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Post by Tonyterner on May 20, 2008 10:37:12 GMT -5
Well I got some time to cab over the last two weekends. These are the results, some good, some just so-so. Unknown from Jamie. This is pretty soft stuff but takes a nice shine.  I think this is spiderweb jasper. It has lots of pits so I didn't put much effort into it. I doubt I will cab anymore of it. The tumblers are always hungry anyway.  Something with polka dots, maybe Montana?  Pietersite. This one didn't get as shiny as the others I have done. Don't know why since its all from the same piece.  Picture jasper. This stuff was pretty shiny when it came off of the 400 grit wheel. The picture does not do it justice.  My first pet wood cab.  Not really sure. Orbicular rhyolite maybe. I need to start putting these on a dark background to photo.  Onyx maybe. Its pretty translucent. Just missed centering the green though. It took a super shine.  Morrisonite from Shain at freeformcabs. Stellar rock in my opinion and my fav of the group.  A laker I got from snowdog last year.  Dendritic somethingorother, maybe jasper?  Carnelian. I rescued this one from the tumbler, it was just too pretty. My daughter claimed this one as soon as she saw it.  A bot. Picture came out brown but its really grey.  Thanks for looking. |
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Post by stardiamond on May 20, 2008 10:42:30 GMT -5
My favorites are the Montana?, the dendritic and the morrisonite.
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Post by firewalker45 on May 20, 2008 12:47:53 GMT -5
Great job Tony! My fav is the Morrisonite and the Carnelian. Daniel
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Post by adrian65 on May 20, 2008 12:53:47 GMT -5
Beautiful! I like so much the montana, the picture jasper, the dendritic and the morissonite.
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Post by Sabre52 on May 20, 2008 13:39:09 GMT -5
Great batch! I like the white one with the orbs best and it's probably Keegan Ranch Tube Agate from oregon with the cut across the tubes....Mel
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Post by larrywyland3 on May 20, 2008 14:55:24 GMT -5
The green is a green onyx; it came out real nice. The carnelian really pops out; I can see why your daughter claimed it. The pet wood looks like a camp fire scene to me the fire up close; really cool. The picture jasper came out real nice as well.
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Post by holdemplyer on May 20, 2008 15:34:32 GMT -5
oh sheesh, i'm not even gunna try and pick a favorite, they are all fantastic! you have got some of the coolest shapes there
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Post by huffstuff on May 20, 2008 21:55:13 GMT -5
I love your polka-dots. I got a piece of that in the box I bought from cutter. I'm sure you're thrilled with the green onyx, seeing as how you're a big fan of green!
I think I've seen your dendritic listed as dendritic opal - or something a lot like it.
Beautiful work!
Amy
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Post by Tony W on May 20, 2008 23:10:58 GMT -5
Really nice group, Tony. Glad to see you able to do bunches  Love your shapes, and the stuff you used them on. Like that maybe onyx shape and love the picture jasper. I can tell it is nice stuff... and, yeah, you need to get better shots to show them off. I use the sun 'cause it gives me the depth.., and shooting on black has really helped, particularly the opals. T |
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Post by Tonyterner on May 21, 2008 7:54:06 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments.
Mel, I'm not sure this is agate, it was pretty soft, definitely not harder than 6.
Larry, green onyx, got it, I love this stuff and have several more from the slab I got.
Amy, I was thinking it might be opal when I bought it but its too hard for opal. Unfortunately I didn't do a scratch test before I cabbed it.
Tony, I prefer to take pics in the sun too but since I need to borrow a camera now I have to take them when I can. I will start using a dark background for light stones though.
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Post by akansan on May 21, 2008 10:53:43 GMT -5
Tony - dendritic opal is about a 6.5-7 on the Moh's scale. I've never been sure why precious opal was so much softer then common opal.
I really love the Montana and the dendritic opal!
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Post by maryann on May 21, 2008 14:00:07 GMT -5
All very nice, but I think I like the pet wood best. Thanks much! Well really like the thing with dendrites too... and the carnelian is just great. Oh man, I give up. I like them all!
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Post by Rockygibraltar on May 21, 2008 20:32:30 GMT -5
Those are great. I especialy like the greens one.
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Post by krazydiamond on May 23, 2008 17:54:43 GMT -5
i think that second one is chrysanthemum jasper, spider jasper is blacker and redder. Sands had some killer cabs out of the Chrysanthemum in a "name that cab" contest quite a long time ago. i remember, cuz i won it...hehe.
i agree with Arkansan, that nice yellow number in the 11th pic is dendritic opal. very nice cut there.
keep'em coming, Tony!
KD
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Post by stoner on May 24, 2008 15:13:56 GMT -5
Cool shapes and great cabs once again Tony. Another name for the second one is starburst jasper. Looks like you're getting the hang of this cabbing thing.
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Post by texaswoodie on May 24, 2008 16:14:07 GMT -5
Very nice Tony!
Curt
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Love your shapes, and the stuff you used them on. Like that maybe onyx shape and love the picture jasper. I can tell it is nice stuff... and, yeah, you need to get better shots to show them off. I use the sun 'cause it gives me the depth.., and shooting on black has really helped, particularly the opals. T
