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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 14, 2010 13:27:06 GMT -5
I cut a couple pieces of labradorite and these 2 really stuck out..... Wow nice color. Ralph won't work them, so you all know where they ended up...... ty mary ann
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Post by jakesrocks on Nov 14, 2010 14:05:06 GMT -5
Can't say as how I blame Ralph for not wanting to work them. That stuff can be a real pain to cab. Very pretty material though.
Don
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Post by Sabre52 on Nov 14, 2010 14:21:15 GMT -5
Beautiful! I'm not fond of cabbing it either but I do have some in the UV-10 right now. I'm very curious to see how it comes out.....Mel
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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 14, 2010 17:44:23 GMT -5
why did you put it under the light? whats it supposed to do /
mary ann
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Post by peachfront on Nov 14, 2010 18:36:06 GMT -5
Oh, that's gorgeous. Haven't cabbed any in years but I actually liked the way they came out when I cabbed them by hand. I didn't have the knack for tumbling them. I still have lots of this material, need to get off my duff and make some new cabs myself. I have photos of a couple that I cabbed around 1992. Not very good photos, they don't do the cabs justice but you get the idea. I hope I have not forgotten how to do this...I never made these into jewelry, they are oriented to show flash when oriented either flat as a specimen or looking down such as a bracelet, and I'm too clumsy to wear a bracelet with a stone in it that has a cleavage. So I kept these as specimens. I need to orient them the other way for pendants/necklaces. Not sure how to put it in words but you probably know what I mean...for pendants I don't want the flash to show best when it's flat in the showcase but rather to show best when it's hanging vertically from a silver/gold chain around my neck.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Nov 14, 2010 21:06:43 GMT -5
LOL! Mary Ann - it took me a couple of tries, but it finally dawned on me - under the lights! LOL!
I'm just a little slow in my old age!
Tom
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Post by stonesthatrock on Nov 15, 2010 0:44:25 GMT -5
omg how many times did i have to read that........... lmao I thought he was saying UV Light.... lol Oh how i love the golden years....... mary ann
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Post by ErniE on Nov 15, 2010 2:30:21 GMT -5
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Post by ErniE on Nov 15, 2010 2:31:13 GMT -5
i also assumed uv10 was some kind of light, what is it?
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Post by peachfront on Nov 15, 2010 13:33:48 GMT -5
$30 a pound for uncut rough is too much. Just because someone puts an item on ebay don't assume it will sell; the majority of items never sell. There's something a little weird about the listing you linked, they say the stone came "originally" from Labrador but also say it came from Madagascar. It's Labradorite for sure but I get the idea that they don't really know where it came from. Just a strange vibe, when you add in the really too-high price. If it's actually a polished piece, that might be a fair price, but I think I would just have to see the item in the flesh. I have some rough similar to the piece in the ebay link you posted. Believe me, I have and will sell for considerably less than $30 a pound! I still have a lot of it, so if anyone is looking for a good price, they're welcome to contact me and I can get you a quote sometime in early December. Give me an idea of the sizes y you're looking for -- larger, smaller, how much total weight, etc. If you can cut/properly orient the rough and get rid of a lot of the waste, the labradorite is worth a higher price and can be sold by the gram. I have some tips about labradorite on my page here: peachfront.diaryland.com/labradorsp.htmlA UV10 is a rock tumbler...I didn't get good results tumbling my labradorite but I wasn't the world's best tumbler. I will wait for tips and suggestions on tumbling this material with baited breath! I have just been selling my cutting scrap to other tumblers or people who just want a really cheap specimen. If I could tumble it myself, that would be great.
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