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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2020 19:30:05 GMT -5
Thanks Evan! I like that stuff, it was the first time I've worked it and it played nice.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 14, 2020 20:03:59 GMT -5
The Lapis is awesome! You did a real nice job on that jade, too. It's difficult, so say the least.
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2020 21:41:00 GMT -5
The Lapis is awesome! You did a real nice job on that jade, too. It's difficult, so say the least. Thank you, ma'am! I'm going to do some more jade, I like the color. 😁 |
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Post by miket on Apr 15, 2020 9:26:03 GMT -5
First this morning, some tumbles that were mixed in with the cabs. Thanks for looking.    |
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Post by miket on Apr 15, 2020 14:52:59 GMT -5
A few more. First, another tumble I wanted to show. Is it called an eye agate? Or maybe bubblegum...either way it's been tumbling for over a year and as you can tell it's about to break so I pulled it. Then, some Maligano Jasper, followed by the two Poppy Jasper cabs I made. The first one was super hard to get a picture of (maybe because of the colors?) and the heart seems to have developed a few cracks, but at least it held together.     |
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Post by miket on Apr 15, 2020 16:15:38 GMT -5
Almost done. First, a tiny heart. About the size of a nickel. Some cracking but it's hard to see with the naked eye. And some Wonderstone. Thanks for the look.    |
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Post by knave on Apr 15, 2020 19:39:18 GMT -5
The last wonderstone is amazing.
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Post by miket on Apr 15, 2020 19:54:16 GMT -5
The last wonderstone is amazing. Thanks Evan! It has a lot going on, I like it too. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 15, 2020 21:15:42 GMT -5
Love that first brown one and the last Wonderstone! Nice work, Mr. Mike!
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Post by miket on Apr 16, 2020 9:17:50 GMT -5
Love that first brown one and the last Wonderstone! Nice work, Mr. Mike! Thank you, Robin! |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 16, 2020 9:32:16 GMT -5
Very nice work miket! I love seeing the progress that you've made over the last couple of years! |
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Post by miket on Apr 16, 2020 9:45:24 GMT -5
Very nice work miket ! I love seeing the progress that you've made over the last couple of years! Thank you, sir! I have a looong way to go to catch up to you guys- but I'm having fun! |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 16, 2020 9:58:29 GMT -5
Very nice work miket ! I love seeing the progress that you've made over the last couple of years! Thank you, sir! I have a looong way to go to catch up to you guys- but I'm having fun! You hit the nail on the head - continue having fun and don't worry about where anyone else is  From personal experience, I went crazy with it after going into semi-retirement in 2016. I let making cabs become my job for three years and it cost me a lot physically. Even after taking 9 months off from it, I make one cab now and I'm on Ibuprofen for two days  |
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Post by Fossilman on Apr 16, 2020 10:09:16 GMT -5
NICE! Keeping you out of trouble Mike - LOL
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Post by miket on Apr 16, 2020 10:18:17 GMT -5
NICE! Keeping you out of trouble Mike - LOL Thanks- and mostly.  |
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Post by miket on Apr 17, 2020 9:51:03 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Apr 17, 2020 9:54:08 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Apr 17, 2020 9:58:13 GMT -5
And last but not least. The mistakes/failures- I'm posting these so others might learn from what I did wrong. I wrecked the red/green blanket and I'm not happy with myself. I should know better by now.  The piece of Maligano Jasper undercut bad on the bottom part of the cab, I'm going to grind it off and save the stone. And finally an unknown that undercut significantly. Thanks for the looks!     |
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From personal experience, I went crazy with it after going into semi-retirement in 2016. I let making cabs become my job for three years and it cost me a lot physically. Even after taking 9 months off from it, I make one cab now and I'm on Ibuprofen for two days 
