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Post by miket on Dec 22, 2020 10:33:43 GMT -5
Had a little dremel time last night, here's a couple in the works. They still need polished and a bit more shaping.
This first one I received in the Traveling Rock Box a couple of years ago. It was in the tumbling box but I decided to cut and cab it.
I think I can get two decent cabs out of it- and as always I can't remember what it is...
The rough and the first cab out of it
And this one is from opalpyrexia , a nice piece of Tahoma Jasper. There's a pit smack dab in the middle but I may just live with it- unless someone has any suggestions? Not sure if I should just go deeper or if it will open up more.
Thanks for looking!
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chandler
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by chandler on Dec 22, 2020 10:39:06 GMT -5
Gorgeous!
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 22, 2020 10:43:11 GMT -5
Looking good Mike!  I've got a Crazy Lace preform I cut yesterday that has a spot right in the middle like yours. I don't know if it's going to open up more or go away. I'm guessing it'll just get deeper. So, I'm curious as to what someone has to say about yours... |
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Post by miket on Dec 22, 2020 10:49:29 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Dec 22, 2020 10:50:54 GMT -5
Looking good Mike! I've got a Crazy Lace preform I cut yesterday that has a spot right in the middle like yours. I don't know if it's going to open up more or go away. I'm guessing it'll just get deeper. So, I'm curious as to what someone has to say about yours... Thanks, Jason. Yeah, I'd like to see what advice people have. I like the stone and the shape of the cab, and I don't really want to chop it up smaller just to get rid of that pit.
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Post by stephan on Dec 22, 2020 23:27:26 GMT -5
Hard to say in advance. Sometimes it’s an annoying little blemish, and sometimes you get something like this:  Druzy ocean jasper freeform drop by sdttds, on Flickr Sometimes it’s somewhere in-between. Yours seems to have potential. Both of those cabs look nice, miket |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 23, 2020 8:40:15 GMT -5
Hard to say in advance. Sometimes it’s an annoying little blemish, and sometimes you get something like this: Druzy ocean jasper freeform drop by sdttds, on Flickr Sometimes it’s somewhere in-between. Yours seems to have potential. Both of those cabs look nice, miket Are you sure about him getting that result...there's no green orbs in his rock whatsoever!  Thanks for chiming in on this Stephen. That's a gorgeous cab right there! |
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Post by miket on Dec 23, 2020 10:19:22 GMT -5
Hard to say in advance. Sometimes it’s an annoying little blemish, and sometimes you get something like this: Druzy ocean jasper freeform drop by sdttds, on Flickr Sometimes it’s somewhere in-between. Yours seems to have potential. Both of those cabs look nice, miket Thanks, Stephan. I worked a bit more on it last night, I think it's just going in with a little pit...
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Post by drocknut on Dec 23, 2020 10:50:04 GMT -5
Looking good. I would suggest using a filler for the pit like Starbond or something similiar. A lot of lapidaries use those to fill in small pits in cabs and they look just fine. I don't like pits unless they have some crystals in them but yours seems to just be a pit. Looking forward to what you come up with in the end.
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Post by miket on Dec 23, 2020 10:56:03 GMT -5
Looking good. I would suggest using a filler for the pit like Starbond or something similiar. A lot of lapidaries use those to fill in small pits in cabs and they look just fine. I don't like pits unless they have some crystals in them but yours seems to just be a pit. Looking forward to what you come up with in the end. Thanks for the advice, Diane. Yep, no crystals... |
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Post by stephan on Dec 23, 2020 11:11:06 GMT -5
Hard to say in advance. Sometimes it’s an annoying little blemish, and sometimes you get something like this: Druzy ocean jasper freeform drop by sdttds, on Flickr Sometimes it’s somewhere in-between. Yours seems to have potential. Both of those cabs look nice, miket Thanks, Stephan. I worked a bit more on it last night, I think it's just going in with a little pit...
Bummer.  jasoninsd No orbs YET  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 23, 2020 13:13:25 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. (Even with the pit.) The first one is uber sweet.
I just wanna add- I love your sense of humor. You always give me a giggle. |
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Post by Pat on Dec 23, 2020 13:18:33 GMT -5
Lovely. Both.
Pits are the pits, but not always.
Thanks for the show. Eye candy.
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Post by miket on Dec 23, 2020 15:37:32 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. (Even with the pit.) The first one is uber sweet.
I just wanna add- I love your sense of humor. You always give me a giggle. Thank you, ma'am! I sliced that rock down the middle (Sort of. Approximately. Ok, I tried!) and I started working on that one's twin last night- I think it's also going to be a nice one. Any idea on the ID?
Also, thanks- people need to smile and giggle more these days!
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Post by miket on Dec 23, 2020 15:37:50 GMT -5
Lovely. Both. Pits are the pits, but not always. Thanks for the show. Eye candy. Thank you, Pat! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 23, 2020 20:34:15 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. (Even with the pit.) The first one is uber sweet.
I just wanna add- I love your sense of humor. You always give me a giggle. Thank you, ma'am! I sliced that rock down the middle (Sort of. Approximately. Ok, I tried!) and I started working on that one's twin last night- I think it's also going to be a nice one. Any idea on the ID?
Also, thanks- people need to smile and giggle more these days!
It screams Botswana agate to me, but I could be wrong. It's really nice. |
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Post by stephan on Dec 23, 2020 20:55:52 GMT -5
Thank you, ma'am! I sliced that rock down the middle (Sort of. Approximately. Ok, I tried!) and I started working on that one's twin last night- I think it's also going to be a nice one. Any idea on the ID?
Also, thanks- people need to smile and giggle more these days!
It screams Botswana agate to me, but I could be wrong. It's really nice. I second that. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 23, 2020 21:35:37 GMT -5
Thank you, ma'am! I sliced that rock down the middle (Sort of. Approximately. Ok, I tried!) and I started working on that one's twin last night- I think it's also going to be a nice one. Any idea on the ID?
Also, thanks- people need to smile and giggle more these days!
It screams Botswana agate to me, but I could be wrong. It's really nice. Yup. First thing that popped into my head when I saw it. |
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Post by miket on Dec 24, 2020 12:54:44 GMT -5
Here's the twin, still needs polished...  |
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kyoti
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Post by kyoti on Dec 24, 2020 18:01:40 GMT -5
You got such a beautiful cab out of that tiny little rock. I don't mean that in a bad way . I just didn't know you could cut cabs from small nodules. I'm such a newb The rock looks like a Malawi agate to me. They tend to be more colorful than Botswana. |
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