Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 13, 2015 7:57:47 GMT -5
Wow, beautiful workmanship and what a lot of effort must have gone into those creations. All the beads are really nice but man, that flower garden agate barrel bead is off the charts pretty.....Mel
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Post by orrum on Jul 13, 2015 8:21:28 GMT -5
Those are looking very good!!!
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rockroller
spending too much on rocks
Be excellent to each other.
Member since October 2013
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Post by rockroller on Jul 13, 2015 9:16:54 GMT -5
I really like this project that you have come up with for "Rivers across the World". These beads are really outstanding! Can't wait to see more of these.
~Roland
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bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2013
Posts: 1,696
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Post by bsky4463 on Jul 13, 2015 9:29:52 GMT -5
Awesome craftsmanship....great photos. Each one is a little world to get lost in. What is your drilling setup? (If already discussed, pls just point me to the right post). Cheers
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grizman
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since July 2011
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Post by grizman on Jul 13, 2015 15:16:05 GMT -5
Magnificent! The time, skill, craftsmanship all deserve one of my "WOWWWZERS". I sure hope you have other "river rock" beads to show us down the road.
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
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Post by cobbledstones on Jul 13, 2015 15:42:42 GMT -5
bsky4463 There is some info on my drilling setup here: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/69047/big-beadgrizman I have to do the stringing and a little bit of silver work to complete this necklace, then it's on to the next river. Ii will either be the Yellowstone, or the Willamette. Other rivers I would like to do, but don't yet have the material: Mississippi, Yangtze, Colorado... If anyone has suggestions for other rivers and a line on material from a cool river let me know. No river to small.
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cobbledstones on Jul 13, 2015 15:46:07 GMT -5
And thank you all for your kind comments
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bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2013
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Post by bsky4463 on Jul 13, 2015 21:53:44 GMT -5
Thumbs up cobblestones, thanks for the link. Great photo tut. Cheers
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 14, 2015 17:52:56 GMT -5
VERY impressive! Love the project idea, but the beads are super nice, too. Talk about patience (that I don't have)!
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
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Post by cobbledstones on Jul 17, 2015 21:28:51 GMT -5
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
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Post by cobbledstones on Jul 18, 2015 20:14:38 GMT -5
finished! have enough beads to make another 2
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Post by snowmom on Jul 19, 2015 8:58:11 GMT -5
wonderful! Great design- By spacing them out it helps focus attention on each individual bead, not one gets lost in the crowd, each can be appreciated on its own merit.
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Post by snowmom on Jul 19, 2015 9:00:26 GMT -5
really beautiful!
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cobbledstones
spending too much on rocks
Member since January 2014
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Post by cobbledstones on Jul 19, 2015 10:27:00 GMT -5
snowmom, it also reduced the weight. The full strand was a little too heavy. I think I may add a clasp to this one too, not sure yet.
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Post by pghram on Jul 26, 2015 21:47:50 GMT -5
Very nice, you have way more patience that I do.
Rich
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