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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 16, 2020 14:36:31 GMT -5
Here are some more recently finished cabs. Hope you enjoy... Mexican Crazy lace  Crazy Lace Agate, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Dendritic Chrysoprase from Australia. I love the play of colors in this one. From yellow green to almost an aqua.  Dendritic Chrysoprase, Australia by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Another Singleton Ranch Plume from Marfa with multi-colored plumes.  Singleton Ranch Plume Agate, West Texas by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Texas Moss Agate collected off the Mines Rd NW Laredo  Moss Agate, Mines Rd, NW Laredo, TX by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Orbicular Fancy Jasper from India.  Fancy Jasper, India by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Howardite (Rattlesnake Agate) from Nevada. Not the traditional colors that I would usually buy, but the tan areas on the right side of the cab have a green tint that I could not capture with the pixel phone camera.  Howardite, Nevada by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Mexican Sagenite, from a small slab from Pat McMahon.  Sagenite, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Salina Plume from Utah. I love the plume but Salina has so many soft spots its hard to hold the shape.  Salina Plume, Utah by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr San Carlos Moss Agate from Mexico. I do like the multicolored mosses and plumes.  Mulicolored Moss Agate, San Carlos, Mexico by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr And, from our visit to Graveyard Point on the 2019 trip, a burning tree. Do you see it?  Smoldering Tree, Graveyard Point, Oregon by Craig Uhlig, on Flickr Thanks for looking. Craig |
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Post by miket on Dec 16, 2020 14:53:12 GMT -5
Magnificent, all of them. I saw the first and said "That's my favorite!", then I saw the next and the next. And each one is my favorite, now!
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Post by Pat on Dec 16, 2020 14:59:12 GMT -5
Wonderful!! Especially the jasper from India, and the Smoking tree, and ....
Thanks for the show.
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Post by mohs on Dec 16, 2020 15:32:38 GMT -5
dang hard to peck a fave
dreamy prase
all deep
smooth
stones
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Post by HankRocks on Dec 16, 2020 15:52:39 GMT -5
They are all great, but you know my favorite. That Singleton Ranch Bouquet is off the chart!!
If I didn't know better I would think somebody is trying to motivate me to get some of my Singleton Ranch material slabbed. I suppose it's not going to cut itself!!!
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Post by MsAli on Dec 16, 2020 16:05:50 GMT -5
Holy smokes! That Singleton Ranch is my favorite
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thankyou
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Post by thankyou on Dec 16, 2020 17:23:42 GMT -5
Great cabs on killer material . Where can I find some of that d- Chrysoprase or those plumes ?
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 16, 2020 17:29:24 GMT -5
Stunning cabs, Craig. I absolutely love the Marfa and the GYP Smoldering Tree is off the charts!
The rest of them are no slouches, either. Thanks for sharing these beauties!
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2020 17:30:44 GMT -5
When most people post several cabs, I try to pick a favorite out of the batch. I just can't do it here! They are all "strive-worthy" cabs in my eyes!  I think it's the consistent "pattern capture" you were able to get with each one of these cabs that really stands out to me. Jaw-dropping! |
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Post by lpl on Dec 16, 2020 18:44:26 GMT -5
Amazing! All of them. I really, really like the dendritic chrysoprase.
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Dec 16, 2020 23:22:07 GMT -5
socalagatehound Wow! This is cream of the crop material, workmanship & even photography! I've seen Fancy Jasper & Howardite, but nothing to compare with these! Even though I didn't name the others, they're all great. Keep on cabbin'. Lynn
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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 17, 2020 2:32:50 GMT -5
Great cabs on killer material . Where can I find some of that d- Chrysoprase or those plumes ? The Chrysoprase was a lonely slab I bought from a vendor at Tuson, and they only had one, so finding another will be luck of the draw. I'm sure there are more out the somewhere. Plumes are pretty much where you find them. Most of my plumes... Texas, Cady Mountains in California, Graveyard Point and Stinkingwater in Oregon and others... are self collected, so that's the best way to get quantity, as well as quality that you will pay a pretty price for at shows or online. The rest, including some of the Graveyard, I buy at whatever shows I can make it to. Quartzsite and Tucson are the biggest, but I also hit the local shows around San Diego and Los Angeles Counties and last year we visited the Prineville Pow Wow in Oregon. It's a slow process to find good stuff, but it is worth it! |
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Post by socalagatehound on Dec 17, 2020 2:47:14 GMT -5
If I didn't know better I would think somebody is trying to motivate me to get some of my Singleton Ranch material slabbed. I suppose it's not going to cut itself!!! Hey, at least they won't spoil or age out. And it's not like there is more where that came from, at least that we can get to. You have to cut them slow to make them last. |
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Post by fernwood on Dec 17, 2020 4:57:44 GMT -5
If I had to post a fav, it would be the graveyard point.
All are extremely nice.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 17, 2020 6:44:09 GMT -5
More pecking away cabs?? Good heavens, what do you produce when you try?? These are all gorgeous- you even made me like the fancy jasper which I don't usually care for. |
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Post by NDK on Dec 17, 2020 9:26:53 GMT -5
Marfa! Oh my!
Cant remember the last time I've seen a cab cut from that material.
What an exceptional group!
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Post by parfive on Dec 18, 2020 17:39:18 GMT -5
Another Triple Crown batch, Craig. The Mexican sagenite nosed out Graveyard Point at the wire.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2020 20:19:34 GMT -5
The bloodstone, and west Texas Plume are my favorite.
Brilliant.
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Dec 19, 2020 11:43:46 GMT -5
Those are some amazing cabs! The materials you use are just stellar and the shapes compliment them. The dendritic chrysoprase is beyond stunning.
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Zoran
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Post by Zoran on Dec 21, 2020 7:32:45 GMT -5
Beautiful. Masterwork. Great choice of pattern.
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