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Post by lpl on Aug 9, 2020 21:36:38 GMT -5
I planned to do some smithing this weekend, but it was REALLY hot, so I decided I would prefer to have water splashing on me instead of running a torch. Here’s what I ended up with:  dendritic opal  lapis...I was hoping it would be a bit better quality but it’s nice  llanite. I like working this!  parrot wing chrysocolla  cotton candy agate with a nice druzy pocket  Tiffany stone  pietersite. Finally got one I’m really happy with!  rocky butte  hornitos poppy jasper. Super thin slab, so it’s backed  serepe jasper I was told?  some of the ‘Biggs-ish’ jasper I slabbed a while back Thanks for looking! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 9, 2020 23:02:53 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, John!
Love the Pietersite and I really like the shape on the Rocky Butte.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 10, 2020 5:12:00 GMT -5
Lovely! I'm really liking the cotton candy w/ druzy, but they are all winners.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 10, 2020 5:37:35 GMT -5
Great bunch. A am partial to the cotton candy.
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Post by MsAli on Aug 10, 2020 9:20:14 GMT -5
The cotton candy is delicious
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Post by opalpyrexia on Aug 10, 2020 10:25:33 GMT -5
Wonderful group, John.
My favorites are your lapis and serape jasper. The lapis looks like a surreal landscape: bright white clouds over a nighttime cityscape. The vertical banding of the serape works so well with your outstanding cab shape. The curved sides that abruptly transition to a straight-lined peak gives the illusion of a flat, triangular surface folded into a gentle curve. I'll have to borrow that!
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Post by gemfeller on Aug 10, 2020 11:45:46 GMT -5
Great weekend's work. The dendritic opal catches my eye as do the unique shapes of several cabs. Mighty fine.
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Post by lpl on Aug 10, 2020 20:33:29 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, John!
Love the Pietersite and I really like the shape on the Rocky Butte.
Thanks Robin! I tried to make the top part more pointy than other bulb shapes I’ve done. The real challenge will be setting it in a bezel 😉 |
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Post by lpl on Aug 10, 2020 20:34:13 GMT -5
Lovely! I'm really liking the cotton candy w/ druzy, but they are all winners. Thank you Tela. I might have to get more, it’s pretty fun stuff. |
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Post by lpl on Aug 10, 2020 20:37:11 GMT -5
fernwood and MsAli thank you And thanks for the likes of the cotton candy. It was a freebie with a slab I bought a while ago, I must get more lol!
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Post by lpl on Aug 10, 2020 20:39:24 GMT -5
Wonderful group, John. My favorites are your lapis and serape jasper. The lapis looks like a surreal landscape: bright white clouds over a nighttime cityscape. The vertical banding of the serape works so well with your outstanding cab shape. The curved sides that abruptly transition to a straight-lined peak gives the illusion of a flat, triangular surface folded into a gentle curve. I'll have to borrow that! Thanks Gary. I was sort of trying for that with the lapis, I’m happy that you noticed! The serepe was what it wanted to be. I had quite a different preform cut out but it broke, so this is what happened. I like it I think! |
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Post by lpl on Aug 10, 2020 20:40:07 GMT -5
Great weekend's work. The dendritic opal catches my eye as do the unique shapes of several cabs. Mighty fine. Thanks Rick, I appreciate it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2020 6:16:01 GMT -5
All are great!
The Hornitos is
Guadalupe.
Also my fave!
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Post by orrum on Aug 11, 2020 9:01:55 GMT -5
Love them all but the parrot wing is the one!
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 11, 2020 9:49:13 GMT -5
Nice, like the pietersite the best!
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Post by lpl on Aug 11, 2020 20:23:54 GMT -5
All are great! The Hornitos is Guadalupe. Also my fave! Well crap, I wrote it down wrong! Thanks for pointing that out Paul! |
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Post by lpl on Aug 11, 2020 20:24:49 GMT -5
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Post by toiv0 on Aug 11, 2020 20:38:44 GMT -5
You got the easy part done, can hardly wait to see what awesome silverwork you attach to these. They are awesome by the way.
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Post by lpl on Aug 13, 2020 17:22:31 GMT -5
toiv0 Thanks Billy. Yes, it’s about half the battle, isn’t it?!
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