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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 4, 2017 13:25:38 GMT -5
A little groove wrap piece I made for a gift. I helped a family with their parents estate and the wife of the son I was working with just loved the copper ore Chrysocolla, Malachite, cuprite, etc stuff we found so I made her this. Thick slab domed on both sides and grooved. Front view:  Rear view. The plan was to make it reversible and it kind of still is but the back has a tiny but noticable chip left side towards the top.  Front view indoors:  |
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Post by fernwood on Jul 5, 2017 7:56:34 GMT -5
Sooooo pretty
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Post by fantastic5 on Jul 5, 2017 11:41:30 GMT -5
Beautiful cab and I love the groove wrap. Perfectly understated to allow the stone to shine!
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Post by mohs on Jul 5, 2017 15:40:42 GMT -5
Now that ahappen'n, Lee!
double domed wrap groove
ddwg
did you groove it before you cabbed it?
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Post by drocknut on Jul 5, 2017 15:46:10 GMT -5
That is beautiful. I love the colors.
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 5, 2017 20:25:49 GMT -5
Now that ahappen'n, Lee! double domed wrap groove ddwg did you groove it before you cabbed it? Thanks, Ed, everyone else too. When I groove I shape the slab and take the edges to 600 before I cut the groove so it only needs to be polished. I cut the groove with a jewelry bit on a glass grinder. once that's done it acts as a guide for doming. The double dome was challenging since I normally use dops for cabs, had to go dopless with this one. |
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 5, 2017 20:32:10 GMT -5
Classy and like the trim cab it's set with.
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Post by pghram on Jul 5, 2017 20:58:11 GMT -5
Great cab and wrap. It sure puts the stone center stage.
Peace,
Rich
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 7, 2017 6:34:28 GMT -5
Beautiful stone! Glad to see a nice and simple, clean wrap on it.  |
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Post by icatz on Jul 7, 2017 6:52:40 GMT -5
Just lovely. Question. Chrysocolla is somewhat brittle, was it stabilized first? Do you think it will hold up well?
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 7, 2017 8:45:23 GMT -5
Just lovely. Question. Chrysocolla is somewhat brittle, was it stabilized first? Do you think it will hold up well? This one was pretty silicified, and a thick slab. I didn't stabilize, as the polish looks unnatural to me when I do. I have another to set in silver for her that I backed in basanite. |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 7, 2017 15:57:24 GMT -5
Colors galore, amazing stone.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2017 16:15:40 GMT -5
Super nice Lee!
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