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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 3, 2016 8:29:49 GMT -5
Been pretty slow in this section lately and it has been over a month since I have wrapped anything so I spent some time last night making a couple Fordite cabs and wraps. These all need to be burnished still so the silver may look dull in the photos.     Got a pudding stone done while I was at it  Thanks for looking Chuck |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 3, 2016 9:39:13 GMT -5
The Fordite is killer,nice pudding stone too............
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Mar 3, 2016 12:44:03 GMT -5
Your fordite and puddingstone cabs are always so nicely framed...well done, as always.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 3, 2016 15:24:00 GMT -5
That first one is really nice! Well, they all are, but that's my fav.  |
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 3, 2016 19:34:33 GMT -5
i like the pudding stone, fordite is nice though
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 3, 2016 20:05:40 GMT -5
i like the pudding stone, fordite is nice though The pudding stone is self collected so I am glad you liked that one best. Chuck |
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riverrock
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Post by riverrock on Mar 3, 2016 20:20:47 GMT -5
Nice , been lazy too.
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Mar 4, 2016 13:16:55 GMT -5
Lovely and the silver looks good too - you mean that's not finished?
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icatz
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Post by icatz on Mar 12, 2016 7:44:08 GMT -5
Absolutely perfect cabbing on the Detroit Agate. Very impressive. I just love that stuff. Reminded me I have a few I need to make settings for.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 12, 2016 8:14:00 GMT -5
Absolutely perfect cabbing on the Detroit Agate. Very impressive. I just love that stuff. Reminded me I have a few I need to make settings for. Thank you. Make sure to post yours. I did some more this week and posted them in the cabbing section. Got 10 more going right now that should be done this weekend. Check these ones out. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/74187/got-fun-new-materialChuck |
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icatz
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Post by icatz on Mar 13, 2016 6:31:34 GMT -5
Chuck, my God those are just perfect! At a gem show, a guy showed me a big piece of rough and for the life of me I can't imagine how you guys can get those kinds of cuts out of that material. Well done, sir!
As for my pieces, they're going to take some thought because of course all but one are not remotely flat on the back.
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Post by orrum on Mar 13, 2016 9:29:17 GMT -5
Chuck I luv your Fordite cabs but that pudding stone is the BEST!!!!
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 13, 2016 20:28:08 GMT -5
Chuck, my God those are just perfect! At a gem show, a guy showed me a big piece of rough and for the life of me I can't imagine how you guys can get those kinds of cuts out of that material. Well done, sir! As for my pieces, they're going to take some thought because of course all but one are not remotely flat on the back. I did a tutorial on cabbing fordite. I'll see if I can dig it up. Chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 14, 2016 7:51:25 GMT -5
Chuck, my God those are just perfect! At a gem show, a guy showed me a big piece of rough and for the life of me I can't imagine how you guys can get those kinds of cuts out of that material. Well done, sir! As for my pieces, they're going to take some thought because of course all but one are not remotely flat on the back. With the rough chunks of Fordite I always start by chopping them into more manageable cab size pieces  I take the cut up pieces to the flat lap And grind one side flat and try to make the back surface parallel to the paint layers.  Now that I have a flat surface I can trace out my shapes. I do not make the front flat.  I do not grind the tops flat but I did slightly grind off a few layers of the front just to peek before I dopped and cabbed them   Chuck |
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icatz
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Post by icatz on Mar 15, 2016 12:35:17 GMT -5
Wow, what a great presentation! Thank you so much. Just looking at rough gives no idea of the beauties that lay inside.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Mar 15, 2016 12:49:17 GMT -5
Wow, what a great presentation! Thank you so much. Just looking at rough gives no idea of the beauties that lay inside. Yep, some pieces require a lot of imagination to yield good cabs with good patterns. I have had this piece over a year and it remains uncut. When I run out of the easy stuff I might tackle the big gnarly ones.  Chuck |
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icatz
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Post by icatz on Mar 15, 2016 14:26:19 GMT -5
No idea how you'd even begin to envision what lies beneath;
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