never seen any pink rhodochrosite like that (in person I mean - can that stuff be purply too?)
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Post by Tonyterner on Aug 23, 2007 9:39:09 GMT -5
Beef, they are all phenomenal!! I wish I could get photos half as good as those. The shape you did for the printstone is perfect for showing off that stone. I like the brenda too, can't wait to see a "better picture". The unknown stone above that is really interesting. Great job on all.
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 23, 2007 9:49:18 GMT -5
super shapes and shine! really lovely material!
KD
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Post by Silver Lass on Aug 23, 2007 9:57:41 GMT -5
Beef, that malachite is a beauty. I like them all, but that malachite is my fav.Dorothy
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Post by beefjello on Aug 23, 2007 13:00:33 GMT -5
Thanks everyone!
Ed how'd you guess that the rhodo started out larger? ;D Kinda just melted away like pink butter. Tweet I have never heard of purple rhodocrosite, but that's not saying much as I still have a lot to learn. And Steve you bet the cabber's gettin' dirty lol
I really appreciate the comments!!
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Post by stefan on Aug 23, 2007 14:16:08 GMT -5
HEHEHEHE THose are Great- Unknowns- maybe Piaute (sp) Agate???
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Aug 23, 2007 17:58:41 GMT -5
good grief. Those cabs are sweet. So what ya gonna do with em now?
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Post by spikeict on Aug 23, 2007 20:42:17 GMT -5
Great looking stuff Brian, your choices of shapes to rocks just added to them.
Spike
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Post by SteveHolmes on Aug 23, 2007 21:23:35 GMT -5
Beef,
What an awesome set of cabs. The Malachite is gorgeous but I really like the 2nd unknown. It looks like someone threw an Emperor Penguin in a blender and hit high. Really like those colors throughout.
Steve
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Post by raqy on Aug 23, 2007 21:28:45 GMT -5
Wow those are great! I love the red ones.
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Post by WyckedWyre on Aug 23, 2007 21:43:51 GMT -5
Brian, those are really nice. I'm so in love with you right now I can't stand it.
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Post by BuiltonRock on Aug 23, 2007 22:11:29 GMT -5
Man Brian, Those really are fabulous.
At first I thought you were going to say I started losing weight because I'm glued to my new machine. lol
john
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Post by luv2hound on Aug 23, 2007 22:35:30 GMT -5
Brian, thesse are fantastic! That first one is unbelievably gorgeous. I have to keep going back and looking at it. Sure wish you knew what it was, so I could get some of it.
I really like the Print Stone too. I've never seen that material before.
~~Mitzi~~
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), but nevertheless I'm gonna show them anyway. Hopefully by the end of next week I'll have a new camera 
