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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 19, 2008 17:00:10 GMT -5
this was alot of pressure. a guy brought it to me and said it was cabbed by a special rockhound who had passed on and it had much sentimental value to him. it had a chunk missing on one edge. so i'm worried it might fly out of my hand, worried that it might rip more out of the messed up area...but it did fine and i sent it on it's way. then he brought it back after going to a jeweler and wanted it a calibrated 18mmx13mm. it was 20mmx13.2mm. i have never worried about getting one exact before and i hope i did it right  . guess he will let me know. i think the quarter must have messed the coloring up but i put it in anyway for scale. the coloring is more true in the 2nd pic without the quarter.   i'm really testing my camera lol. kim |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Feb 19, 2008 17:05:35 GMT -5
oh and it really is dark light like that 2nd pic. i even wondered if it might be 2 pieces glued together to create that effect. i worried it might be a fracture line but it held together. it is chatoyant on both ends but depends on which way it is turned. never chatoyant on both at the same time.
kim
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Post by catmandewe on Feb 19, 2008 19:09:03 GMT -5
Looks Cool with the different colors, the macro setting on that new camera is a gooder!
Tony
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Post by fishenman on Feb 19, 2008 19:34:42 GMT -5
Very nice. Kind of a ying-yang thing going on.
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Post by stoner on Feb 19, 2008 20:17:27 GMT -5
So I guess if you screwed it up, there'd be another rockhound on the slab? ;D ;D I'm sure you got it just the right size, and you definitely got a great shine. Partial eclipse of the stone? ;D
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luv2hound
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I try & I try, but dang it! Those rocks just keep ending up in my pockets
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Post by luv2hound on Feb 19, 2008 21:52:06 GMT -5
Great job Kim. I'm sure you got it right on.
~~Mitzi~~
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Post by Titania on Feb 20, 2008 8:22:28 GMT -5
That's a really cool cab. You did a super job cleaning it up.  |
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Post by Cher on Feb 20, 2008 13:27:34 GMT -5
That's really cool, I'm sure if it was wrong the guy would have come back to you with it.
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Post by Tony W on Feb 21, 2008 2:57:08 GMT -5
Nicely done! That is a very interesting stone. T
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Post by krazydiamond on Feb 22, 2008 19:06:53 GMT -5
well done! tiger eye is so easy to "over cook" when you are trying to get it calibrated. you still got the knack, girl!
KD
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. guess he will let me know.
