NevadaBill
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 7, 2021 20:33:52 GMT -5
Thinking that I don't quite have the time to post this batch, I am still going to try to squeeze them in here.
P193 - Tiny Chrysocolla Teardrop - Not quite sure what to call this color, but it is mediocre, it is blue-green, and I have a bunch of it. So this one was the start of me trying a new wrap accent. Small but really noticeable as the new feature is sure to hook itself on your sweater if wearing it.
P194 - Long Holt Jasper Tear - This is half of a cab which I somehow lost while shaping the crown on the 80 grit diamond wheel. The other half will appear later in a post called "electric jelly bean". But here is the small half. Still wish I had the whole 40x30 cab though. But did the best I could with it.
P195 - Hawiian Island Escape - Running out of real Chrysocolla material, I saw this chunk sitting there one day and decided to wrap it. To me it appears to be one of the islands taken from an areal helicopter shot. Probably a lot of fresh fish to catch.
P196 Tiny Anniversary Agate - Probably the most requested rock, just a plain white chunk, this is one of my smallest attempts (26 gauge) which pretty much guarantees that it will be worn. These are my hardest to do. Slippery little rock, and tiny wire.
P197 - Colo River Chert Ball - A big fat chunk of Chert, this is typical of what I find at Colorado River. It is half of a ball actually. So it is really hard to get wire around it. The prongs are fat to hold it down, but it worked, even if it wasn't the tightest of wraps.
P198 - South Cady Jasper Leaf - Some more of the cool looking yellow and red Jasper from South Cady. I got a bunch of it, but have only really started to cab them. The wrap is so tight that I pull out one of the wire wraps (lower right in picture). I fail to pull accent wires out from the top, so I end up with a bail that resembles my very first wrap. Kind of amateurish really.
P199 - Colo River Peach Tear - A nice pleasing peach color Chert which has some darker streaks through it (which can't been really seen in this picture). The Chert from the Colorado is very fun to work with. It kinda reminds me of shurbet ice cream. Or a Paveway missile.
P200 - Lime Green Copper Oval - Well, the rock has no business being wrapped, really. But I wanted to try out a new variation of an accent that I've been trying. So here goes. I think the rock is just plain enough to show the wrap off some. Hehe.
That is it for now. Thank you for stopping bye!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 7, 2021 21:44:53 GMT -5
Fantastic job on these Bill!  Tiny Chrysocolla Teardrop - If you're referring to the side accents, I can see where that accent would definitely hook material...I don't think it's bad color at all... Long Holt Jasper Tear - I actually like the shape you were able to salvage out of this half. In fact, I think the stone to wrap ratio is just enough on this one to give the cab itself the standout look in this one. Hawiian Island Escape - I can definitely see the overhead island in this one! Tiny Anniversary Agate - I would say "elegant"... Colo River Chert Ball - These would be fun to find. I like the wrap on this one. I want to say it looks beefy...but definitely not in negative way... South Cady Jasper Leaf - I really like the looks of the jasper. It's similar to Stone Canyon, which I really love! Colo River Peach Tear - Yep! The color makes me think of the old "push-up" ice cream we used to get when I was a kid! Love that color. Lime Green Copper Oval - This one is the antithesis to the Long Holt Jasper. The stone is "just enough" to make the wrap the star. I really really like the wrap on this one. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 7, 2021 22:24:44 GMT -5
Very cool wraps, Bill!
Love the Holt Canyon and the Hawaiian Island Escape wraps. The "prongs" on the Chert Ball are very innovative and totally go with the chubbiness of the cab. I have never seen anyone do prongs like that on a wire wrap and I really like them!
I don't know why you say that the Lime Green Copper Oval has no business being wrapped. It's a beautifully colored cab and I don't see anything wrong with it at all. I really like the accents you did on this one as well. Really pretty and creative.
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Post by miket on Jan 8, 2021 10:17:19 GMT -5
Wonderful work, Bill. I like all of the cabs and wraps in this batch! And who says any rock doesn't deserve to be wrapped, that one looks good to me. Besides, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? |
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 8, 2021 13:47:10 GMT -5
Fantastic job on these Bill! Tiny Chrysocolla Teardrop - If you're referring to the side accents, I can see where that accent would definitely hook material...I don't think it's bad color at all... Long Holt Jasper Tear - I actually like the shape you were able to salvage out of this half. In fact, I think the stone to wrap ratio is just enough on this one to give the cab itself the standout look in this one. Hawiian Island Escape - I can definitely see the overhead island in this one! Tiny Anniversary Agate - I would say "elegant"... Colo River Chert Ball - These would be fun to find. I like the wrap on this one. I want to say it looks beefy...but definitely not in negative way... South Cady Jasper Leaf - I really like the looks of the jasper. It's similar to Stone Canyon, which I really love! Colo River Peach Tear - Yep! The color makes me think of the old "push-up" ice cream we used to get when I was a kid! Love that color. Lime Green Copper Oval - This one is the antithesis to the Long Holt Jasper. The stone is "just enough" to make the wrap the star. I really really like the wrap on this one. Thanks Jason! I guess you had a chance to give them a good look. The comments are really great and encouraging! I really do like roaming around the banks of the Colorado scrounging for stones. I probably pick up too many stones, really. But a lot of them are already round, and the really small rocks can be spectacular looking Agates and Cherts. They make for great filler when tumbling, and I end up tumbling a lot of them. I will post a batch shortly. You nailed it with the description of the Sherbet. I remember buying those from the ice cream truck man when he used to roll around the neighborhood when I was a kid! Wow, that is an old memory. Thanks for taking me back on that one! |
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 8, 2021 13:49:47 GMT -5
Very cool wraps, Bill!
