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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 7, 2021 14:15:37 GMT -5
Time to re-stock Etsy after the holidays. All four from one slab. Some better then others but all seemed worthy of wrapping.     Closeup of the best one (IMO)  Thanks for looking Chuck |
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Jan 7, 2021 14:29:50 GMT -5
All four are beautiful! The simplicity of the groove wrap really lets the material speak for itself. And it is screaming for attention.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 7, 2021 16:10:33 GMT -5
Yeah, that third one is a super capture! Great job!
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Post by miket on Jan 7, 2021 16:23:13 GMT -5
All perfect to me.
Seriously great work.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 7, 2021 16:27:22 GMT -5
That's how I want my Turritella cabs to turn out!  Fantastic cabs and wraps Chuck! They're gorgeous!  |
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 7, 2021 20:11:25 GMT -5
They are really pretty! Almost look like fossils actually. But I don't know enough to say.
I think that the spiral at the top is a good match for the round nature of the little fossil looking guys! I think that if I use square wire this week then I will try the spiral on one of mine too.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 8, 2021 7:25:55 GMT -5
All four are beautiful! The simplicity of the groove wrap really lets the material speak for itself. And it is screaming for attention. Thanks! Chuck |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 8, 2021 9:26:55 GMT -5
Beautiful!
That third one will be gone out of your story in a heartbeat.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 8, 2021 14:13:53 GMT -5
That's how I want my Turritella cabs to turn out! Fantastic cabs and wraps Chuck! They're gorgeous! Thanks Jason. Turritella can be a tricky material. Rule of thumb is the more jet black the matrix the better. Any areas leaning toward brown are usually not good. Chuck |
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 8, 2021 20:20:51 GMT -5
Beautiful! That third one will be gone out of your story in a heartbeat.
Well I priced the 3rd one the highest so I'll have to wait and see how that pans out. Chuck |
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jan 8, 2021 22:04:30 GMT -5
Those look good, Chuck. I just slabbed some of that a couple weeks ago, but my material looks pretty crumbly.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 9, 2021 9:34:50 GMT -5
Those look good, Chuck. I just slabbed some of that a couple weeks ago, but my material looks pretty crumbly. Don't feel bad. I would say 75% of the turritella that I have slabbed myself from purchased rough has been the browner crumbly stuff. That stuff is bad because not only will it not cab well but it also wont tumble well. These pieces came from a slab I bought at a show. Chuck |
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Post by HankRocks on Jan 9, 2021 9:53:32 GMT -5
Those look good, Chuck. I just slabbed some of that a couple weeks ago, but my material looks pretty crumbly. Don't feel bad. I would say 75% of the turritella that I have slabbed myself from purchased rough has been the browner crumbly stuff. That stuff is bad because not only will it not cab well but it also wont tumble well. These pieces came from a slab I bought at a show. Chuck I know what you mean about the material, have only had a couple pieces come out of the tumbler that were good. Have about 30 pounds waiting to be slabbed. It's a bit of a pain to slab as the pieces are thinner along the preferred cutting axis which shows off the individual turritellas making it more of a challenge to clamp in the saw. At least a couple of the pieces are looking to be poor quality. Henry |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 9, 2021 10:03:50 GMT -5
Drummond Island Rocks and HankRocks - thanks for sharing your experiences...I don't feel so badly now about the slabs I've been cutting here lately. Noticeable fractures and pitting. I figured it was the nature of the material. It's a little saddening when you get a cut showing some great shells, only to see they're split by a fracture. Nature of the beast though!
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Post by Jugglerguy on Jan 10, 2021 20:49:24 GMT -5
Those look good, Chuck. I just slabbed some of that a couple weeks ago, but my material looks pretty crumbly. Don't feel bad. I would say 75% of the turritella that I have slabbed myself from purchased rough has been the browner crumbly stuff. That stuff is bad because not only will it not cab well but it also wont tumble well. These pieces came from a slab I bought at a show. Chuck I didn't feel bad at all. I have only tumbled a small amount, but enough to know that quality varies a lot. |
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