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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 11, 2015 18:29:06 GMT -5
I found this in the bargain pile of my local rock shop, one rock, has tiny fractures throughout that twinkle in the light. Not a great rock for cabs, but thought it would make neat beads, so I went to work. It was fun to work, though I lost a couple of preforms due to more serious fractures.
A close up 
the current set 
and a standalone pendant from the same material 
I couldn't capture the colors in the photos, each one has is yellow fading to white. I plan to string it with gold filled hardware and gold beads as spacers
thanks for looking
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2015 18:51:51 GMT -5
Very nicely done.do you grind these by hand?very uniform.impressive
Dave
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 12, 2015 12:26:22 GMT -5
Dave, Yes, this is all ground freehand. Each one like a simple mini carving. I try to get the shapes uniform, but if you look, you can easily find some irregularities.
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micellular
has rocks in the head
Rock fever is curable with more rocks.
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Post by micellular on Oct 12, 2015 16:49:23 GMT -5
Very, very impressive.
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indiana
spending too much on rocks
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Post by indiana on Oct 12, 2015 20:08:30 GMT -5
Very nice.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 13, 2015 8:24:08 GMT -5
Thumbs up.............
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Post by nowyo on Oct 13, 2015 22:53:25 GMT -5
Wow, nice job on those beads.
Russ
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 16, 2015 5:44:09 GMT -5
Whoa! Those are gorgeous! You have some serious talent!
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 16, 2015 9:42:33 GMT -5
thank you for the kind words everyone, will post some focal beads this weekend
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Oct 17, 2015 18:22:25 GMT -5
Somebody is patient. amazing work on those.
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