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Post by Titania on Jul 23, 2008 19:32:31 GMT -5
Got a few more new ones from last week to share. Unknown Agate 1:  Unknown Agate 2:  Pietersite: (This was my first time working this. It's a tiny bit pitty in the matrix, but overall came out well, I think).  Picture Jasper 1:  Picture Jasper 2 (this one's double-sided): Front:  Back:  Carnelian:  This is a special little guy. He's just over a cm wide. It was such a pretty little scrap, that I couldn't bear to waste it. So, I decided to try making a tiny double-sided cab. Here's the result...no dopping. Front:  Back:  |
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Post by 49er on Jul 23, 2008 20:03:23 GMT -5
Pietersite is very interesting rock, where did you pick it up? Great polishing too..... ;D
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Post by Titania on Jul 23, 2008 20:43:54 GMT -5
Pietersite is very interesting rock, where did you pick it up? Great polishing too..... ;D I got two small slabs from a local rock show. They were $1 each, so I don't think I was working with super high quality material. I thought it would be a good way to give working with it a shot. I found it to be quite pleasant to work. Ground well and took a really nice polish. |
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Post by stonesthatrock on Jul 23, 2008 20:58:24 GMT -5
you do beautiful work. i love them all
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Post by bobby1 on Jul 23, 2008 21:06:51 GMT -5
Beautiful work! Great looking cabs.
Bob
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Post by fishenman on Jul 23, 2008 21:13:23 GMT -5
Nice cabs. The first picture jasper is my fav.
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Post by adrian65 on Jul 23, 2008 22:43:05 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs! I like most the unknown agates and the pictural double-sided.
Adrian
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Post by beefjello on Jul 23, 2008 23:05:40 GMT -5
Nice Titania! Love the shape of the second unknown agate, and I'm flipping for the front side of the second picture jasper!! It's a great set all around.
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Post by Tony W on Jul 24, 2008 0:52:00 GMT -5
Great group! I love the shape of the 2nd. unk. and that Pietersite is amazing! Tony
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Post by larrywyland3 on Jul 24, 2008 6:27:34 GMT -5
Great bunch of cabs. You got a super shine on the picture jasper
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Post by Titania on Jul 24, 2008 6:47:52 GMT -5
Ok you ground that little bitty stone with no dope stick. So what do your finger nails look like? Jim Nice finish on um.. WD. Lol! Believe it or not, I didn't really nick myself at all working that tiny cab. Sometimes it pays to be a woman with small hands.  The most difficult thing about working something that small was hanging onto it so it didn't go flying. |
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jul 24, 2008 10:35:53 GMT -5
More nice cabs Titania! My favs are the picture jaspers. I know that if I treid anything that small...but fingernails would be gone. I still grind my fingers on anything that I don't dop.
Steve
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Post by texaswoodie on Jul 24, 2008 16:31:15 GMT -5
What a shine and great workmanship! The Pietersite is awesome.
Curt
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Post by Wolfden on Jul 24, 2008 19:25:27 GMT -5
Wow Titania, you have done another great job on those .. you have really taken to doing cabs.
I have 2 small pieces of Pietersite thats I just started working but I'm finding it very very hard material . I hope they come out as nice as yours did
Thanks for sharing
Dennis
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The most difficult thing about working something that small was hanging onto it so it didn't go flying. 
