my first Dop

Blue Tigereye starting to spend too much on rocks Member since January 2005 Posts: 118	my first Dop Feb 23, 2005 12:17:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Blue Tigereye on Feb 23, 2005 12:17:44 GMT -5 I think they look Great!

deepsouth fully equipped rock polisher He who rocks last rocks best Member since January 2004 Posts: 1,256	my first Dop Feb 23, 2005 17:44:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deepsouth on Feb 23, 2005 17:44:37 GMT -5 I hope to venture into cabs, and your example is going to be a hard act to follow. They are precious ...I am blown away by your talents KD Thanks Jack

deepsouth fully equipped rock polisher He who rocks last rocks best Member since January 2004 Posts: 1,256	my first Dop Feb 23, 2005 17:46:52 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deepsouth on Feb 23, 2005 17:46:52 GMT -5 one note of information... I have seen an old hand at cabmaking who uses old engine valves for dopsticks. they come very cheap , need a car repairshop handy. Jack

hermatite Guest	my first Dop Feb 23, 2005 19:33:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hermatite on Feb 23, 2005 19:33:00 GMT -5 Those are brilliant cabs! you were BORN for this! omg omg I think you're just progressing so well...amazing.

chassroc Cave Dweller Rocks are abundant when you have rocktumblinghobby pals Member since January 2005 Posts: 3,586	my first Dop Feb 24, 2005 12:44:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chassroc on Feb 24, 2005 12:44:23 GMT -5 That is very impressive

MichiganRocks starting to spend too much on rocks "I wasn't born to follow." Member since April 2007 Posts: 154	my first Dop Feb 24, 2005 13:49:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MichiganRocks on Feb 24, 2005 13:49:00 GMT -5 Electric dop pot! We're getting pretty high tech there KD. I'm still using my old coffee cup warmer! Ron
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my first Dop Mar 6, 2005 20:49:57 GMT -5

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Post by llanago on Mar 6, 2005 20:49:57 GMT -5

KD, great job! I also think your teacher is just jealous! Probably gives him an inferior complex because a relative beginner can do such beautiful work! So, just keep doin' those KrazyCabs and don't worry about what that old fart says - or young fart, whatever the case may be!

The regular cabs are nice and yours are wonderful, but the Krazycabs and Cabojohns are so much more interesting and creative.

I finally broke down and got some dop wax. I use a glue melting pot, dowel rods for the sticks and a high tech way to heat the stones. I put a piece of metal flashing across the top of a saucepan of boiling water!

One of those nifty little dop pots like you have would be nice, but I'm too cheap to buy one! I do like the flashing method because I can make up a bunch of rocks at once.

Now, if I could just get the hang of the grinding! I have been practicing using the dop since the wax came yesterday. I think I do better with the dops, so maybe I will finally do something that I won't be embarrassed to offer up for a Name that Cabollana!

Got one I am working on now and am pretty pleased with thus far, so hopefully, I won't screw it up!

llana

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