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Post by Tony W on Oct 22, 2008 14:44:31 GMT -5
I had some more Koroit opals that were burning through their yogut cup, wanting some attention I think this is the koroit Lori wanted to see the opal pool develop in. It goes down the side... but I don't have a side view. A new favorite... not a cut I'm particularly proud of but I just wanted to preserve all the pattern. It is pretty nice in all lights. It is around 3 inches long and turned... This one isn't as dark as it looks, but I'd turned up the contrast a bit to show the blue fire.... This one is so high domed it is almost like a marble.... but the pattern is everywhere and I wanted tokeep it all. Another new personal favorite. And the sad story. A nice opal but it broke on the leather pad. I've reground the upper part into a nice cab with lots of fire, but smaller just isn't quite the same. It is about dime sized now. I think I've posted this one before, but I've reworked it so maybe it's ok to repost it Thanks, Tony
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Wolfden
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Post by Wolfden on Oct 22, 2008 16:33:31 GMT -5
Wow Tony .. man you never cease to amaze me .. they are all beautiful , I love the long one it's got so much fire/lights. Do you think there could be more fire under the top brown section? The one that broke .... were you applying too much pressure ? or did it just have a junk part in the middle. Where's the picture of the top part reworked ?? lol The high domed one looks great , It would be in my favorites too , but then again .. any one that has nice fire would be in mine lol I would have such a hard time parting with any of them.
Thanks so much for the great pictures.
Dennis
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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 22, 2008 17:55:58 GMT -5
Great job Tony! I know what you mean by trying to save the pattern. A lot of the time I could care less what shape the cab is if I can get all the pattern in it.
Curt
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Post by Tony W on Oct 23, 2008 11:59:08 GMT -5
Hey, Dennis... well, the one that broke I was just pushing it into the leather and it probably had some cracks I didn't see. I wasn't using undo force, but when you torque around the dop nail things happen sometimes. As to any more opal in the brown... in this case no. Usually you never say never with this stuff, but I had cut extensively into that outer matrix and it was mud/rock through and through. After a while you can begin to tell what has a chance of having color in it and what doesn't. Heck, I've even had some mud balls I've ground down to dust looking for color in the past T
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 23, 2008 13:44:36 GMT -5
Wow I love your two favorites too. Koroit is such a beautiful material and you work it to perfection. I've got a lot of mud ball candidates in my shop waiting to be returned to their former state. lol
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Post by frane on Oct 23, 2008 16:48:17 GMT -5
Really nice work! I love the long one and the "marble" but they are all fantastic. It is too bad the one broke. That can be so frustrating! Fran
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Post by stoner on Oct 23, 2008 20:16:21 GMT -5
When I saw your new favorite, the first thing I thought of was a psychedelic joint. Wow, 2 joints in one week! Your high domed cab is the one that gets me going though, nice stone.
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 23, 2008 21:34:25 GMT -5
I love seeing your cabs, I think they are all so beautiful, you do a great job, I like the high domed one, and the long one, ok....I like them all!
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 23, 2008 21:49:06 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, I like very much your favorites, especially the high domed one.
Adrian
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Post by Banjocreek on Oct 23, 2008 22:01:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the photo's. I just started working some of my boulder opal that I've had laying around here for about a year now, and am having a great time with it. Very muddy stuff at times and it tests your patience, but it certainly yields some wonderful cabs. You've done a nice job. -Banjo
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Post by Tony W on Oct 23, 2008 23:13:28 GMT -5
Lol! Glad I could get you off, Ed NOw, please stay alert around the machinery. Thanks, all, for your kind words!! I think the high domed one deserves a panoramic look... so I'll shoot it when the sun comes out again. It has the pattern that won't quit. Hey, Banjo! I'll look forward to seeing what wonders come out of your rough! Hey, Bejewelme... get some of Tony's rough and work it! YOu'll get addicted but you won't mind Tony
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Post by sitnwrap on Oct 23, 2008 23:19:46 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that sweet stone Tony. That 3" long one makes me think of a loaf of Italian bread cut length wise. Don't ask me why but consider it a complement cause I love Italian bread. And that one with all the pin fire is incredably captivating. That one must have been fun to grind as the pin fire began to reveal.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Oct 24, 2008 1:17:51 GMT -5
ooooooooooooooo awwwwwwwwwww they are all very beautiful. great job
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Post by Titania on Oct 24, 2008 6:56:55 GMT -5
Great job on them, Tony, even with the cracked one! I totally see why you kept the big one as is...I would have too. That's my favorite piece out of this batch with the "marble" following close second.
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