stonesnbones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by stonesnbones on Oct 11, 2007 16:47:07 GMT -5
Today I sat down to do a few cabs.One of the first pieces I chose was a nice chrysocolla.Got it dome done and at my 1200 wheel.....the air suddenly turned blue!I was cussing up a storm  the blankety blank thing starts undercutting.I layed it aside for a better frame of mind to finish it.Later looking at it hmmmmm,that looks like a dragon spewing green fire.Now I have to finish the darn thing for sure...........  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2007 17:20:38 GMT -5
Yep, I see the dragon and yep, you should finish it.  Shannon |
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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 11, 2007 17:20:45 GMT -5
Yup, I see him :-) Nice cab Brad!
Curt
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Oct 11, 2007 19:19:41 GMT -5
yep he is there alright. Now go finish it!!
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 11, 2007 23:05:29 GMT -5
I see the dragon too. The undercut is not so visible, you softened it nice, go finish it.
Adrian
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 12, 2007 9:11:05 GMT -5
DRAGON!!!!!
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huffstuff
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Post by huffstuff on Oct 12, 2007 10:03:51 GMT -5
Way cool! I love dragons.
I don't know anything about cabbing - is there a chance you might lose the image if you do any more work on the stone? I remember someone who lost the "8" on their stone and was disappointed.
Not to question your judgement, you're the cabbers, and you are all talking about finishing it... so could you help me understand what steps are left, so I know why it is safe to do more work on this stone? Not too much detail, I'm not a cabber (yet?), but thanks!
Amy
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 12, 2007 10:12:12 GMT -5
I see the fire breather too. Nice cab, love the color.
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stonesnbones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by stonesnbones on Oct 12, 2007 10:46:24 GMT -5
Amy what I am going to do in this case is backup one grit stage,which on my machine is 600 grit.I will smooth out the surface again and then go from there to a cotton wheel and polish it with zam.Normally I would go 600,1200,3000,8000,then polish.
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Post by larrywyland3 on Oct 12, 2007 14:30:55 GMT -5
Very cool.
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the blankety blank thing starts undercutting.I layed it aside for a better frame of mind to finish it.Later looking at it hmmmmm,that looks like a dragon spewing green fire.Now I have to finish the darn thing for sure...........
