navi
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by navi on Jan 13, 2009 13:48:49 GMT -5
i promised i'd show a purple passion agate batch thru the stages. i just finished pre grinding of 3 different batches of various agate. i took the best and just started stage 2. i finished the last coarse this morning. it was crazy cold outside, so i cleaned everything inside in buckets. took a long time. thus, i wasn't very patient when taking photos. add that to frozen and water logged hands. add to that my crappy photo skills. it all adds up to bad photos. but, here some are. photos are taken with dry stones, btw. my hands couldn't take it any longer!!! some purple passion  more purple  big river agate  more big river ![]() farm4.static.flickr.com/3432/3194049325_aeb084cd5d.jpg[/img]some plume agate ![]() farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3194049327_511164d685.jpg[/img] |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jan 13, 2009 15:43:58 GMT -5
Very neat stuff! Is your River Agate the same as Missouri Lace? Sure looks very similar....Mel
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bwcachick
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Post by bwcachick on Jan 13, 2009 19:50:50 GMT -5
very cool!!!
I like how curvy the lines on those agates are!
(top)
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Post by frane on Jan 13, 2009 21:51:17 GMT -5
They still look kind of rough to me but that gives it some beauty too. I look forward to seeing the next stage. Thanks for braving the cold for us.
Fran
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Post by NatureNut on Jan 13, 2009 21:59:08 GMT -5
They look really cool, Navi! I can see the purple in the second pic and the shapes are so funky! Really looking forward to seeing more of these!!! Jo
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navi
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by navi on Jan 13, 2009 23:09:26 GMT -5
yes sabre52, mo lace and big river are likely the same. i pulled them out of that river.
yes all, they are somewhat rough. on the purple, i left different layers show thru the chalcedony. also, left some cavitys (just gotta clean them out really well.) i could let them go thru a ton of coarse grinds and become round, but, i like different shapes. and yes, there are plenty of round/better shaped ones going in this batch as well.
not sure why the first photo doesn't show the purple as well as the second photo.
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DeanW
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Post by DeanW on Jan 21, 2009 12:27:24 GMT -5
Nice. [home-simpson-voice]Mmmmmm Purple[/home-simpson-voice]
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navi
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by navi on Jan 21, 2009 16:02:05 GMT -5
well i have everything in the pre polish stage now. sorry i forgot to take photos. there were a couple of casualties in the fine grind stage. some were what i was hoping would be 'favorites.' i got pissed off and forgot about pics. hopefully, i'll remember before the polish stage.
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