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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 23, 2004 20:39:11 GMT -5
i just finished these for kim ---i gotta tell ya kim this stuff is the hardest stuff i tried to shape yet everytime i get it allmost finished another internal fracture pops hahaha i was sweatin this stuff out but i beat it for the most part  |
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Post by Toad on Nov 23, 2004 20:45:55 GMT -5
Very nice.
What is the rock?
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 23, 2004 20:49:04 GMT -5
i think its morisonite but to be sure we have to wait for kim to answer that hahaha
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Post by docone31 on Nov 23, 2004 21:19:08 GMT -5
You are getting better and better. They look great! You do real well on the edges.
Your fashion of cutting is, in my opinion, way better than a calibrated cab.
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 23, 2004 21:51:22 GMT -5
what's really scarey sands is those are breathtaking in the photo and i know the photos don't do your cabojohns any justice so should i be lying down when i get these  or if i'm in my vehicle at the box to be sure to put it in park so my foot doesn't slip off the brake! you have outdone yourself and you definitely beat it! that one on the left bottom almost reminds me of the pietersite. ohhhhhhhhhh i love them! toad it is morrisonite. i love the morrisonite! kim |
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Post by Cher on Nov 23, 2004 22:15:11 GMT -5
WoW they are gorgeous! Great job Sands.
Cher
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Post by cookie3rocks on Nov 23, 2004 22:24:10 GMT -5
That deserves a definate
YUMMY!!!!
Well done. Sands is DA MAN!
cookie
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 24, 2004 7:20:14 GMT -5
yeh, Sands, you are getting REAL good at this stuff, your new listings on eBay look great too, tho the mex lace rectangular one is a bit washed out for detail.
love the morrisonite, spectacular colors!
what are you going to do with them Kim?
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 24, 2004 12:34:10 GMT -5
going to have them set a few at a time kd. the guy i've talked to is still designing the setting - trying to make a universal setting so he can easily modify it no matter what shape i bring in. originally i thought i would sell them afterward but i don't think i can part with the ones from sands or bear creek - especially if someone bought them locally and i ran into them later -might snatch it from their neck and run hollering MINE, MINE, MINE - but i will definitely post pics when the 1st 5 are done (that's how many he traced so far). i have a little collection going ;D.
kim
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 24, 2004 12:37:15 GMT -5
yea i put on the listing the flash washed out the detail it looks alot better in person -- maybe i should try and take another pic without the flash--- huh
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 24, 2004 14:43:55 GMT -5
kim i just got back from sending yours and jimmys cabojohns out so there on there way
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 24, 2004 15:25:35 GMT -5
yeh, Sands, wouldn't hurt to get a better shot, looks like a nice piece. Kim, how is this guy going to set them?  don't forget to post those photos, can't wait to see them!! you lucky pregnant dog! KD |
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Post by sandsman1 on Nov 24, 2004 15:56:55 GMT -5
hey KD when ya get a chance take alook at the new pic i put see what ya think
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Post by rockyraccoon on Nov 24, 2004 17:35:39 GMT -5
oh yeah sands that pic is way better! i'll be checking my box. can't wait to see them! kd he's designing a sterling silver setting with bail for them. i took the 1st 5 i got from sands and he traced them so he can design the settings. i took some pics with me of some i found online that were freeform but set and showed him what i did or didn't like about them and left the rest in his creative hands. the trick is he's trying to come up with a universal design he can use over and over on any i bring in no matter what shape or size. i'm trying so hard to be patient  . kim |
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Post by krazydiamond on Nov 24, 2004 17:49:40 GMT -5
waaaaaaay better picture Sands, that is so NICE!!!!!!
fabulous stone, good eye for the grain.....but then you know that IS my fav wok...
KD
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Post by connrock on Nov 24, 2004 18:19:20 GMT -5
Very pretty sands!! I'm with doc,,,,,I like the free forms much better then the calibrated cabs.I think they have much more "life" to them. Morrisonite jasper is getting very rare and expensive.The claim is all dug out and there is just no more of it to be had. Those cabs are worth a lot more then you might think!! About a month ago I sent 2 1lb pieces of Morrisonite to a jeweler in NH.He will cut one slab off of each for himself and another to make a 14k gold pendant for my wife with chain!! He will send back the remaing pieces to me and I will stash them away again. Tom  |
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Post by hermatite on Nov 25, 2004 8:35:49 GMT -5
Tom stole my reply! (just kidding) I have to agree that I like the freeform cabs better than the formed ones. It just seems like you can let the spirit shine through the rock sands. great job.
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llanago
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Post by llanago on Nov 25, 2004 8:55:12 GMT -5
Sands and Kim, those are absolutely breathtaking! Sands you are a true artist when it comes to these cabojohns. You just get better and better! And I have to agree with Herm, doc and Tom, the freeform cab are much prettier than the plain ole uniform cabs. And you just have a natural talent for cutting them just right to bring out the beauty in the stone. Checked out the ones on at eBay - they are all just spectacular! Kim, I can't wait to see the setting being designed for them. I think I would be real careful if you wear one - someone might run up to you, jerk it off and run away saying "thanks, it's mine now!"  In other words, it's probably a good thing you don't live close to me! I would be sorely tempted to do just that! llana |
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Post by deepsouth on Nov 25, 2004 15:21:17 GMT -5
Wow Sands , your talent keeps on improving and you have reached a very high standard as I see it.
Thanks so much for sharing this with us
Jack
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don't forget to post those photos, can't wait to see them!! you lucky pregnant dog! 
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In other words, it's probably a good thing you don't live close to me! I would be sorely tempted to do just that! 
