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Post by Bikerrandy on May 10, 2013 16:37:52 GMT -5
I did these two this week.... Victoria stone in 14k gold filled wire, this stuff is always fun to cab.....  Charoite in 14k gold filled wire. I didn't cab this, it's a customer cab.......  |
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Deb/nyllynn
spending too much on rocks
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Post by Deb/nyllynn on May 10, 2013 16:41:51 GMT -5
Randy, These are beautiful... Great pieces.... Deb  |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on May 10, 2013 17:08:39 GMT -5
Wow, wow both are very beautiful!
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steveo
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Post by steveo on May 10, 2013 17:23:00 GMT -5
Cabs and rapping great.
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Post by talkingstones on May 10, 2013 20:11:10 GMT -5
DUDE!!!!! Can't pick a favorite!!! HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Cathy |
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Post by tntmom on May 10, 2013 20:19:02 GMT -5
Gorgeous!!!!! I am so bummed that you didn't cab the Charoite. I've done a few pieces and I can't figure this material out yet. Some get a high polish glass finish and others want to crumble and undercut. Stuff is too expensive for me to keep experimenting, but sure would like to know the secret!
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Post by Bikerrandy on May 10, 2013 20:29:20 GMT -5
Hmmmm, I'll see if I can score some somewhere and do a little research. There's a trick, we just gotta figure out what it is  |
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on May 10, 2013 20:41:09 GMT -5
Sweet Mother of Pearl those are killer...John
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Post by tntmom on May 10, 2013 21:18:37 GMT -5
Hmmmm, I'll see if I can score some somewhere and do a little research. There's a trick, we just gotta figure out what it is YES!!!! That would be AWESOME! I'll post some pictures! The bad sucks big time. The edges flake off and crumble while trying to do the basic preform (on 180..... I was being good and careful). I didn't have any safety goggles on and a darned little tiny piece got in my eye! Here is the crappiest preform I've done. You can easily see the chips that flew off of the 180 disk.... (rest of them weren't so bad and a couple others cut and shines like a dream...... cutting angle? How do I spot the cut and quality before purchasing?)   Needless to say, this piece got thrown in the to do some other day pile and that is where it is still! Got a great piece on my table now but it's not quite done. This one though is super solid, hardly any undercutting issues and I'm able to use a bit of pressure while working it.... hmmmmm.... it's so strange? |
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jody
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Post by jody on May 11, 2013 0:00:59 GMT -5
I Love it!!! I really want some of that Victoria stone
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hubrocks
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by hubrocks on May 12, 2013 14:43:41 GMT -5
The color on those are amazing, as are the wraps!.............hub
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Post by christopherl1234 on May 12, 2013 16:28:10 GMT -5
That lime green sure does POP!!
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Post by Bikerrandy on May 12, 2013 17:37:58 GMT -5
Yep. This is from one of the slabs that I got from you, I'm still cabbing from it!
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Post by rockjunquie on May 13, 2013 11:22:25 GMT -5
Those are beautiful- both of them- couldn't possibly choose. The wraps are perfect! I have done some charoite. I had some that crumbled down to a tiny cab, and had one that was easy as pie. Can't discern the difference. It's a gorgeous stone, though. I gave up cabbing it. I found a seller on ebay that accepted my offer on 3 really primo highly chatoyant cabs and that's the last I got of it. I do have a good size cache, though- with charoite being my favorite color, I can't really resist a bargain on one. |
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