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Post by Tony W on Jul 24, 2008 0:47:21 GMT -5
Here is an unk.... it may have come from a box I got from RockHobbit  Turritulla  This is the first of these Fireagates I cut from scratch and found some fire....I find it to be hard work, but the pay off is great   Mesmerized by the lightshow.... had to get in close.  Some self collected quartz  Some Mexican Crazy Lace I got from Shawn at the RockShed...  And a Koroit  Thanks, Tony |
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Post by larrywyland3 on Jul 24, 2008 6:30:13 GMT -5
That fire agate came out super. The close up shot is cool. I think you frame it well too.
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Post by Titania on Jul 24, 2008 6:45:00 GMT -5
Nice job on all of them, Tony! That fire agate came out awesome. How is the material to work? That's one I've got to give a try one of these days.
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Post by SteveHolmes on Jul 24, 2008 10:34:09 GMT -5
Nice cabs Tony. I like the unk...but the Fire Agate is the coolest! It looks like a caterpillar going through metamorphisis...or whatever it's called??!!!
Steve
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Post by Lady B on Jul 24, 2008 12:29:11 GMT -5
Okay...Lady B is back! I see some real beauties here BUT I see some hidden pix, too!!
The fire agate looks like a primeval collision of fiery worlds!! How beautiful! The Unk - almost had to look that one up in my Funk and Wagnall's until it dawned on me what an Unk was - looks like an overview of the San Andreas - getting wider all the time.
If you rotate the Koroit 90 degrees to the right, you can see a beautiful Canadian Goose in streamlined flight heading west. And there's a croc hiding at the top of that gorgeous Crazy Lace!
I am really impressed by that beautiful self-collected quartz! I never knew stones could collect themselves! Must be so nice to have the stones do all the work!! ;D
And then there is that magnificent Turritulla!!! WOW! That could be in one of those Nature's Hidden Pictures Books! I see a Koala Bear, Rolly-Polies, a happy Crow, and a Picasso-esque lady wearing a plumed hat! And if I look some more I'm certain I will find more hidden images!
What a treat to look at all of your beauties!! It's defintely a "two-fer" showing!! - Beauty in the polished cabs, courtesy of Tony, and hidden images in the stones, courtesy of Mother Earth!!!
Lady B is back and glad to be here!!! ;D Thanks for such a treat!!
Lady B
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Post by bobby1 on Jul 24, 2008 13:40:05 GMT -5
Real beauties, especially the Fire Agate.
Bob
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Post by fishenman on Jul 24, 2008 15:18:57 GMT -5
Very nice work. I like that fire agate. They can be difficult at times. The unk has a great pattern.
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Post by texaswoodie on Jul 24, 2008 16:28:19 GMT -5
Great stuff Tony! That first one looks like wood of some sort. The fire agate is amazing!
Curt
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Post by Wolfden on Jul 24, 2008 19:28:16 GMT -5
nice work and a great closeup picture
Dennis
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Post by Tony W on Jul 25, 2008 0:25:13 GMT -5
Thanks, all! The fire is difficult to chase but like opal it seems alive in there when you find it. I'm such a sucker for sparks and flashes in rocks Titania- Ed has experience with fire agate and he told me a good way to start out is with faced/windowed rough, and he is right. The fire seems to be laid down all higgeldy/piggeldy and getting enough contiguous fires isn't easy.... there always seems to be a chalcedony bridge between fire areas. I think windowed rough would be the best way to spend wisely. And like opal you need to grind a little and look a lot. Try it.. it's fun! B!!!... my puppies aren't crying anymore and we are all laughing now I can't find the happy crow, but I did see Cartman in profile with a bear cubs head in place of his... near the top of the turritulla, lol. Collecting around here in summer is great because you just drive up a dirt road beside a clear cut and put out buckets every few hundred feet. When you come back around the rocks have collected themselves in the buckets and you just load 'em up! Clear cuts are full of snakes this time of year so staying in the car is the way to go Glad your back! And you're right about the opal... it looks better on it's side! Tony |
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Post by beefjello on Jul 25, 2008 22:22:49 GMT -5
Great cabs Tony! I especially like that honey jasper.
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Post by Tony W on Jul 26, 2008 15:56:19 GMT -5
Hey, Brian! Thanks for the ident. I was with Curt thinking it might be a wood, but it did cut more like a jasper than something agatized. Honey jasper...well, I like the name and the stone T |
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Jul 26, 2008 16:07:16 GMT -5
That fire agate is sweet. Where is a good place to buy it from?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2008 22:18:36 GMT -5
The Koroit is last?? You must be getting Opal burn out like me. I did a couple the other day but didn't take photos but gave them out as gifts.
I too like to work Turritulla and fire of agate, nice stuff. Excellent workmanship on the cabs.
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 26, 2008 22:51:13 GMT -5
The fire agate is amazing.
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Post by Tony W on Jul 27, 2008 2:51:53 GMT -5
Jeremy... Stoner is the one to ask about fire agate. I got some rough from the board a few months back in buy,sell, trade, but I think Ed and I got most all of it, and I find it hard to chase the fire in raw rough I got... mostly small stuff. I wish I'd learned to work it on windowed stuff first.... and with bigger fire areas. Tony.... Tony T and Ed were kind of making fun of my "little opal problem" last week so I was just trying to show some versitility That just means the opals are piling up.. so you'll be seeing them soon. Thanks for your compliments... now post some so I can hit you back! T |
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