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Post by Titania on Jan 30, 2008 21:09:37 GMT -5
Yep, I bled through most of my cabbing tonight. This makes me a real cabber, right? ;D  Here's the new ones...again, any IDs would be great! This one is off the same piece as the round one I did this weekend. Seems to have some metallic inclusions in it...they seem to like to rust, too.   Nice and mossy.   My favorite of the night:  Kinda looks like a tombstone...I'm guessing it's some sort of agatized plant material. It was very, very hard.  Thanks for looking. |
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Post by texaswoodie on Jan 30, 2008 21:24:34 GMT -5
I like the green one, but the last one is AWESOME! Could be wood or some other vegetation, but I would say fossilized something for sure.
Nice job and great shine on all of them!
Curt
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mike4bears
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Post by mike4bears on Jan 30, 2008 21:48:43 GMT -5
first of all those are some great cabs. now for the the blood. we all can bleed. but its the fingernails that tells me. and you do have cabbers nails. the nails on my index fingers have look like this for awhile. mike  |
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Post by MidNight~Rocksi3 on Jan 30, 2008 22:21:18 GMT -5
OUCH! Dang girl! that even made me cringe! lol.. But gotta hand it to ya! you got that badge quicker than I probably ever will... lol.. Oh that first cab is SMOKIN! omg I love that pattern! and the rest of them are choice! especially that green one.. well atta girl! looks like there's another one of the greats in the making!
*smiles*
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 30, 2008 22:36:45 GMT -5
Those last two are really choice! Nice job on all of them. Now can you guys remember what dop sticks are for? Really, all that bloodshed is unnecessary.*S*
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jan 30, 2008 22:51:05 GMT -5
Very nice cabs Titania! That green one is gorgeous..but that last one is out-of-this-world! Nice fingers too...same with yours Mike. They make me cringe. Mine look like that, but not due to grinding rocks. Fingernail biting!!!!
Steve
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Post by fishenman on Jan 31, 2008 0:06:26 GMT -5
Very nice. That last one is totally awesome. My wheels are so worn I can't do that to my finger even if I wanted to.
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Post by Cher on Jan 31, 2008 0:25:46 GMT -5
Nice job, that last one is really cool.
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Post by Tony W on Jan 31, 2008 3:03:15 GMT -5
Those are all really nice!! YOur favorite is mine also. Looks like it is time to start dopping, or taping your fingertips Tony |
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Post by Michael John on Jan 31, 2008 3:10:07 GMT -5
Nice job ... you're OFFICIAL!
The first one is probably Rhyolite.
Second one's a bit hard to see ... probably moss agate of some sort.
Third one looks to me like a dendridic plume agate.
Fourth one is petrified palm wood.
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huffstuff
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Post by huffstuff on Jan 31, 2008 9:51:54 GMT -5
Wow! Those are all winners! The last one reminds me of a fingerprint, with all of those lines! Great, great job.
Are you a wrapper, too?
Amy
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Post by akansan on Jan 31, 2008 10:45:04 GMT -5
The last two are probably my favorites as well! Love those.
And now that you've earned your badge, it's time to try a dop stick. Granted, I just ended up with grind marks in different places instead!
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Post by adrian65 on Jan 31, 2008 11:29:41 GMT -5
Way to go, Titania! Blood! Grinded nails! YES, you're in the club! And what beautiful cabs! That last one and your favorite are in my opinion equally amazing!
Adrian
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Post by Titania on Jan 31, 2008 12:41:09 GMT -5
I ordered an electric dop pot when I ordered my cabbing wheels. It's on backorder, unfortunately. I've got wax and sticks all set! I'm guessing once I start dopping, I'll be barking my knuckles instead.  That last cab, the tombstone, is a pretty big one. It's about 3 1/2" long. I would really like to drill it and wear it. I think it makes a neat statement. Any suggestions on how to go about doing that? I don't have a drill press, but I do have nice hand drills and a Dremel. Thanks all for the encouragement and comments. |
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Post by Titania on Jan 31, 2008 12:48:16 GMT -5
Wow! Those are all winners! The last one reminds me of a fingerprint, with all of those lines! Great, great job. Are you a wrapper, too? Amy I don't wrap yet, but I plan on giving it a try in the near future. After all, I want to be able to wear some of my pretties. |
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Post by Tonyterner on Jan 31, 2008 15:51:08 GMT -5
Your really coming along in your skills. They are all really nice, good shine too. That last one is the best of the bunch though. It definitely looks like wood grain to me. I have several species of real wood that looks just like that.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jan 31, 2008 16:57:05 GMT -5
Okay, dopping is good only as long as it stays stuck to the stone (mine always seem to go flying off) so cheap bandaids are your friends - ground my finger nail bed almost down to the skin - cheap bandaids are the best - I have a box just for cabbing - next to my machine - I hate to see bloodshed over cabs..
I really like the mossy one!
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Post by Michael John on Jan 31, 2008 19:07:09 GMT -5
I was just thinking about this situation, and about prevention rather than "cure", and an old memory hit me...
My Mom used to work for the Post Office back in the late 60s, early 70s, as a mail sorter. This was just before they started using machines to do the sorting. She wore a thing on her right thumb which was like a rubber thimble. It covered her thumb down to the first knuckle, and it had some little breather holes in it, so air could get in. It was amber/brown colored, and the rubber was about 1/32" thick. These were supplied to the sorters by the Post Office.
I don't know if the Post Office does any hand sorting anymore, and if they do, I don't know if they use these little rubber thimbles anymore, but they might. If not, there may be other uses for them and they may be available from somewhere ... like maybe an office supply store.
I just figure it would be best to prevent your fingers from getting beat-up in the first place. I think these little doo-dads would offer you good protection from nicks while still providing enough tactile sensitivity to do the work.
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Post by Titania on Jan 31, 2008 19:58:26 GMT -5
I was just thinking about this situation, and about prevention rather than "cure", and an old memory hit me... My Mom used to work for the Post Office back in the late 60s, early 70s, as a mail sorter. This was just before they started using machines to do the sorting. She wore a thing on her right thumb which was like a rubber thimble. It covered her thumb down to the first knuckle, and it had some little breather holes in it, so air could get in. It was amber/brown colored, and the rubber was about 1/32" thick. These were supplied to the sorters by the Post Office. I don't know if the Post Office does any hand sorting anymore, and if they do, I don't know if they use these little rubber thimbles anymore, but they might. If not, there may be other uses for them and they may be available from somewhere ... like maybe an office supply store. I just figure it would be best to prevent your fingers from getting beat-up in the first place. I think these little doo-dads would offer you good protection from nicks while still providing enough tactile sensitivity to do the work. They're called finger cots, michaeljohn. I'm pretty sure any office supply place carries them. If not, I know I could steal a few from work. I'll give them a try! I never even thought of that!!!! |
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Post by luv2hound on Jan 31, 2008 21:51:30 GMT -5
Holy Cow! That last one is simply amazing. It's gorgeous.
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