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Post by miket on Aug 6, 2019 10:10:16 GMT -5
Plus a lot of patience. This is one I started last night that I'm pretty excited about.  A quick tap on the chisel with the sledge and it actually sheared off nicely  And here's where I'm at with it now. TONS of work to go on it but I'll get there. Thanks for looking!  |
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Post by fernwood on Aug 6, 2019 10:50:46 GMT -5
That is going to be beautiful.
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Post by miket on Aug 6, 2019 11:57:02 GMT -5
That is going to be beautiful. Thank you, I sure hope so. I'm having fun with these Tee Pees! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 6, 2019 20:56:46 GMT -5
Oooh-la-la! Stunner, for sure!  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 6, 2019 20:59:37 GMT -5
Good job!!! Is that the first one you have done like that?
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Post by MsAli on Aug 6, 2019 21:00:30 GMT -5
That one is pretty cool
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Post by miket on Aug 7, 2019 9:24:46 GMT -5
Oooh-la-la! Stunner, for sure! Thanks! |
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Post by miket on Aug 7, 2019 9:28:42 GMT -5
Good job!!! Is that the first one you have done like that? Thanks, Tela! I guess it is. The first time we looked for Tee Pees I took the 3 pound sledge, you need to break a lot of rocks. Unfortunately, sometimes the agate got smashed too. So I really didn't like that much. This last time I brought home some larger pieces to see if I could coax out the agate a little more gently.  But I still took my rock hammer, because sometimes the agates are part of a rock that is just too dang big to bring home! |
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Post by miket on Aug 7, 2019 9:32:10 GMT -5
Thank you, ma'am! Like I said, I still have a bunch of work to do on it as you can see. I'm hoping that I don't lose much of the banding when I'm shaping it- but on the handful that I've worked on so far it doesn't seem to be too bad of an issue. There are patterns on the back, too, but not the same or as much if that makes sense. |
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Post by Tommy on Aug 7, 2019 10:02:29 GMT -5
Beautiful agate pattern capture miket! I can't wait to see the finished piece. |
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Post by miket on Aug 7, 2019 11:04:03 GMT -5
Beautiful agate pattern capture miket ! I can't wait to see the finished piece. Thanks, sir! I won't say that I didn't do a little happy dance when it didn't crumble!  |
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Post by NevadaBill on Aug 7, 2019 16:00:39 GMT -5
That is going to be a super rock when you are done. You know, not having any familiarity with that type of rock myself, I probably would have walked right by that stone and never picked it up. You obviously knew what to look for.
Is that one of those "Fairburn" ones that you sometimes post about? It looks real Agate to me. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to try the cave man hammer and chisel attempt to extract the beauty from that rock though. Great job.
I would probably be worried now about preserving as much of the "Sheriff's Star" pattern in the rock as possible now, without accidentally grinding it away. Good luck.
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Post by miket on Aug 7, 2019 16:27:55 GMT -5
That is going to be a super rock when you are done. You know, not having any familiarity with that type of rock myself, I probably would have walked right by that stone and never picked it up. You obviously knew what to look for. Is that one of those "Fairburn" ones that you sometimes post about? It looks real Agate to me. I don't know if I would have been brave enough to try the cave man hammer and chisel attempt to extract the beauty from that rock though. Great job. I would probably be worried now about preserving as much of the "Sheriff's Star" pattern in the rock as possible now, without accidentally grinding it away. Good luck. Thanks, Bill. This actually is a Tee Pee Canyon agate. I think I found this one on the second time looking for them- they're way easier and more common to find than Fairburns. They do look an awful lot alike! And I'm sure you wouldn't have walked right by it, the colors stand out big time against the host rock. Just takes some patience and a bit of luck to find them. They tend to fracture with my tile saw so I could either take the "cave man" approach or spend MANY more hours with the dremel. Yeah, I am a bit worried about not grinding too much away but nothing ventured, nothing gained, right? Plus, I have a bunch more waiting in line behind it- some nicer, some not as nice. But all with potential. |
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Post by NevadaBill on Aug 7, 2019 17:23:14 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing Mike. I did see in your last post a mention of Tee Pee. So I will have to give that one a look up. The stark contrast between the host rock and the agate part is amazing. It's pretty cool that you are having a go at creating the cab, the old fashioned way.
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Post by miket on Aug 7, 2019 17:36:57 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing Mike. I did see in your last post a mention of Tee Pee. So I will have to give that one a look up. The stark contrast between the host rock and the agate part is amazing. It's pretty cool that you are having a go at creating the cab, the old fashioned way. I have quite a few pics of them on here- probably too many, but oh well... 😀 And yeah, well, it's the only way I have to do it at the moment. And I need something to do while waiting for my tumblers. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 7, 2019 19:24:43 GMT -5
There are never too many pictures of rocks! I was talking to a gentleman from the RMFMS at our show last weekend and he had the most gorgeous Tee Pee pendant on. I commented on it and we got to talking about Tee Pee and Fairburns and he said the only difference is that the Fairburns are weathered out and the Tee Pee are not.  |
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Post by miket on Aug 8, 2019 9:32:41 GMT -5
There are never too many pictures of rocks! I was talking to a gentleman from the RMFMS at our show last weekend and he had the most gorgeous Tee Pee pendant on. I commented on it and we got to talking about Tee Pee and Fairburns and he said the only difference is that the Fairburns are weathered out and the Tee Pee are not.  Interesting. I've been trying to do some reading in one of Roger Clark's books in my spare time (what spare time...  ) to learn more about Fairburns and I could definitely see that as being possible. So many fortification agates look the same and I'm thinking that a lot of the names come from the locations and as far as I know Tee Pees and Fairburns all washed down from the same place. But I could be wrong... |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 8, 2019 16:51:26 GMT -5
It makes perfect sense to me. I'm inclined to lean toward them being the same thing.
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Post by miket on Aug 8, 2019 16:59:06 GMT -5
It makes perfect sense to me. I'm inclined to lean toward them being the same thing. Shhh, don't tell anyone. Someday I might want to sell my rocks and Fairburns get waaaay more than Tee Pees!  Check out The Rock Shed's rocks for sale on his website, you'll see what I mean. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 8, 2019 20:33:12 GMT -5
Well of course, they do! It takes a lot more effort to find those Fairburns on the prairie. Once cut, though, who's to know?
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) to learn more about Fairburns and I could definitely see that as being possible.
