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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 27, 2018 11:27:18 GMT -5
Good idea! Go forth and be gay! LOL!
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Post by jamesp on May 27, 2018 16:28:58 GMT -5
I came back to some very shiny lips and obsidian. Barely been in the Lot-O 24 hours. Suppose to leave them in another 12 hours. Are you knowledgeable of obsidian ? Please ID them for me. Brown snowflake mahogany on right ? Beats me... I have no idea what these 2 are except the one on the left is broken obsidian. It hit the tile floor moments before the photo. There must be a broken quartz pea gravel in the load as I noticed a ziggy mark on one of the lips. Hoping it did not put ziggys on the whole lot of them. Obsidian  Lips  |
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Post by jamesp on May 27, 2018 16:33:32 GMT -5
Good idea! Go forth and be gay! LOL! One of those gals was beating my gender down lol. The masculine one. Had a blast with them. Tough kid and lots of fun. The other gal sweet as sugar and from Puerto Rico. A doctor and a lawyer. |
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Post by MsAli on May 27, 2018 16:35:11 GMT -5
I am not good at ID on anything But id think they are both mahagony fossilman probably would know for sure I love that one on the left alot I was gifted 2 pieces of silver sheen today. Cannot wait to get them shined up |
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Post by jamesp on May 27, 2018 16:54:35 GMT -5
I am not good at ID on anything But id think they are both mahagony fossilman probably would know for sure I love that one on the left alot I was gifted 2 pieces of silver sheen today. Cannot wait to get them shined up I want to try some others, I believe one type is called peanut obsidian that has poppy type inclusions. The silver sheen has to be cut in the right direction to give a sheen. |
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Post by jamesp on May 27, 2018 17:01:58 GMT -5
I stopped by the 4 best vase thrift shops. Vases are getting difficult to find. Someone bought them all  Decatur was a zoo, decided to not fight the crowds. |
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Post by MsAli on May 27, 2018 17:38:45 GMT -5
I stopped by the 4 best vase thrift shops. Vases are getting difficult to find. Someone bought them all Decatur was a zoo, decided to not fight the crowds. Memorial day weekend, I bet it was packed I was going to hit old town junk days, but didnt wany to fight crowds either The silver sheen is so beautiful |
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Post by MsAli on May 27, 2018 17:41:35 GMT -5
Cannot wait to work these 2  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 27, 2018 20:36:46 GMT -5
I would call both of them Mahogany -- whether the one on the left has another name because of the pattern, I don't know. I've never encountered it before. Nice and shiny they are, too! Lips turned out really good (but I expect that from you now).
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 11:45:26 GMT -5
I would call both of them Mahogany -- whether the one on the left has another name because of the pattern, I don't know. I've never encountered it before. Nice and shiny they are, too! Lips turned out really good (but I expect that from you now). Thanks for the words Robin. This batch of obsidian is clearly with brecciation, crushed obsidians of many variations. Too dark to appreciate for use in jewelry but interesting from a geological standpoint. An Ebay purchase. Seems to have bits of mahogany, plain black, sheen, snowflake, etc. End of Day obsidian ?  The rest of the batch was 80 pairs of kissers to serve as focal point of Etsy shop.  |
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 11:50:26 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 12:05:01 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 12:15:18 GMT -5
Check out this heavy beast. From a known blower. 11 pounds and will attempt lips. Has been sitting in an import house for several years, owners decided to get rid of it. Tile saw and me have a long date.    |
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Post by fernwood on May 28, 2018 16:19:00 GMT -5
Those wraps and sea glass jewelry are great. The vase should be interesting to work with.
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Post by MsAli on May 28, 2018 16:22:48 GMT -5
It is from David Creek I have the hook up for all the obsidian Not sure if he sells on Ebay. I'll ask. |
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Post by MsAli on May 28, 2018 16:24:30 GMT -5
This boy is huge and this is just one chunk sitting in their yard  |
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 17:15:42 GMT -5
It is from David Creek I have the hook up for all the obsidian Not sure if he sells on Ebay. I'll ask. From what I have heard obsidian occurs in large quantities where it is found. It is unimaginable to have massive piles and exposures of it being an easterner. It would be a treasure hunt to sort thru it as it is found in nature. Are you sawing it with the sheen to get it to be reflective ? |
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 17:19:26 GMT -5
This boy is huge and this is just one chunk sitting in their yard Wow and what a big chunk. I see this has swirls in it. I have a chunk but it is flat layers. So if it is swirly does that make it tricky to saw it to reflect a sheen ? |
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Post by MsAli on May 28, 2018 17:33:44 GMT -5
This boy is huge and this is just one chunk sitting in their yard Wow and what a big chunk. I see this has swirls in it. I have a chunk but it is flat layers. So if it is swirly does that make it tricky to saw it to reflect a sheen ? I've never cut a big chunk Garrick usually does that. Apparently there is a right way to cut it. Maybe best I dont try Today he was cutting massive chunks of plasma agate That stuff is incredible |
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Post by jamesp on May 28, 2018 17:40:18 GMT -5
Those wraps and sea glass jewelry are great. The vase should be interesting to work with. I scored well yesterday on 2 machine blown pieces. Often times the machine blown vitrifies when melted or slumped. May have to straight tumble and skip the melt. Testing in kiln tonight. I bought the multi-colored shell at Home Goods department store for $12 and it weighs 6.5 pounds. It is pretty crazy. Fingers crossed it will melt. The red and orange one is heavy with red and orange layers and may make fine lips if it will not also vitrify at melt.   Orange inside, white middle layer, red next, then coated with clear.  The big blue and green vase is a China hand blown and of fine high flow glass, it may be the 6th vase from this company I processed and all have made lips easily. Melts like butter and kiln polishes perfect. They are distributed in California and here in Atlanta. Many sold here in Atlanta over the years and they often end up in local thrift shops. The importer here in Atlanta is slowly liquidating his stock because no one is buying glass much anymore. Green/blue being reduced, a coarser tile saw blade used for this. When cutting it to smaller melts a finer glass blade is used to avoid shattering and chipping. I have to hold the vase and feed it to the blade carefully so it does not grab the blade. It is held carefully where it won't cut if it gets snagged on the saw blade.   |
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