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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 11, 2004 17:35:04 GMT -5
thanks all---tami i never thought about sellin them i dont think there good enuff to sell yet when i get one that i think comes out nice i been makin a neckless for my friends and my daughter,, those arent finished yet i did first shape and there wet for pic i had to send my leather belt back for polishing it was defective and streched out too far so im waitin for a new one to come the ones that i finshed i been giving away i just sent one to cookie that she liked,, if you see one that catches your eye id be more then happy to make a pendent for ya or if you wanna wrapit ill send it just polished when its done
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 11, 2004 18:13:00 GMT -5
i love the sodalite(?) diamond shapes, sands, what is the stuff on the bottom?
how thick are they?
you are getting better at the freeform stuff....lookin' very good!
KD
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 11, 2004 18:24:37 GMT -5
KD they run around 1/4 inch to 1/3 of an inch thick some stuff i cut alittle thicker like the african turq. or if i find something thats brittle it holds up alittle better on the grinder--i dont know what the green stuff on the bottom is it was in a big lot of slabs i got from ebay,, you too kd if ya see one that catches your eye yell and ill put it aside for ya for when its finished,, i could drill it or you can finish it dont matter ill just get it polished when my new belt gets here
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Aug 11, 2004 18:26:14 GMT -5
if you see one that catches your eye id be more then happy to make a pendent for ya or if you wanna wrapit ill send it just polished when its done
Well Sands, you can just be sure as soon as I have a chance I am going to go back though and pick one out I like! LOL!
Trouble is I like so many of them I don't know if I could choose just one.
I can also guarantee you that as soon as I get my grinder set up, I will be emailing you a bunch for some help on making my own freeform cabs!
llana
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Post by bwalters on Aug 11, 2004 18:26:57 GMT -5
John,
Those are spectacular!!! I love them.......especially the blues!
Keep up the great work!
BE
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 11, 2004 18:31:57 GMT -5
hi llana i dont mind pick away if i didnt allready give it away its yours hahaha it might not be done yet till i get my polish belt back but ill hold it for ya
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 11, 2004 19:36:59 GMT -5
Just breathtaking, Sands. I know you read my post and those are way cooler than what I'm doing. SELL THE DAM THINGS! Your more than ready for that.  cookie |
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Post by RiverOtter on Aug 11, 2004 22:05:40 GMT -5
Those are really pretty John. I love the blue ones. Sodalite right? I can't decide whether they look like a stormy sky or a choppy ocean. No, wait, I know what they remind me of, the ocean at night with a full moon. Yup that's it. Gosh those are gorgeous. Keep up the good work John.
Otter
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 12, 2004 2:35:26 GMT -5
Whether you sell them or not, it looks like you're having a heck of a lot of fun. Nice stuff, your daughter will have some really unique jewellery!
