oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jul 5, 2020 14:26:03 GMT -5
unfortunately, some moroccan agate rough I purchased didnt show up this week as expected. Instead, I dug around for something to cut up and cab and these are what came of that endeavor. first up is fancy jasper. next is unknown but if had to guess I'd say stoney creek- brazilian agate- unknown- unknown- thought the blonde above might like to have a face so I gave her one- and lastly, got pretty lucky with this one. rough was not much bigger than the cab and just happened to notice some light banding so decided to cut it. was able to get a slice little over 4 mm thick. all I knew at the time was it made a huge mess cutting. quick google search and I believe it to be Crown of silver Psilomelane. as always, thanks for looking! and if any are incorrectly ID'd please dont hesitate to correct me.
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jul 5, 2020 17:10:18 GMT -5
Nice looking cabs! I’m curious if you have the dremel mounted to anything, or if you hold it in your hand? When are you going to take up carving? thanks! I use the flex shaft attachment for the dremel and hold the stone. and maneuver both the stone and flex shaft as I work . funny u ask about carving as I was just thinking I may enjoy that.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 6, 2020 11:50:31 GMT -5
Wow! You got some real lookers there. I am a big fan of psilomelane and that one is really nice. The first unknown is nice, too. Maybe West Texas plume? The bloodstone would more accurately be called Fancy Jasper.
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jul 7, 2020 1:34:54 GMT -5
Wow! You got some real lookers there. I am a big fan of psilomelane and that one is really nice. The first unknown is nice, too. Maybe West Texas plume? The bloodstone would more accurately be called Fancy Jasper. thank you! yeah I wondered why I hadnt seen much psilomelane cabs with how neat the material is. then I tried shopping for some rough and found out how scarce it is. and at $50 a lb it's way out of my league. bummer.. thanks for the IDs as well!
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Post by miket on Jul 7, 2020 9:38:01 GMT -5
Just saw this, love them all! And the blonde with the face made me chuckle... Nice work again, sir.
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Jul 7, 2020 19:35:49 GMT -5
I adore the last cab! The banding and color is beautiful.
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Post by RocksInNJ on Jul 8, 2020 20:15:20 GMT -5
Excellent work and a nice touch with the face on the blonde lol.
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Jul 9, 2020 7:02:01 GMT -5
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