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Post by stardiamond on Oct 7, 2019 17:51:57 GMT -5
I made this cabochon some years ago and decided to list it on Etsy. Blue Biggs flat top with an interesting scene and a mirror polish. I noticed there was a barely visible fracture on the face. I took 3 pictures weighed it and measure the girdle. I set it down gently and when I looked for the cab it was in two pieces. The fracture line is visible in the picture. I couldn't stand looking at it and got superglue all over my fingers and the face. I'll give it away with an order.  |
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Post by socalagatehound on Oct 7, 2019 19:50:47 GMT -5
Too bad! It was very nice.
Craig
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 8, 2019 10:49:34 GMT -5
That would have been a very nice cab. Can you save anything from the bottom of the cab for something smaller?
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Post by stardiamond on Oct 8, 2019 13:18:36 GMT -5
The cab was finished and it needed to be a flat top to maintain the pattern. After gluing it together I tried to sand off the glue using 325 soft and most of the pattern disappeared. The fracture was not a straight line and looked like two jigsaw puzzle pieces. The cab is now in the garbage but I have the picture to remember it.
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followthatcab
noticing nice landscape pebbles
Member since May 2019
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Post by followthatcab on Oct 8, 2019 14:41:17 GMT -5
That's a pity, especially after all the work you put into it. It sure would have been a lovely cab.
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Post by parfive on Oct 8, 2019 14:44:27 GMT -5
You could always try a doublet sometime to aid the salvage process.
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Post by fernwood on Oct 8, 2019 14:45:49 GMT -5
Too bad. I liked the patterns.
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