jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 17, 2013 17:36:24 GMT -5
Thanks Scott. You did very well at cutting down to just the right depth. This was a mal formed coral and made the sphere difficult. You hit the rind just right.    It fit right into the vintage brass mount. Thanks James |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 17, 2013 17:59:51 GMT -5
Wow, looks like a globe of some unknown world. Maybe the planet Montastrea? Nice job, Scott!
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 17, 2013 18:43:41 GMT -5
Excellent.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 17, 2013 19:01:07 GMT -5
I did not think about it being a world w/continents Jean. Great imagination
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You had a vision Jean. I am a maggot.
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IV. WORDS RELATING TO THE INTELLECTUAL FACULTIES; FORMATION OF IDEAS
VII. CREATIVE THOUGHT
Imagination.
[Nouns] imagination; originality; invention; fancy; inspiration; verve.
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create, originate, devise, invent, coin, fabricate; improvise, strike out something new.
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conjure up a vision; fancy oneself, represent oneself, picture- oneself, figure to oneself; vorstellen.
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romantic, high flown, flighty, extravagant, fanatic, enthusiastic, Utopian, Quixotic.
ideal, unreal; in the clouds, in nubibus; unsubsantial [more]; illusory (fallacious) [more].
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Post by grayfingers on Jul 17, 2013 20:37:13 GMT -5
Wowsers!! That is really cool, nice chunk of coral James. That stand is righteous too. Great job Scott!
Looks like sandstorms on Planet James.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jul 17, 2013 21:15:20 GMT -5
great job Scott. that makes a totaly cool sphere. whats the size?
chuck
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usaret
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Post by usaret on Jul 17, 2013 21:25:36 GMT -5
Very nice looking !
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Post by Pat on Jul 17, 2013 21:29:45 GMT -5
Excellent globe of unknown- till- now planet.
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Post by Pat on Jul 17, 2013 21:30:10 GMT -5
Excellent globe of unknown- till- now planet.
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Post by orrum on Jul 17, 2013 21:31:06 GMT -5
Its Dune, planet Arrakis!!!! Home of the giant sandworms and only spice producing planet in the Emperium!!!! Ahh run from sha a halad!!!!
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Post by herchenx on Jul 17, 2013 21:41:39 GMT -5
Nice material and Scott did a great job.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 17, 2013 22:16:39 GMT -5
James, sometimes I think you get carried away with words, LOL! I see you got my "drift" about the continents... I named Scott's planet, er, sphere, "Montastrea" after fossilized coral found in Florida. It is not the state fossil (approval of the echinoid Eupatagus antillarum as the state fossil is pending), so they have named agatized fossil coral as the state stone. Weird, huh?
Montastrea is a fossil colonial coral, that looks a lot like what James is playing around with. But I suppose it could be any plant in any "Solar" system...
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jul 17, 2013 22:19:19 GMT -5
That's a really cool little globe!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 22:51:31 GMT -5
I love this material. Jim said I "hit the rind just right". Clearly, that is the trick. I studied it for some time. I have had the material for 6 months! Cut the preforms and started the rough sphere in February. I took my time. I wanted to see raw coral polyps entirely uncut and then the various layers all the way to the nearly featureless interior (Jean, magma? lol). I said it before, I love this material. Jim, if you have a chance maybe you can show the polyp detail in the white as it transitions into the red/orange/yellow...
This is heat treated stuff. It is harder than agates and thunder-egg nodules I have spun. I cannot imagine how hard it is un-heated. wowzers.
I do admit, the ball does have a 3D quality that makes it look like a planet with bright white land areas, red shallow seas and ivory colored open seas. Planet Montastrea it is! Jean, thanks for the love!
Everyone before and after this post. Please accept my humble gratitude for the kind words. They are appreciated.
Jim, nice stand! I totally dig it for sure! Itsa perfect accoutrement!!
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Post by tntmom on Jul 18, 2013 0:49:47 GMT -5
VERY NICE!!!! James, LOL!!! I could not somehow get through all of the nouns, verbs, adjectives and phrases...... how do you find the time to pull this stuff up?  ?? I do absolutely love Jean's description though as well as the KILLER sphere!!!!! |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 18, 2013 8:05:53 GMT -5
One thing I can say about say half this forum-imagination galore.
The Montastrea just hit me Jean-duhh! A planet is perfect descript. Have you ever seen Uranus up close-JAMES!!!
Forgive, couldn't help it.
That 3 inch sphere is a coolest gift Scott. You give all you got all the time.
I will keep an eye out for round corals. So they fit into your machine w/out so much prep work...
Because all the variation is in the skin/rind a sphere works great if you start w/close to round.
The vein I collected this one from was almost all glass like silicifications. This one was odd man out with
the section of pulpy formation.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 18, 2013 10:58:26 GMT -5
The Montastrea just hit me Jean-duhh! A planet is perfect descript. Have you ever seen Uranus up close-JAMES!!! Forgive, couldn't help it. Yes, but did you get the "solar" system part? And no, I've never seen uranus up close - you live miles away from me in Atlanta! Ha Ha, you asked for it! |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 18, 2013 11:09:22 GMT -5
No. But I do now. Thank you for cue. You know humidity and the damage done. If you need any pics let me know. You did say distance was the limiting factor... Ha Ha,you left that open!  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 18, 2013 11:36:37 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I'll pass on that, James.
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Post by grayfingers on Jul 18, 2013 12:05:47 GMT -5
Back in my long hair daze, Neil was my fav.
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?? I do absolutely love Jean's description though as well as the KILLER sphere!!!!!
