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Post by Tonyterner on Feb 7, 2008 18:57:57 GMT -5
I went nuts the other day and bought a piece of seraphinite, by far the most I've ever spent on a rock. I love cabs from this stuff and would like to cut it eventually (after staring at it for a few months). LOL I was wondering if the cut direction is important to get the best pattern or if a good pattern will show up no matter how its cut. Any other advice on cabbing it will be appreciated. Tony
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Post by larrywyland3 on Feb 7, 2008 20:14:51 GMT -5
that looks awesome; all I know is that is you get a starburst spray it is highly prized; not sure if I got the right vocab word, but it would be a round * kinda thingy
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grayfingers
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Post by grayfingers on Feb 7, 2008 20:27:42 GMT -5
Tony, I had this on a web archive from Lap. Arts Digest. Hope it helps, Bill "What should I be aware of when cutting seraphinite? Just like any other chatoyant material, the fibers that cause the chatoyancy tend to cause the material to undercut when you are working the stone. Because of its softness, it is an easy stone to slab and preform. That part of the process is very quick. Unfortunately when that process is so quick and easy, the cutter can get fooled into thinking that the whole process will be fast and easy. However, the actual shaping of the stone and working it into a cab can become frustrating when it undercuts. Once you are aware that it will do that, you will be ahead of the game. "
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darrad
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Post by darrad on Feb 7, 2008 20:28:50 GMT -5
That is a nice piece. I have not cut any myself but have been told to cut it in the direction of any spray like pattern. (My other half keeps bugging me to make her a pendant of some.)
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Post by Cher on Feb 7, 2008 23:19:22 GMT -5
Is that the cool stuff that looks like feathers?
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Post by creativeminded on Feb 8, 2008 8:29:44 GMT -5
Anxious to see what you get out of that beautiful piece of rock. Tami
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 8, 2008 9:11:32 GMT -5
i've cabbed seraphinite before with a certain degree of success. it's soft! like trying to polish mud.....
my advise is to practice on a less than perfect piece to get a feel for it. good luck!
KD
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