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Post by stardiamond on Sept 8, 2019 12:35:54 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Sept 8, 2019 12:50:04 GMT -5
Very cool! Can't wait to see it finished.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 13:56:54 GMT -5
Absolutely love it!
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Post by NDK on Sept 8, 2019 14:20:58 GMT -5
I'd be tempted to dome it like a regular cab. Maybe test a scrap to see how those plumes show up in the bots?
Definitely interesting and I can't wait to see the finished piece!
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 8, 2019 14:25:31 GMT -5
I think the superglue is set enough. I'm going to grind around the edges and will see how the bots look and proceed from there. I have 8 cabs dopped but will start working on 3. This one and two Howardites. I want to find out quickly if they will hold together.
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Post by NDK on Sept 8, 2019 14:31:19 GMT -5
At least if they're gonna break apart it doesn't wait til you're polishing.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 8, 2019 15:16:21 GMT -5
All my questions were answered including the one I didn't ask. Would the bots remain with a a dome and what would the ground nots look like? The missing question was would the cab fall apart?   The Howardites were solid through 220/280 soft. The smaller one has a nicer pattern but neither are great.   |
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Post by NDK on Sept 8, 2019 15:22:45 GMT -5
I never thought that stinky bot would fall apart. That's a bummer
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 8, 2019 15:34:49 GMT -5
Neither did I. It survived the trim saw and the preform grinding. It would have been worse if it was turning out how I envisioned it. It would have been best left as the preform with polished sides.
Some years ago I got some top grade Horse Canyon Moss agate and didn't have a saw. My wife had an ebay seller that she bought from slab it and took her share. Part of the rough was botryoidal and she had it set in a silver pendant. It didn't come out how she imagined but it is interesting. When I run across it I will post a picture.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2019 16:08:14 GMT -5
Ah, too bad. Leaving the botryoidal top surfaces alone became a minor trend recently (I think sparked by the Indonesian "Grape Agate" natural and dyed chalcedony). Shouldn't require more than a light tumble or a few hits with with a soda blaster to clean out the crevices. I've personally only seen a very few botryoidal plume pieces come out where the tops were domed down (and then mostly water-clear pieces where you get a chance for some turtleback). Stinkingwater Plume shows better when sliced into thin slabs, vertically from botryoidal/angelwing surface through to the base to show the plume itself. Was hoping to see one of those thinner pieces cabbed to preserve the interesting surface - might have turned out something to do with thinner chunks I probably still have tucked away somewhere.
Howardite turned out pleasing enough, maybe not as sharp as some pieces, but still nice. Hope you come across and can post a photo of the Horse Canyon.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 8, 2019 16:28:12 GMT -5
I was disappointed with the Howardite not from the ideal but what I saw in the slab. I wet it and it looked as I wanted to. I will post pictures after it is polished. With the right Stinking Water it looks good thicker even with a good dome as long as the material is good and there is separation between the plumes and the agate. I'm working on one now that it will be about 5mm finished and it will be fairly attractive.
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