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Post by fernwood on Jan 31, 2019 15:53:27 GMT -5
Oops, forgot to mention the type of rock for my entry. All I can say is some type of agate with crystal pockets.
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Post by taylor on Jan 31, 2019 18:14:18 GMT -5
I love winter! At least I do here in southern Arizona where ice and snow can be found in stone! We found this chunk of 'I dunno' with agate in an estate box. The agate is the expected hardness for agate and the 'I dunno' is a lot softer, making it a challenge to work together. The 'I dunno' reminded me of ice. I didn't notice the sparkles in the ice until I was working at 1200 grit. the slab  the plan  the cab  the cab on a different background--trying to capture the sparkles  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 31, 2019 18:17:06 GMT -5
I love winter! At least I do here in southern Arizona where ice and snow can be found in stone! We found this chunk of 'I dunno' with agate in an estate box. The agate is the expected hardness for agate and the 'I dunno' is a lot softer, making it a challenge to work together. The 'I dunno' reminded me of ice. I didn't notice the sparkles in the ice until I was working at 1200 grit. the slab the plan the cab the cab on a different background--trying to capture the sparkles This is beautiful! |
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Post by taylor on Jan 31, 2019 18:24:46 GMT -5
Thank you, Ali.
I like every one's entries! So many beautiful stones!
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Post by MsAli on Jan 31, 2019 18:40:10 GMT -5
Some really great ones this month!
I unfortunately wont get one done. Life happens and I wasn't able to get out to use the machines
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Post by gemfeller on Jan 31, 2019 19:54:55 GMT -5
Great entries this month. I didn't really have much that suggested Winter to me but I ran across this slab of Nyssa, OR plume that reminded me a little of either snowdrifts or winter clouds. But most of the white "puffs" ground away while I was shaping the cab and I could see they were mostly on the surface of the slab. Oh well. Anyhow since I cut the stone I'd just as well enter. I forgot to shoot an image of the rough before trim-sawing so this image shows the slab and the preform to 220 grit. Preform and Slab:  Finished Cab:  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 31, 2019 20:14:08 GMT -5
Great entries this month. I didn't really have much that suggested Winter to me but I ran across this slab of Nyssa, OR plume that reminded me a little of either snowdrifts or winter clouds. But most of the white "puffs" ground away while I was shaping the cab and I could see they were mostly on the surface of the slab. Oh well. Anyhow since I cut the stone I'd just as well enter. I forgot to shoot an image of the rough before trim-sawing so this image shows the slab and the preform to 220 grit. Preform and Slab: Finished Cab: Snowing in the mountains |
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Post by glennz01 on Feb 1, 2019 2:22:06 GMT -5
Well still recovering from the sold I had since last week, I may have to sit this one out... just means I'll have to finish the cab when I get better hopefully on the weekend. Will still post even if it isn't going to be in voting
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Feb 1, 2019 10:13:01 GMT -5
gemfeller, that looks like snow in Bryce Canyon. Makes me nostalgic for the time there was fog/mist/cloud there one time that I saw.
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Post by gemfeller on Feb 1, 2019 11:01:53 GMT -5
gemfeller, that looks like snow in Bryce Canyon. Makes me nostalgic for the time there was fog/mist/cloud there one time that I saw. I lived in Idaho and Utah and the stone's pattern reminds me of many such scenes -- patchy snow on mountainsides and areas like Bryce. Thanks for noticing. |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Feb 1, 2019 11:30:33 GMT -5
gemfeller, that looks like snow in Bryce Canyon. Makes me nostalgic for the time there was fog/mist/cloud there one time that I saw. I lived in Idaho and Utah and the stone's pattern reminds me of many such scenes -- patchy snow on mountainsides and areas like Bryce. Thanks for noticing. I hope to live in Utah someday, maybe.  |
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Post by stephan on Feb 1, 2019 19:45:49 GMT -5
A couple of very nice last-minute entries.
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Post by glennz01 on Feb 5, 2019 21:49:17 GMT -5
OK. I went with standard winter colors. Here is my contribution:  Sowbelly Agate by Stephan Telm, on Flickr The background really influenced the color balance. The final product is true to color. Clearly, I changed my mind from what I drew, and put the broad part of the triangle at the translucent portion. Also, the pattern changed quickly as I domed. thanks but for future please don't combine photos |
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Post by stephan on Feb 6, 2019 23:25:59 GMT -5
OK. I went with standard winter colors. Here is my contribution: Sowbelly Agate by Stephan Telm, on Flickr The background really influenced the color balance. The final product is true to color. Clearly, I changed my mind from what I drew, and put the broad part of the triangle at the translucent portion. Also, the pattern changed quickly as I domed. thanks but for future please don't combine photos Sorry. I figured you were cropping and residing. Won't happen again. |
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Post by glennz01 on Feb 7, 2019 21:24:44 GMT -5
thanks but for future please don't combine photos Sorry. I figured you were cropping and residing. Won't happen again. the forms used to have a feature that allowed resizing just as you would in Microsoft word. It appears to no longer do that! I'm blaming Tommy Speaking of tommy you have a special message in your inbox that you will want |
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