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Post by llanago on Aug 12, 2004 3:56:00 GMT -5
Okay Sands, it's the middle of the night and I couldn't sleep, so have been going back through this thread to try and pick out one I really like. That was hard to do because I really like them all, but I have narrowed it down. On page 10, the picture rock, I love those. I really like the one on the bottom right, also the bottom left - and the top right and left and the middle. LOL! The bottom right or left are my favs of this bunch. I also really like the green ones in the pic with the sodalite, esp. the second one from the right on the bottom. Since I can't really make up my mind which of these three I really like the best, I am going to leave it to you to pick it out. I love them all. I would really love it if you would drill a hole in it so I can wear it. If those three are already given away or promised to someone else, no problem! Ya' got a whole lot more there to choose from and I'll pick another one. Since I like them all, I'll be happy!  llana |
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Post by llanago on Aug 12, 2004 4:03:21 GMT -5
Kim, the sodalite does look like a stormy ocean under a full moon. But now I wish I wouldn't have gone back and looked at them again because I have decided I really like the orangy-tan one. So, John, now you have four that I really like and you get to pick the winner! llana I AM NOT looking at this thread again cause I might find another one or two that I really like! ;D |
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Post by donwrob on Aug 12, 2004 10:12:16 GMT -5
Hi all, I haven't been on much. Working O.T. trying to catch up on posts now. John, those are super pretty buddy! I really like the free form shapes, you ought to be really proud of those, they look perfect! Later, don
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Aug 12, 2004 10:23:15 GMT -5
Hey sands, Hey there buddy ... you are doing some very nice work on the cabs . I can tell you one thing ... you would be able to sell your stones just about anywhere. They definitely look much nicer than alot of the cabs being offered on eBay! I would definitely consider selling them ... you wont have any problems at all. If you want to see your cutting skill progress, this is a neat thing to try: Take one of your cabs and set it aside, in three months set another one aside, and continue this for as long as you are cutting cabs. You can look back in a year or twenty years and see how you have progressed and what modifications you have made on the cabs that best suit you. It's something I started in high school and I wish I would have continued to do. I did mine for about four years and then quit for some reason. It's nice to look back at what you were working on fifteen to twenty years ago and be able to compare the designs and quality of your work. You will see a nice progression of quality and design as you do more cabs. I showed my son my first bunch of cabs that I cut and he laughed at my work. Then he started to see a continual progression of better stones until the laughter became ooooo's and aaaaa's. You are doing a great job on those cabs You'll be able to sell them - don't sell yourself short, those look great. Enjoy, John |
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 14, 2004 0:10:57 GMT -5
thanks john----ok acouple of you all liked the sodalite diamonds well heres the fist grind on a few if ya wanna pic one first come first served hahahaha sounds like a restaurant and the middle one bottom row is taken  they still need alittle rough shapeing to even them out but i dont want them perfect thats no fun hahaha |
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 14, 2004 0:14:13 GMT -5
AAARRRGGG!, thie pic won't show  cookie |
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Post by llanago on Aug 14, 2004 8:20:51 GMT -5
Oh Sands, those are so pretty! That touch of yellow in a few of them - is that actually in the rock or is that light reflected onto them. Dang, wish you wouldn't have shown them. Now I'm thinking I want one of those instead of the other one! LOL!
You can definitely sell those. There is a bead shop I occasionally visit when I go to Kerrville. They have all sorts of beads and jewelry stuff made from rocks, but I gotta tell ya' nothing as unusual and pretty as your freeform cabs. When I get mine I might just have to go in and show her and see if she is interested in buying some for her shop.
llana
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Post by shorty on Aug 14, 2004 11:03:06 GMT -5
hi sands there nice that is what im trying to do with my stuf nice job shorty
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 14, 2004 13:47:28 GMT -5
thanks shorty----llana the one in the middle top row has a touch of orange in it the other ones are blue and white you can switch if you want im still waitin for my new belt the girl said she was sending it on friday so this week it should get here and i wont hafta stop till there finished
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Post by Banjocreek on Aug 14, 2004 14:49:41 GMT -5
John-
Do use a belt to polish,or is it just a finer grit?
What steps, in the way or courseness do you get the shapes?
270 to 500 or what?
I'm getting my grinder and lap this week and don't know what kind of wheels to put on it?
Give some advice buddy.
The Lap will have changable wheels and the grinder is a four stage one being a polishing disc.
Thanks Bud!
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 14, 2004 15:35:24 GMT -5
banjo i been useing a hard wheel on one side its a 100 grit green wheel and an expandable drum on the other side im useing 220--400--600-- belts and im trying to order a 1200 grit diamond belt right now waiting for the guy to email me back for a prepolish belt then i been useing a leather belt for polish with cerium ---you can prob fit a leather disc on the kind you have for polish--im gonna try the 1200 diamond belt cause some stuff looks like it needs another step to get a good finish befor polish im hoping it works you gotta remember i have no idea what im doin hahaha so im just tryin new stuff if anybody out there has any short cuts or better ideas please yell them out i could use the help or the ideas im grinding blind hahahaha
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