free4rms
freely admits to licking rocks
My little pet walrus
Member since January 2007
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Post by free4rms on Jul 26, 2008 8:53:23 GMT -5
About a year ago I had a major problem with one of my diamond saws, so I switched to using another saw of the same size. But before I temporarily retired the damaged saw, I had set aside a nice assortment of miscellaneous agates and jaspers down in a tray alongside the saw table top. I intended to come back to them from time to time when I wanted to cut and polish something different for variety. I covered the entire saw with a huge plastic bin and didn't uncover it again until the other day. Well.... guess whose stash of good cutting material I discovered? Mine! The dummy who forgot all about the horde. Needless to say, I just had to start cutting and ginding out a few freeforms. Here are a few of the cuties that I finished up to share with you: This first one is some nice little miscellaneous agate, probably crazy lace. Here is a freeform from a nice piece of dino bone I scored on eBay. It has some nice cells filled with blue agate. And one of my favorite materials, also from eBay, tahoma jasper. Here is a Montana agate I was not too sure I would like, but it turned out better than I thought it would. An odd little Mexican agate of some kind, but I really like the red in this one. Yipes! Stripes of Polish flint! And last of all, this is a piece of fossil wood I got from a seller on eBay. His seller name was Clark Kent, for some unknown reason... Hope you enjoyed viewing the goodies from the hidden stash! I think I will go see if that fool hid any other stuff somewhere... Vance
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Post by fishenman on Jul 26, 2008 10:22:17 GMT -5
Great cabs Vance. Nice to find things like that. The last one looks like a snake is in there.
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Post by larrywyland3 on Jul 26, 2008 10:36:41 GMT -5
Great bunch of cabs; I love that tahoma. Good thing you just didn't up and get rid of the saw.
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Post by Lady B on Jul 27, 2008 1:40:36 GMT -5
WOW! What a treat for both you and all of us!! I'm so glad you found your stash of goodies!! This is definitely a case of all's well that ends well! Lady B
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Post by Tony W on Jul 27, 2008 2:20:09 GMT -5
Love them all! I like the dino and the last two especially! Nice stash. Good idea to hide some good stuff from yourself. I'm going to do that with some of my stuff. I have tried doing it with money but I can't seem to forget where it is T
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 28, 2008 7:38:25 GMT -5
Oh WOW the tahoma takes my prize! it,s stunning & brilliant - I'm a purple freak! it,s dazzling!
great job
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Post by Titania on Jul 28, 2008 7:58:28 GMT -5
Lol! Gotta love suprises like that! I really love the shape you've given each and every one of these. My two favorites are the first agate and that montana.
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