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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 13, 2020 21:06:42 GMT -5
My first completely finished cabs since....what, August. You'd think I would be more productive since I'm always home. The rest of you cabbers are kickin' my rear...lol!!! Hope you enjoy! Singleton Ranch multicolored plumes.  Singleton Ranch Plume, West Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Blue Horizon azurite (with other copper minerals) in barite from Peru. From a small slab I got from the Unconventional Lapidarist at Tucson.  Blue Horizon Azurite in Barite1212_010108307_2 by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Gary Green, from before the name changes...  Gary Green Jasper, Oregon by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Crazy Lace  Crazy Lace Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Ocean Jasper  Ocean Jasper, Madagascar by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Cady Mountains Red lace moss in black agate  Red Lace Moss in Black Agate, Cady Mountains, California by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Botswana Agate  Botswana Agate, Africa by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Pigeon Blood Agate from our trip in 2019 to Utah  Pigeon Blood Agate, Utah by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Amethyst Sage. I had to switch to the gray felt to get the purple to show up.  Amethyst Sage by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Thanks for taking some of your time to look at my meager offerings. I'll post more soon. Craig |
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Post by mohs on Dec 13, 2020 21:11:50 GMT -5
meager offering huh!  fine looking free form grinds really fine |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 13, 2020 21:14:54 GMT -5
Holy smokes, Craig! Meager offerings? I think not.
What a stunning collection of cabs. The material is amazing. The composition is perfection. I always try to pick a favorite, but this group is so beyond that -- it's an impossibility.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 13, 2020 21:20:59 GMT -5
Craig, these are phenomenal! I love the shapes you chose on these. The shape of the Botswana agate was genius to follow the pattern in the rock! That Amethyst Sage is drop-dead gorgeous!
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Post by Pat on Dec 13, 2020 21:32:12 GMT -5
I like them all A LOT!! Thanks for the show.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Dec 13, 2020 21:58:57 GMT -5
Damn, those are spectacular! I agree with jasoninsd — your amethyst sage brings down the house! Mind if I use that for our Christmas cards? Just kidding, but it's clearly a "When you care enough to send the very best" cab photo.
Meager offerings??? In number only, maybe!
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Post by orrum on Dec 14, 2020 6:16:48 GMT -5
Wowser!
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 14, 2020 6:45:33 GMT -5
Nice batch.
Everytime I see a nice great piece of the Singleton Ranch material I get a sad feeling knowing that collecting is now closed there. I really need to get cutting on the material I brought back from there.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 14, 2020 6:53:46 GMT -5
Most excellent batch. My favs are the azurite and the Amethyst Sage.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 14, 2020 8:05:32 GMT -5
Knocked it out of the park .... AGAIN! Beautiful! All of them.
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Post by greig on Dec 14, 2020 8:49:06 GMT -5
Beautiful work. Love the look of the azurite and amethyst. The ocean jasper really got my attention, as I was sent a couple of pounds of it from a BC mine and also bought a 1" thick slab of it on the weekend from a local rock shop. I look forward to trying a cab or two.
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Post by miket on Dec 14, 2020 10:32:06 GMT -5
Wow.
Each and every one is beautiful, I can't even pick a favorite.
Thanks for sharing!
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Post by agatemaggot on Dec 14, 2020 10:58:31 GMT -5
That material is all breathtaking !
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Post by MsAli on Dec 14, 2020 11:31:53 GMT -5
It is so good seeing your work!
All of them are gorgeous
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Post by stardiamond on Dec 14, 2020 11:46:35 GMT -5
Nice pile.
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Post by NevadaBill on Dec 14, 2020 14:20:51 GMT -5
These are all fantastic cabs! Wow, it is a good thing that I don't post cabs, since they look like rocks pulled out of my garden landscaping most of the time anyway!
My favorite is the Ocean Jasper, by far. Even though they are all special rocks!
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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 14, 2020 20:26:38 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all your kind comments! Some thoughts on the materials and cabs... The azurite in barite is sooooo soft, but it does have a bit of a polish on it. You can shape it easily with the 600 wheel and maybe even the 1200. The amethyst sage cab is very thin. I thought about making a doublet with it when I bought the slab a couple of years back, but decided to tackle it straight up. I guess it worked out. I do love that snowy scene. The Bot was almost a disappointment. It's only centered on the front. The red center veers off severely to the left on the back. I love to cab the Singleton ranch stuff, but every time I do I realize I'm reducing my own stash that will probably never be replaced. Sad situation. And the new stuff off the 06 Ranch is wonderful, but lacks some of the colorful displays of Singleton material. If the 06 stays open long enough for Covid to be gone, I'll be there, though. Plumes are still plumes. I should get some more cabs posted tonight or tomorrow. Craig |
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Post by stardiamond on Dec 14, 2020 20:44:59 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all your kind comments! The Bot was almost a disappointment. It's only centered on the front. The red center veers off severely to the left on the back. Craig I call that a moving target pattern. You knew what was on the front and back. The fact that the top is centered made it a big success. The pattern was going to move when ground. |
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 14, 2020 21:29:59 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for all your kind comments! Some thoughts on the materials and cabs... The azurite in barite is sooooo soft, but it does have a bit of a polish on it. You can shape it easily with the 600 wheel and maybe even the 1200. The amethyst sage cab is very thin. I thought about making a doublet with it when I bought the slab a couple of years back, but decided to tackle it straight up. I guess it worked out. I do love that snowy scene. The Bot was almost a disappointment. It's only centered on the front. The red center veers off severely to the left on the back. I love to cab the Singleton ranch stuff, but every time I do I realize I'm reducing my own stash that will probably never be replaced. Sad situation. And the new stuff off the 06 Ranch is wonderful, but lacks some of the colorful displays of Singleton material. If the 06 stays open long enough for Covid to be gone, I'll be there, though. Plumes are still plumes.  I should get some more cabs posted tonight or tomorrow. Craig I have not heard about the 06 Ranch, have you seen agate from there? Also waiting on Covid before venturing out too much. Have some larger flat nodules of Singleton material found on the last couple hours of the day I spent on what Teri called Telephone(telegraph?) hill. They show some promise. The slope off to the east of where we parked produced these larger nodules. Need to get them glued and cut. I think that after 3 years they should be just about be ready!! |
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Post by NDK on Dec 14, 2020 22:19:10 GMT -5
Good Lord what an amazing set!
The scene in the amethyst sage sure does tell a story - Thank you for posting!
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