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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,087	Preforms and an impossible slab Apr 19, 2019 19:42:46 GMT -5 fernwood likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Apr 19, 2019 19:42:46 GMT -5 On the Morgan Hill, the closer I looked the more fractures I saw (black lines) some were healed, but I have enough experience with MH not to waste the time.
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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,087	Preforms and an impossible slab Apr 20, 2019 13:11:47 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Apr 20, 2019 13:11:47 GMT -5 Refined the shape on the second one; ground the shape and dopped all with cut down sticks. I'll try to see if I can get better girdles tomorrow.
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Preforms and an impossible slab Apr 20, 2019 14:11:10 GMT -5

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Apr 20, 2019 13:11:47 GMT -5 stardiamond said:

Refined the shape on the second one; ground the shape and dopped all with cut down sticks. I'll try to see if I can get better girdles tomorrow.

Hope this one in particular works out, so sweet!

Al

Rockindad(Al), enjoying the hobby with my son.

stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,087	Preforms and an impossible slab Apr 20, 2019 17:46:25 GMT -5 rockjunquie and fernwood like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on Apr 20, 2019 17:46:25 GMT -5 I domed the 4 cabs through 220 soft and really paid attention to the girdles. Not perfect but much better.
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