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Post by stardiamond on Jul 1, 2015 17:50:17 GMT -5
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minerken
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Post by minerken on Jul 1, 2015 19:12:18 GMT -5
definitely have some good ones there way to go
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bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on Jul 1, 2015 19:13:47 GMT -5
Nice cuts, I am partial to the MTaggie eye-candy...I lean more towards the free-form cabs with my MT stock - let the fractures somewhat dictate the size and shape, maximize the yield. Cheers
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Post by orrum on Jul 1, 2015 19:34:25 GMT -5
Nice very nice!!!
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Post by kk on Jul 1, 2015 19:42:19 GMT -5
Love the last two. Could imagine all sorts of designs with the second to last. The last simply has an amazing colour.
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 1, 2015 20:14:20 GMT -5
Nice cuts, I am partial to the MTaggie eye-candy...I lean more towards the free-form cabs with my MT stock - let the fractures somewhat dictate the size and shape, maximize the yield. Cheers When the slabs come off the saw they look beautiful. Clean them up and look at them closely and you see the fractures; unhealed, healed and partially healed. Scenes are what is most important to me. I'll mark the knife edges and the unhealed fractures and take a look at the scenes. I'm willing to gamble on a partially healed fracture if I can put it on the bottom and the scene is worth it. I've never sold slabs or cabs, so I don't know the value/desirability to a collector of a slab with a great scene that has flaws. If I don't like the idea of cutting it up, I will put it aside and deal with it later. From the rough I've bought over the years a Montana slab with great scenes that is fracture free is a rarity. I'm close to completing the slabbing of the lot that I purchased. It's too hot to cab and I already have 10 cabs (not the Montana) on dop sticks and am waiting for it too cool off.
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bsky4463
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Post by bsky4463 on Jul 1, 2015 22:30:34 GMT -5
Don't we wish they all looked the way the do when they come off the saw....looking forward to your cabs. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jul 1, 2015 23:41:13 GMT -5
Great Montana's!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite agate too,by far the best for scenes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by MrP on Jul 2, 2015 4:59:20 GMT -5
Nice slabs. It really is too bad that fracture free slabs are so hard to come by with this material, but then the plumes and such come about because of the fractures.......................MrP
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Post by snowmom on Jul 2, 2015 5:00:53 GMT -5
those are beautiful. I would keep that second one for a pet- so neat!
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Post by adam on Jul 2, 2015 6:32:42 GMT -5
Your agate cuts are splendid, I like the soft blue and gray. Also the dark spots in the others really stand out.
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