unclestu
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WINNER OF THE FIRST RTH KILLER CAB CONTEST UNCLESTU'S AGUA NUEVA AGATE
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Post by unclestu on Apr 11, 2015 20:40:58 GMT -5
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 11, 2015 21:25:39 GMT -5
Going to be some beautiful cabs for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by stardiamond on Apr 11, 2015 21:27:25 GMT -5
With very few exceptions, I am not a slab collector. Those slabs are so good that it is going to be a challenge to frame many of them into preforms that will be more beautiful than what you already have.
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unclestu
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WINNER OF THE FIRST RTH KILLER CAB CONTEST UNCLESTU'S AGUA NUEVA AGATE
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Post by unclestu on Apr 11, 2015 21:42:36 GMT -5
With very few exceptions, I am not a slab collector. Those slabs are so good that it is going to be a challenge to frame many of them into preforms that will be more beautiful than what you already have. That is a very good point. In fact I was going to creat another thread with regard to the first picture, I forget the name of te material. In the first picture the fortification pattern is all in the middle of the slab with a solid border all around. I measured the inner design area and it measures about 3.5" long and say 1.75" wide. I know Bob makes very beautiful aavery large cabs but Ithink he uses 8" wheels. I have 6" wheels on my machine. I have done some large cabs in the past, in fact the picture in my avatar was a little over 3" if I recall. With this potential cab being at least 3.5" long do you think it can be done on a machine with 6" wheel? Stu
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Post by Pat on Apr 11, 2015 23:47:02 GMT -5
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Post by snowmom on Apr 12, 2015 6:02:31 GMT -5
those are just gorgeous!
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Post by gingerkid on Apr 12, 2015 10:55:19 GMT -5
Those are gorgeous slabs and looking forward to seeing your finished cabs, unclestu. That rhodochrosite (?) is superb. I think you probably won't have any problems making large cabs on your 6" wheels.
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grizman
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Post by grizman on Apr 12, 2015 16:03:39 GMT -5
I should imagine that any cabs out of those slabs will be wonderful, but I know that if they were "my" slabs, they would live a long life just as they are. They are all gorgeous! I only dream of someday owning just one.
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Post by stardiamond on Apr 12, 2015 23:05:16 GMT -5
I understand that lapidary for most of us is a hobby, not a business. Starting with rough, slabbing it has the potential for either increasing or decreasing value. Going from the unknown to the known changes value. Rough can be a crapshoot. Going from slabs to cabs can decrease value if you are interested in selling. Most of my experience is on ebay and a beautiful slab will sell for a lot. You have a marketplace for both cabbers and slab collectors. Unless you have a reputation there is a ceiling on cab prices.I've cut thousands of cabs and never tried to sell any. I also have a lot of nice slabs and am reluctant to convert them into cabs similar to ones it so as not to impact my slab inventory. Recently, I have gambled on buying small rough, hacking it up and cabbing If you have an excess of beautiful slabs and can easily create more you can do what pleases you. I've been collecting rough and slabs for about 15 years and I'm finding it more difficult to get good material at a reasonable price. Next week, I'm going to start using my unused slab saw and start converting some primo rough I've collected over the years to slabs and will cab some of it. To use or not use slabs has been my dilemma in the recent years.
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Post by pghram on Apr 16, 2015 20:14:45 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to the cabs from this beautiful material.
Rich
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Post by drocknut on Apr 16, 2015 20:25:44 GMT -5
Fantastic slabs, can't wait to see the cabs.
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