Love the Holt Canyon and the Hawaiian Island Escape wraps. The "prongs" on the Chert Ball are very innovative and totally go with the chubbiness of the cab. I have never seen anyone do prongs like that on a wire wrap and I really like them!
I don't know why you say that the Lime Green Copper Oval has no business being wrapped. It's a beautifully colored cab and I don't see anything wrong with it at all. I really like the accents you did on this one as well. Really pretty and creative.
Thanks for the kind words, Robin! And the comments on the Chert Ball prongs too. I try new stuff when it comes to mind. I don't try to imitate anything that I see. I mostly do not look at others works, as I want to see when original I can come up with. Whether that works out nice or not, it is just cool for me that I was able to complete what I had in mind. Some times it works, and other times ... |
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 8, 2021 13:53:19 GMT -5
Wonderful work, Bill. I like all of the cabs and wraps in this batch! And who says any rock doesn't deserve to be wrapped, that one looks good to me. Besides, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? Hey, thanks man! That is pretty cool of you to say so. I think that I can get a lot of honest feedback from the woman that I create all of my wraps for. She has a taste for little tiny ones that have fine wire wrapping them. It is a tough customer really. I like to try new stuff on larger chunks of rock but I know that when I do that it will never be worn, and the comment might be something like "that rock could be cut in half to make 2 of them!". Hehe. Maybe some day there can be some person who does not mind larger pieces that might want to wear the larger efforts. |
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Post by rmf on Jan 8, 2021 15:16:26 GMT -5
NevadaBill I like your work especially the Long Holt Jasper. Where is the coral from that you used for the background?
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Post by Brian on Jan 8, 2021 15:45:39 GMT -5
Such lovely variety in both stones and wraps, Bill! I really enjoy the write ups for each one as well. I can’t wait to see the electric jelly bean!
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 12, 2021 12:45:45 GMT -5
NevadaBill I like your work especially the Long Holt Jasper. Where is the coral from that you used for the background? Thank you much for the kind words. I appreciate that. The stone which I often use for my background is a large chunk of Petrified Palm Wood, which I found in the Horse Spring Formation, Nevada, Clark County. I have only found a couple of them though, but I am sure that more thorough searching of the expansive region would reveal more to me.
At first I thought it was Coral also. The end section certainly looks like it to me. But a local geologist corrected me. Several experts on the RTH have also identified the stone as such also. So I am sure of it.
The chunk is about the size of a softball and each side of it reveals a completely different look in to what was once no doubt a palm branch or limb cross section of sorts. So it sits on a shelf in a book case in the family room. I like the natural appearance and probably will not attempt to polish it in any way.
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 12, 2021 12:50:11 GMT -5
Such lovely variety in both stones and wraps, Bill! I really enjoy the write ups for each one as well. I can’t wait to see the electric jelly bean! Thank you for the positive comments, Brian. I am just getting started with my cabbing and wrapping efforts. It is all practice right now. Perhaps though one day when I find some really nice material then I will be ready to give it a wrap which it deserves. Until then, practice .. practice .. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 12, 2021 12:51:52 GMT -5
I missed this one. I lost count of the numbers. Maybe you can post the date, too?
I honestly can't pick a fav. But, I really respect your tiny gauge wires wraps. I do like P194 a lot, too.
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Post by rmf on Jan 12, 2021 12:55:25 GMT -5
NevadaBill I like your work especially the Long Holt Jasper. Where is the coral from that you used for the background? Thank you much for the kind words. I appreciate that. The stone which I often use for my background is a large chunk of Petrified Palm Wood, which I found in the Horse Spring Formation, Nevada, Clark County. I have only found a couple of them though, but I am sure that more thorough searching of the expansive region would reveal more to me.
At first I thought it was Coral also. The end section certainly looks like it to me. But a local geologist corrected me. Several experts on the RTH have also identified the stone as such also. So I am sure of it.
The chunk is about the size of a softball and each side of it reveals a completely different look in to what was once no doubt a palm branch or limb cross section of sorts. So it sits on a shelf in a book case in the family room. I like the natural appearance and probably will not attempt to polish it in any way.
Thanks for the info and correction. Maybe some day I will get the chance to look west of the Mississippi. |
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Post by drocknut on Jan 14, 2021 12:28:14 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs and wraps. Great work.
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 16, 2021 13:23:58 GMT -5
I missed this one. I lost count of the numbers. Maybe you can post the date, too?
I honestly can't pick a fav. But, I really respect your tiny gauge wires wraps. I do like P194 a lot, too.
Thank you. I appreciate the comment. I don't really keep track of the dates at all, but if I was pressed then I could go back to look at the dates that the pictures were taken. In this case it would have been around October I think maybe.
Yes the small ones give me the most trouble. But more and more I am asked to make smaller and smaller charms. When I am wrapping with 26 and 28 gauge wire I am challenged the most. But the effort is more appreciated it seems.
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 16, 2021 13:25:11 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs and wraps. Great work. Thank you Diane! I am always trying to do better with each batch. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 16, 2021 13:27:12 GMT -5
I missed this one. I lost count of the numbers. Maybe you can post the date, too?
I honestly can't pick a fav. But, I really respect your tiny gauge wires wraps. I do like P194 a lot, too.
Thank you. I appreciate the comment. I don't really keep track of the dates at all, but if I was pressed then I could go back to look at the dates that the pictures were taken. In this case it would have been around October I think maybe.
Yes the small ones give me the most trouble. But more and more I am asked to make smaller and smaller charms. When I am wrapping with 26 and 28 gauge wire I am challenged the most. But the effort is more appreciated it seems.
I only meant the date you post them.
Yes, fine wire wraps are difficult, but worth it.
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Post by drocknut on Jan 27, 2021 20:29:11 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs and wraps. Great work. Thank you Diane! I am always trying to do better with each batch.  |
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