Post by luv2hound on Feb 18, 2008 15:25:26 GMT -5
It's been awhile since I've been able to work some cabs and to post them. Sure felt good to get on the cabber again. ;D
Lots of pics, sorry dial uppers.
This first one sure gave me a lot of trouble. This is from an Illinois geode. Got a bunch of them on ebay. They are mostly crystal. The cab still has some pits but if I had tried to grind them out there would not have been anything left. This was just a practice one anyway to see how the material was to work.
backlit
I think this one is a little of piece OJ. It could possibly be rainforest but it's not soft like rainforest. I only had the one little piece so had to guess the ID.
This one is a piece of rainforest. I posted this before, almost finished and it chipped. I reworked it this weekend.
Before cabbing
chipped
reworked
This is a nice little piece of moss done in an almost heart shape.
Not sure where this rock came from. It was a tumble. I took it out after the rough grind. I shaped it for a pendant. It does have some internal fractures, but I think it gives it character.
I have no clue what this material is. It's pretty soft.
This is a pretty soft piece too. I think it might be a piece of Indian Paint Stone. I could only get a satin shine on it.
This is a very tiny little piece of Mexican Lace. It was a leftover piece from trimming a bigger piece.
This is some kind of lace. Not sure of the exact name.
Thanks for looking.
~~Mitzi~~
Lots of pics, sorry dial uppers.
This first one sure gave me a lot of trouble. This is from an Illinois geode. Got a bunch of them on ebay. They are mostly crystal. The cab still has some pits but if I had tried to grind them out there would not have been anything left. This was just a practice one anyway to see how the material was to work.
backlit
I think this one is a little of piece OJ. It could possibly be rainforest but it's not soft like rainforest. I only had the one little piece so had to guess the ID.
This one is a piece of rainforest. I posted this before, almost finished and it chipped. I reworked it this weekend.
Before cabbing
chipped
reworked
This is a nice little piece of moss done in an almost heart shape.
Not sure where this rock came from. It was a tumble. I took it out after the rough grind. I shaped it for a pendant. It does have some internal fractures, but I think it gives it character.
I have no clue what this material is. It's pretty soft.
This is a pretty soft piece too. I think it might be a piece of Indian Paint Stone. I could only get a satin shine on it.
This is a very tiny little piece of Mexican Lace. It was a leftover piece from trimming a bigger piece.
This is some kind of lace. Not sure of the exact name.
Thanks for looking.
~~Mitzi~~
