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Post by stephan on Apr 13, 2021 23:45:38 GMT -5
I think you've got a winner in that oval. Nice composition, I'd be hard pressed to ID that stone once finished. The bottom half looks a little iffy, hope it holds up for you. I got a little overzealous drawing that teardrop on there. As soon as I did, I saw the fracture line right below the oval...and it extends into the teardrop. I'll cut the oval out first, and look at what's left of the slab and will likely choose a different shape from the bottom portion. If I hadn't been the one to cut that prairie agate, there's no way I would have ID'd it as such! LOL The second cab may choose itself. (“ahem, freeform! Excuse me.”) But maybe you’ll get lucky, and it’ll be solid. Great-looking stuff, in any case.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 13, 2021 23:51:42 GMT -5
I got a little overzealous drawing that teardrop on there. As soon as I did, I saw the fracture line right below the oval...and it extends into the teardrop. I'll cut the oval out first, and look at what's left of the slab and will likely choose a different shape from the bottom portion. If I hadn't been the one to cut that prairie agate, there's no way I would have ID'd it as such! LOL The second cab may choose itself. (“ahem, freeform! Excuse me.”) But maybe you’ll get lucky, and it’ll be solid. Great-looking stuff, in any case. I suck at freeforms! LOL If a stencil shape doesn't fit, it gets thrown in the scrap pile!  (Kidding...it just gets set aside until I feel more confident about not having the training wheels of the stencil lines! LOL) |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 14, 2021 9:20:21 GMT -5
That oval is gonna be awesome, my friend!
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averagejoe
off to a rocking start
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Post by averagejoe on Apr 21, 2021 21:41:13 GMT -5
Hi, I'm glad to find this site. I'm kind of a casual rock hunter, relatively new to the hobby, but I've been interested for some time. Made a couple of trip to Fairburn Agate Beds with my family but just recently started to visit the Railroad Buttes area (a lot less travel and you don't have to cross a creek to get there!). Neat to see the photos of others finds. I hope to be able to post of my own soon and maybe get some help identifying some of the specimen. I just like getting outdoors and enjoying the fresh air and the thrill of discovering some neat rocks.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 21, 2021 21:54:45 GMT -5
Hi, I'm glad to find this site. I'm kind of a casual rock hunter, relatively new to the hobby, but I've been interested for some time. Made a couple of trip to Fairburn Agate Beds with my family but just recently started to visit the Railroad Buttes area (a lot less travel and you don't have to cross a creek to get there!). Neat to see the photos of others finds. I hope to be able to post of my own soon and maybe get some help identifying some of the specimen. I just like getting outdoors and enjoying the fresh air and the thrill of discovering some neat rocks. Hey AJ!  Welcome to the forum! I definitely don't know a TON about Railroad Buttes, but I do go out there quite frequently! LOL - If you've got any questions, don't hesitate to ask. However, when it comes to rock identification, I'm horrible...unless it has holly leaf fortifications...then I know it's a Fairburn Agate! LOL |
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averagejoe
off to a rocking start
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Post by averagejoe on Apr 21, 2021 23:19:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 21, 2021 23:24:08 GMT -5
Absolutely! I'm sure you know not to drive out there if we've had rain or snow like we have the last couple days. It'll be nothing but slime in that gumbo mud. Four-wheel drive won't even help. I want to get out there, but I'm going to wait until at least the weekend...maybe even a few more days. |
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averagejoe
off to a rocking start
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Post by averagejoe on Apr 21, 2021 23:35:17 GMT -5
Absolutely! I'm sure you know not to drive out there if we've had rain or snow like we have the last couple days. It'll be nothing but slime in that gumbo mud. Four-wheel drive won't even help. I want to get out there, but I'm going to wait until at least the weekend...maybe even a few more days. I made it out Sunday before it all hit. Nice day. Now just waiting for everything to dry up and for my schedule to permit me to get away |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 5, 2021 20:11:10 GMT -5
Here's the cab I made from the rough pictured a little bit back in the thread. It turned out fan-freakin-tastic! LOL  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 5, 2021 20:55:25 GMT -5
Love this one! I agree it's fan-freakin-tastic! |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 6, 2021 20:18:59 GMT -5
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stewdogg
spending too much on rocks
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Post by stewdogg on May 7, 2021 0:22:10 GMT -5
Man, those slabs look awesome! I especially like that last one with all the blue/gray/yellow/red and orange... very cool!
That a great pattern on that cab as well!
Looks like you stay plenty busy.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 7, 2021 0:54:38 GMT -5
Man, those slabs look awesome! I especially like that last one with all the blue/gray/yellow/red and orange... very cool! That a great pattern on that cab as well! Looks like you stay plenty busy. I've been ordering quite a bit of rough from all over here recently because I have it stuck in my head there isn't a lot of cool stuff to slab and cab out here...but then I cut into stuff like this and am reminded that we in fact DO have some pretty cool material out here! LOL Most of the Prairie Agates don't have this type of patterning inside (like the slab above and the cab a little bit back). However, there are definitely some that DO! (Obviously! LOL) Thanks for the compliments... hopefully I'll have these cabbed up some time this week.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 10, 2021 17:46:00 GMT -5
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Post by mohs on Jun 10, 2021 17:54:50 GMT -5
thos rolling green grass hills remind of
let there be field that I fold
let there be good old
rock & roll
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 10, 2021 18:07:58 GMT -5
thos rolling green grass hills remind of let there be field that I fold let there be good old
rock & roll There were tons of rocks...and one roll...well, more of an unplanned slide down a hill once. Stuck my hand into a cactus on the way down. Still trying to get some of the barbs out! LOL |
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Post by mohs on Jun 10, 2021 18:14:00 GMT -5
it is amazing how those rocks got deposited
in what looks like layers in the hill
good pick'ns
& land slippn!
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Post by miket on Jun 10, 2021 19:22:37 GMT -5
Good luck with the cutting, hopefully it's spectacular!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 10, 2021 19:25:41 GMT -5
Good luck with the cutting, hopefully it's spectacular! If there is anything on the inside (I really don't think there's going to be...but I hope I'm wrong! LOL), then I'll post those pics in your Fairburn thread on Friday. I have several other pics to post there anyway. |
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Post by miket on Jun 10, 2021 19:44:44 GMT -5
Good luck with the cutting, hopefully it's spectacular! If there is anything on the inside (I really don't think there's going to be...but I hope I'm wrong! LOL), then I'll post those pics in your Fairburn thread on Friday. I have several other pics to post there anyway. Please do! I haven't been able to get out and hound much. You're holding back on us, aren't you? 😁 |
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