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Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 11:23:57 GMT -5 captbob, meviva, and 1 more like this

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My "what if I try this" mentality is shining again. I have just about every kind of string and cord you can imagine so something new was just waiting to happen.

This wrap would have been way easier if it wouldn't have been a two sided cab. The reason for the silver wire is to cover up the back side of the bail, not to hold the bail together.

I have a bunch of other cabs to try this on but I would like some feedback on this before I continue on the others so feel free to praise or bash this one. The stone is jadeite out of Burma or Myanmar.
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orrum gets rocks for Christmas Member since January 2013 Posts: 7,206	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 14:18:34 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orrum on Jan 24, 2015 14:18:34 GMT -5 Wow Jim WOW!!!!
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captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 15:42:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Jan 24, 2015 15:42:42 GMT -5 I really like that, something more like a man could wear than the wire wraps. Is that one of the groove cuts like Chuck (Drummond Island Rocks) does?
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Jan 24, 2015 15:42:42 GMT -5 captbob said:

I really like that, something more like a man could wear than the wire wraps.

Is that one of the groove cuts like Chuck (Drummond Island Rocks) does?

I agree! That's very nice work and we def need some more things for us dudes!

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Pat misunderstood rock expert Member since February 2012 Posts: 11,834	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 16:10:10 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pat on Jan 24, 2015 16:10:10 GMT -5 Looks very good. Agree it is more suited to men.
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Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 19:37:50 GMT -5 gingerkid and snowmom like this

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Thanks for all the compliments. Ya'll think it is better than I do.

New pics. Not great but these are not for sale photos, just plain photos for you plain folks. Just adulting ok.

Hot damn I found some new cord today. The blue is my favorite and the inside is not white like the other cord which makes it tougher to make the ends look good. Now I need to cab some sodalite so I can use it.

The back side of the stone. Guess I should say the other side of the stone because it can be worn either way.

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 19:59:52 GMT -5 gingerkid likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 19:59:52 GMT -5 More photos of cabs with cord held on to them to see what they would look like. Jim I thought I did two more but no more pics. Same rules, I am here to learn. Jim

braders has rocks in the head Member since July 2014 Posts: 699	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 24, 2015 21:13:24 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by braders on Jan 24, 2015 21:13:24 GMT -5 Outside the bun !!! Love it great idea

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Post by captbob on Jan 24, 2015 23:17:38 GMT -5

If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion, I would avoid light colored cords which would show dirt easily.

Is the cord glued on at all or just wrapped so tightly that it will stay in place? If it gets wet?

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adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 25, 2015 0:04:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Jan 25, 2015 0:04:19 GMT -5 Looking very good! Great idea, too. Adrian
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Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 25, 2015 13:13:08 GMT -5 gingerkid likes this

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Post by grizman on Jan 25, 2015 13:13:08 GMT -5

I like the idea! I have thought that a leather boot lace (rawhide) would be cool for some of the more rustic or "manly" looking cabs. I too am curious if you use glue to hold the cord in the groove or just make it tight with a knot that is hidden with the wire wrap?

I would give my idea of the leather cord a try...but I am still waiting for the grinding/shaping table for my Inland Swap-Top. I need to play with the skill of getting a groove around my cab first.

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,012	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 25, 2015 15:38:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Jan 25, 2015 15:38:32 GMT -5 JIM! THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!! What more can I say? Fabulous idea that really panned out. Super cool.

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Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 25, 2015 17:29:23 GMT -5 gingerkid and snowmom like this

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The cord was pulled really tight and super glued where the lace comes together at the top. Once that was dry and I could turn it loose I glued the two laces together about a quarter of an inch up the bail then folded the ends back and glued them to that quarter inch piece. That is why I had to add the wire wrap because when the lace has glue all through it it is much darker.

I think it would be impossible to roll the lace out of the groove at the bottom even though it is not glued in.

I am still in the experimental stages with this and I am not even sure if I will make any more this way. Just trying new things so I can stay interested.
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Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 25, 2015 20:57:57 GMT -5 snowmom likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2015 20:57:57 GMT -5 what stone is this?

captbob no longer being taken for granite St. Pete FL Member since December 2007 Posts: 8,186	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 25, 2015 22:38:59 GMT -5 gingerkid likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by captbob on Jan 25, 2015 22:38:59 GMT -5 Looks kinda like Apache gold.
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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,612	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 26, 2015 6:07:51 GMT -5 gingerkid and rockjunquie like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Jan 26, 2015 6:07:51 GMT -5 Groovy stuff Jim. I think you found a calling. Looks like bondage has paid off for you.

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Removed wire on "ain't wire but is an outside the box wrap" Jan 26, 2015 11:40:28 GMT -5 snowmom likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2015 11:40:28 GMT -5 Not sure what happened with the photos. When I try to get them back up it says they contain errors. I will work on that. Jim

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