Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jan 11, 2018 21:08:25 GMT -5
well a one in a million cab then? Well as it happens I cut a bunch more of these eggs today and the yielded results would make WAY nicer cabochons so this one is safe for now. My backlog of killer pieces to work on is so long at this point I'll probably never get half of it done. |
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bevsmith1960
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 0:58:25 GMT -5
This one's hot off the saw. It's a Bed 79 McDermitt egg and my initial reaction was disappointment because it didn't have any plume agate but when I got it washed off and started looking closer holy cow. Almost exactly half of the cut is entirely botryoidal and the other half has a delicate Crystal arrangement. What are the odds of hitting it exactly in the separation like that? I was not using any cutting formula I just placed it in the jig and pushed it to the blade. The Matrix doesn't look like any Bed 79 or McDermitt egg that I've seen previously. I got it from the mine owner so I'm going to ask him to make sure nothing else got mixed in.    Wow Tommy! How lucky for you!! Absolutely stunning 😍 |
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bevsmith1960
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 8:59:36 GMT -5
This one's hot off the saw. It's a Bed 79 McDermitt egg and my initial reaction was disappointment because it didn't have any plume agate but when I got it washed off and started looking closer holy cow. Almost exactly half of the cut is entirely botryoidal and the other half has a delicate Crystal arrangement. What are the odds of hitting it exactly in the separation like that? I was not using any cutting formula I just placed it in the jig and pushed it to the blade. The Matrix doesn't look like any Bed 79 or McDermitt egg that I've seen previously. I got it from the mine owner so I'm going to ask him to make sure nothing else got mixed in. Wow Tommy! How lucky for you!! Absolutely stunning 😍 What will you do with this beauty? Have you found anything like this before? (Remember, I'm new!!) Socrates said: “ I know one thing: that I know nothing.” |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 12, 2018 10:13:35 GMT -5
BOOM!! Congrads Tommy... Add it to your collection,the way it is.......
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Post by woodman on Jan 12, 2018 10:43:02 GMT -5
I would be tempted to not polish the crystal side at all, just the other half and display together. looks like you got few if any saaw marks and could go directly to a bull wheel to sand it.
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 12, 2018 11:39:07 GMT -5
Amazing!!! What a lucky cut!!!
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Jan 12, 2018 11:51:26 GMT -5
What will you do with this beauty? Have you found anything like this before? (Remember, I'm new!!) Socrates said: “ I know one thing: that I know nothing.” I really don't know what I will do with it Bev. I'm not a collector of things... every time I start to collect things it just begins to feel like clutter and I downsize after a while. I have ONE cabochon that I will never make into jewelry and will never part with but that's about it. Everything else is subject to dicing and slicing, gifting or selling, or making into jewelry for my wife. |
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bevsmith1960
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Post by bevsmith1960 on Jan 12, 2018 13:04:11 GMT -5
BOOM!! Congrads Tommy... Add it to your collection,the way it is....... He says he's not much of a collector of things. I don't have that problem 😉 He probably should send it to me - I will keep it safe for him!! 😍 |
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