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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on May 28, 2019 22:43:35 GMT -5
What a difference 1/4" can make.
Here's a heel I took off a chunk to isolate a band of small eyes Robin liked. First pic is both sides of the heel. Second is after the split. Took the heel off on the LS14 drop saw, and split it by hand (with fence) on the antique Victor 10".
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Post by MsAli on May 29, 2019 10:06:51 GMT -5
Looking forward to seeing what you both do with that
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 29, 2019 10:19:43 GMT -5
I was totally surprised at all those orbs jam packed in there. Wasn't expecting that. I told Vince this morning that it looks like Leopard Skin more than Kabamba. I was hoping for some lines of orbs kind of like the line in slab on the right side of the first picture. Definitely got more than I was anticipating.  |
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Post by MsAli on May 29, 2019 10:40:08 GMT -5
It reminds me of algae in a late summer swamp
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Post by Tommy on May 29, 2019 13:52:35 GMT -5
I was totally surprised at all those orbs jam packed in there. Wasn't expecting that. I told Vince this morning that it looks like Leopard Skin more than Kabamba. I was hoping for some lines of orbs kind of like the line in slab on the right side of the first picture. Definitely got more than I was anticipating. I agree. I've never seen Kabamba so dense with orbs. It's like an awesome new material  Lets call it frog eyes jasper  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on May 29, 2019 20:14:00 GMT -5
Hey! I've worn glasses since I was eight. So I guess that name fits... . 
This is cool. I could tell all the little third-grade jerks from back then I have a stone named after me!
Now , I - wear - my - sun - glasses - at - night ---.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 29, 2019 20:48:21 GMT -5
Just so Vince doesn't get a big, swollen head, let's call it frog egg jasper.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on May 29, 2019 22:09:42 GMT -5
All jokes aside, this pattern surprised the heck outta' me, too. I expected something like what's on the edge of the slab.
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Post by toiv0 on May 30, 2019 19:00:22 GMT -5
I too never seen the like. Green frog eggs and hand.
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Post by wampidytoo on May 30, 2019 20:57:41 GMT -5
I found Waldo, I found Waldo. Upper left corner of fourth photo, dog in corner with Waldo or who ever just below it. Killer slabs.
Jim
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 30, 2019 21:33:58 GMT -5
I found Waldo, I found Waldo. Upper left corner of fourth photo, dog in corner with Waldo or who ever just below it. Killer slabs. Jim I'll be damned, I see Waldo, too! How funny. Now I'm going to have to incorporate him into a Waldo cab somehow. |
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Post by Tommy on May 31, 2019 8:54:20 GMT -5
Yeah all kidding aside hummingbirdstones2 that was a magical cut - congratulations. I'm a sucker for a "skin cut" for making some one-off cabochons. I think I learned it from my brother when I was just starting out and borrowing his saws (and his rocks) lol - he encouraged me to cut Montana agates along the skin and grind down from the rough side and see what kind of unusual patterns pop out. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 31, 2019 22:37:19 GMT -5
Yeah all kidding aside hummingbirdstones2 that was a magical cut - congratulations. I'm a sucker for a "skin cut" for making some one-off cabochons. I think I learned it from my brother when I was just starting out and borrowing his saws (and his rocks) lol - he encouraged me to cut Montana agates along the skin and grind down from the rough side and see what kind of unusual patterns pop out. Tommy, Vince does that all the time. All the heels are his to skin to see if there's any surprises underneath. I'm sure he'd let me skin one or two if I wanted to, but he likes them so much I don't even ask. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on May 31, 2019 23:27:19 GMT -5
Thanks Tommy . I have an old Max Pro 8 in the saw shop for skinning rough chunks to find patterns and orientation. The 2"x8" 60 and 80 grit diamond wheels on it also clean up the rough side of heels nicely. Quick way to see if there's anything there worth chasing.
This piece of Kabamba had one layer of orbs about 1/2" in all the way around the chunk. Slabbed the tapered end on the 18" Frantom as small slabs with a line of orbs along one side. Good for small cabs with in-line orbs. Then couldn't resist pulling it off and turning it to get what's shown here.
Was a crapshoot - only had one shot at lining the chunk up on the drop saw, then splitting that piece along the orb line. Got lucky. If the drop saw cut hadn't stayed parallel with the orb layer the split on the fence would have missed the orbs. |
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Post by wampidytoo on Jun 1, 2019 2:02:42 GMT -5
You are so lucky Vince. First of all you got the name Vince which means they were/are very smart. I got the name Jim in front of Brown, I thought I would be really smart too and gave my son the same honker. He and I are guilty of every type of breaking the law that there is on this planet. The other way you are lucky is that you have a saw that will actually give you a win in a crap shoot. I have a Lortone 12 that you will look at and sometimes talk to it asking "how in the hell do you make almost perfectly even slabs when front to back of cut is a minimum of 1/4 inch out of line? Tried to fix it once when I was in Q, Didn't have the correct tools so I think I just made it more obvious. Still working 4 or 5 years later.
Save a little of the credit for yourself, saws are not self sufficient. Those are robots, look out humanity,
Jim
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jun 1, 2019 22:40:44 GMT -5
Thanks, Jim.
Glad to hear your saw is still working. Mine don't run like new, either.
Come to think of it, I wouldn't know how a new one runs. Have never had a new one... . |
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Post by Tommy on Jun 2, 2019 14:07:50 GMT -5
Nothing "lucky" about it. It was a skillful maneuver that turned out how you intended it - and a pleasant surprise inside the rock was the payoff!  |
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Lets call it frog eyes jasper 
