Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2007 16:24:00 GMT -5
Hi All,
Well, tonight starts our family's christmas over at my aunts house. We draw names for gifts and I drew my cousin's name. As she likes delicate things I decided to make her a boulder opal pendant.
As usual, i am working up til the last minute and just now finished polishing hers, and another BO cab. Unfortunately, Murphy's Law has taken over, which usually seems to happen to me when I have a close deadline for something. HER boulder opal cab polished out real dull. You know how some have a softer matrix that doesnt polish as well? Well, thats what its like but I wasnt expecting it as its a real deep colored ironstone. The other cab that isnt for my cousin came out with a brilliant shine and it has lighter colored ironstone. Go figure. Here's the Murphy's Law.........the cab with the beautiful shine has less fire. The cab with the dull look has the best color play........blues and purples. I dont know what to do!!!
Is there any fix for this stubborn BO cab that just doesnt want to take a polish? I already took it up to 50,000 diamond and its just not working. The other one shined up spectacularly using cerium after 600 grit. Again, go figure. Would ZAM help on something like this or is this nicely colored, dull matrix opal just doomed? I go to my aunts house in about 3 hours.
Shannon
Well, tonight starts our family's christmas over at my aunts house. We draw names for gifts and I drew my cousin's name. As she likes delicate things I decided to make her a boulder opal pendant.
As usual, i am working up til the last minute and just now finished polishing hers, and another BO cab. Unfortunately, Murphy's Law has taken over, which usually seems to happen to me when I have a close deadline for something. HER boulder opal cab polished out real dull. You know how some have a softer matrix that doesnt polish as well? Well, thats what its like but I wasnt expecting it as its a real deep colored ironstone. The other cab that isnt for my cousin came out with a brilliant shine and it has lighter colored ironstone. Go figure. Here's the Murphy's Law.........the cab with the beautiful shine has less fire. The cab with the dull look has the best color play........blues and purples. I dont know what to do!!!
Is there any fix for this stubborn BO cab that just doesnt want to take a polish? I already took it up to 50,000 diamond and its just not working. The other one shined up spectacularly using cerium after 600 grit. Again, go figure. Would ZAM help on something like this or is this nicely colored, dull matrix opal just doomed? I go to my aunts house in about 3 hours.
Shannon
