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Post by bobby1 on Apr 15, 2012 11:48:47 GMT -5
Here are some photos of some Red Ribbon Obsidian that I have been staring at, cutting and polishing. This is a rough piece that shows the red bands that I work with. They usually are somewhat wavy so it is hard to get a single band to go across the full surface of the cab but that doesn't keep me from trying. In these bands you can see that the red doesn't continue all across the band and the rest of the band sometimes has the same pattern but just not in red. Here is a photo of the side of the piece where you can see indications of where the various bands are though most of the time most of the bands do not contain the desirable red colors. The rest of the photos are of a single piece that I cut the slab from that I recently posted. This is the same end that the slab came from. This is the smaller opposite side of the piece. Same end turned sideways. A view of the side of the piece showing faint lines where the bands are. This piece had the red bands more consistently throughout the piece than usual. A small slab cut from the smaller end of the piece. The other side of the small slab. The original slab from the larger end of the piece that I had previously posted. I hope everyone found this to be interesting and enlightening. Bob
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Post by tntmom on Apr 15, 2012 12:04:20 GMT -5
I am in awe of this material. Thank you for showing the direction of your cuts, fantastic!!
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Post by Pat on Apr 15, 2012 15:50:14 GMT -5
That has got to be one of the most gorgeous forms of obsidian that I have ever seen!!! Photos 3-4-5 showing it cut are outstanding!
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shermlock
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Post by shermlock on Apr 15, 2012 19:07:23 GMT -5
Red in obsidian is very cool! Scott
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Apr 15, 2012 21:00:39 GMT -5
Those are so cool, it has like a 3d effect!
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Post by helens on Apr 15, 2012 22:30:04 GMT -5
Wow... the layering in that piece is sick!!
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rockhound97058
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Post by rockhound97058 on Apr 21, 2012 0:23:19 GMT -5
If I'm not mistaken - in Glass Butte's Oregon they dig material like this they refer to as Flame Obsidian. Sweet material!
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Apr 21, 2012 13:37:02 GMT -5
That's really pretty stuff! Thanks for posting! Chuck
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Post by drocknut on Apr 21, 2012 19:45:00 GMT -5
That is really cool. I've never heard of red ribbon obsidian but I'll be sure to remember it now...lol.
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