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Post by glennz01 on May 28, 2019 1:43:07 GMT -5
I leave for a trip tomorrow so had to make something today.
Local Alaskan stone, first one ive ever found like it.. looks like a dandelion / chrysanthemum. Been nagging at me all winter to cab it.
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Post by fernwood on May 28, 2019 5:47:55 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on May 28, 2019 10:25:47 GMT -5
Very nice glennz01 I have some material from the coast of Washington that looks very similar but with blue added. |
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Post by taylor on May 30, 2019 22:52:29 GMT -5
The only flower rock I have is rose quartz. How boring is that? We had a couple of cores from Richardson's in Oregon.  Hmmm...it would be pretty easy to turn that round shape into a flower shape using the carving wheel.  Still kinda boring, so I took an existing lemon quartz oval and cut it down to a smaller size and reversed the angle of the girdle.  End result using 8" cabbing machine for all work except making the recess for mounting the yellow center.    |
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Post by MsAli on May 30, 2019 23:23:17 GMT -5
The only flower rock I have is rose quartz. How boring is that? We had a couple of cores from Richardson's in Oregon. Hmmm...it would be pretty easy to turn that round shape into a flower shape using the carving wheel. Still kinda boring, so I took an existing lemon quartz oval and cut it down to a smaller size and reversed the angle of the girdle. End result using 8" cabbing machine for all work except making the recess for mounting the yellow center. Ok, now this is cool  |
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Post by taylor on May 30, 2019 23:39:07 GMT -5
Thank you MsAli. Its the first time I've done anything like it. |
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Post by glennz01 on May 31, 2019 0:38:04 GMT -5
Very cool cab!
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Post by vegasjames on May 31, 2019 1:27:14 GMT -5
I leave for a trip tomorrow so had to make something today.
Local Alaskan stone, first one ive ever found like it.. looks like a dandelion / chrysanthemum. Been nagging at me all winter to cab it.
Cool looking stone. |
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Post by vegasjames on May 31, 2019 1:29:04 GMT -5
The only flower rock I have is rose quartz. How boring is that? We had a couple of cores from Richardson's in Oregon. Hmmm...it would be pretty easy to turn that round shape into a flower shape using the carving wheel. Still kinda boring, so I took an existing lemon quartz oval and cut it down to a smaller size and reversed the angle of the girdle. End result using 8" cabbing machine for all work except making the recess for mounting the yellow center. The flower looks like candy. |
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Post by fernwood on May 31, 2019 5:47:29 GMT -5
taylor You have done justice to both using a flower named stone and making a flower from it. Love your creativity and the flower is beautiful. Reminds me of a Cone Flower or Daisy.
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Post by rockjunquie on May 31, 2019 6:25:57 GMT -5
taylor You took it to a WHOLE nother level!
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Post by MsAli on May 31, 2019 7:13:33 GMT -5
Thank you MsAli . Its the first time I've done anything like it. You did an incredible job for your 1st time |
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Post by miket on May 31, 2019 9:34:58 GMT -5
Jeez taylor . When I first started reading your post I thought "rose quartz, why didn't I think of that?" Then I threw in the towel after I saw the final result. Very nice work! |
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Post by Rockoonz on May 31, 2019 21:32:47 GMT -5
Okay, my turn, a last minute entry. Skykomish River poppy jasper, very rare, allegedly only one boulder found in the river. I was blessed to find the dealer who sold it and get a few slabs. Slab and preform.  It's really hard to catch the metallic look of the hematite with a phone camera, the outside lighting worked the best for that and the polish.  This one shows the red poppies in the hematite the best.  And the indoors pic, probably the best overall. About 20x40mm  |
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Post by MsAli on May 31, 2019 23:23:38 GMT -5
Okay, my turn, a last minute entry. Skykomish River poppy jasper, very rare, allegedly only one boulder found in the river. I was blessed to find the dealer who sold it and get a few slabs. Slab and preform. It's really hard to catch the metallic look of the hematite with a phone camera, the outside lighting worked the best for that and the polish. This one shows the red poppies in the hematite the best. And the indoors pic, probably the best overall. About 20x40mm Yeah! I was hoping you would enter it. Super pretty! |
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Post by taylor on Jun 1, 2019 0:35:44 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Jun 1, 2019 4:30:52 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 1, 2019 7:02:16 GMT -5
Okay, my turn, a last minute entry. Skykomish River poppy jasper, very rare, allegedly only one boulder found in the river. I was blessed to find the dealer who sold it and get a few slabs. Slab and preform. It's really hard to catch the metallic look of the hematite with a phone camera, the outside lighting worked the best for that and the polish. This one shows the red poppies in the hematite the best. And the indoors pic, probably the best overall. About 20x40mm Bright sunlight can wash things out with a camera phone. I have used polarizing sheets taped over the camera on my phone or just hold a cross polarizing filter over the lens to cut the glare. It is a hassle to do and keep the tape or filter out of the pic but definitely helps with picture quality. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 1, 2019 8:39:45 GMT -5
Great entry Rockoonz and we get to see something new, too. WIN! Yes, I have a polarizing filter on my camera for outside pictures. Works great! |
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