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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 21, 2019 18:27:08 GMT -5
NICE!!!!! I LOVE sugilte and PURPLE! That is a sweet cab!
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Post by fernwood on Apr 22, 2019 6:49:29 GMT -5
Very nice sugilite.
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Post by miket on Apr 22, 2019 9:29:42 GMT -5
Nice color of purple!
Great cab.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 22, 2019 9:36:45 GMT -5
Grape goodness and some cotton-candy to boot! Great cabs so far, everyone.
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Don
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Post by Don on Apr 22, 2019 14:57:30 GMT -5
Holley Blue agate rough came from the pile in the background, just a thin wafer.  |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 22, 2019 15:14:26 GMT -5
All this yummy purple!
And it just get better and better!
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Post by miket on Apr 22, 2019 15:28:43 GMT -5
Very nice.
I don't find much purple or pink out around here on the prairie- darn shame, I'm seeing some great cabs this month!
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Don
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Post by Don on Apr 22, 2019 15:48:18 GMT -5
I'm in with purple. This is a sugilite rough I've been putting off cutting but the time is now. I forgot to weigh the rough but the finished stone is 19.4 ct. and measures 25 x 17.5 x 5.5 mm. thick. This stuff is very hard to polish but I think I did pretty well with it. I had a bit of trouble photographing the color accurately. The image of the stone on the white background is closest to how it appears in hand. The lines in the images aren't apparent in normal viewing. The bottom is fully polished. Great polish on that. My sugilite gets orange-peel texture at the final polishing stages. any tips? |
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 22, 2019 16:30:11 GMT -5
I'm in with purple. This is a sugilite rough I've been putting off cutting but the time is now. I forgot to weigh the rough but the finished stone is 19.4 ct. and measures 25 x 17.5 x 5.5 mm. thick. This stuff is very hard to polish but I think I did pretty well with it. I had a bit of trouble photographing the color accurately. The image of the stone on the white background is closest to how it appears in hand. The lines in the images aren't apparent in normal viewing. The bottom is fully polished. Great polish on that. My sugilite gets orange-peel texture at the final polishing stages. any tips? My "secret sauce" is Holy Cow! polish on an old Tech 10 pad -- the kind they made before they starting adding 14K diamond. The problem is Holy Cow! isn't made any longer. I'd share but I'm hoarding my last half-ounce of the stuff for future Sugilite polishing. Maybe someone here knows what's in it and can offer a home-brew recipe for you. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 22, 2019 16:51:08 GMT -5
Holley Blue agate rough came from the pile in the background, just a thin wafer. That's a beautiful cab and it looks pretty big, too, for the material. What size is it? |
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Don
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Post by Don on Apr 22, 2019 16:56:29 GMT -5
Holley Blue agate rough came from the pile in the background, just a thin wafer. That's a beautiful cab and it looks pretty big, too, for the material. What size is it? I'd guess that it is 15mm x 8mm or so. I'll have to measure it. |
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jimaz
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Post by jimaz on Apr 22, 2019 22:04:52 GMT -5
Great looking material.
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Post by pocketfullarocks on Apr 24, 2019 21:37:02 GMT -5
Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I decided to go bold and enter my Sugilite cab. I gave this to a friend who is incorporating it into a necklace. If you rotate the cab clockwise you can match up the "yellow tooth" on the upper part of the slab.   |
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Post by MsAli on Apr 24, 2019 22:19:32 GMT -5
Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I decided to go bold and enter my Sugilite cab. I gave this to a friend who is incorporating it into a necklace. If you rotate the cab clockwise you can match up the "yellow tooth" on the upper part of the slab. Gorgeous! |
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Post by miket on Apr 25, 2019 9:28:08 GMT -5
Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I decided to go bold and enter my Sugilite cab. I gave this to a friend who is incorporating it into a necklace. If you rotate the cab clockwise you can match up the "yellow tooth" on the upper part of the slab. Super job! This is going to be one tough vote. |
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Post by NDK on Apr 27, 2019 21:14:32 GMT -5
Here's my submisson for this month's contest. Purple Salvia Chalcedony. I had a small nodule which I got a few 1 cab slabettes from. Here's the slab I chose to use:  IMG_20190426_194240706I thought I had a picture of the preform but I guess not. My daughters suggested I use the lines and make a leaf shape. I loved the idea and wouldn't have thought of it myself. Here's my finished cab:  IMG_20190427_195200511 Many awesome cabs submitted this month. Good luck everyone! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 28, 2019 10:02:13 GMT -5
Here's my submisson for this month's contest. Purple Salvia Chalcedony. I had a small nodule which I got a few 1 cab slabettes from. Here's the slab I chose to use: IMG_20190426_194240706I thought I had a picture of the preform but I guess not. My daughters suggested I use the lines and make a leaf shape. I loved the idea and wouldn't have thought of it myself. Here's my finished cab: IMG_20190427_195200511 Many awesome cabs submitted this month. Good luck everyone! Great cab and great idea! I wouldn't have thought of it, either. From the minds of babes.  |
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Post by stephan on Apr 28, 2019 18:06:20 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 28, 2019 21:23:39 GMT -5
Love the layers of color!
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Post by stonemon on Apr 28, 2019 21:32:20 GMT -5
Amethyst Sage... 50x35x7.5 Please ignore the dust..... I may try to get a better picture.
Slab
Got the slab from a friend in exchange for some time on the 24" Frantom.
Pre-form
Nice bunch this month!
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