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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 17, 2021 11:34:26 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 17, 2021 11:47:30 GMT -5
Very pretty! Can't decide which one I like better.  |
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Jan 17, 2021 12:41:57 GMT -5
Both look great but that first one looks amazing! Very cool patterns and color!
And two out of five doesn’t sound too bad when you are working with such fragile material!
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 17, 2021 20:42:58 GMT -5
Very pretty! Can't decide which one I like better.  Thanks Robin!  It's like having more than one kid...you're not "supposed" to have a favorite...but... LOL Both look great but that first one looks amazing! Very cool patterns and color! And two out of five doesn’t sound too bad when you are working with such fragile material! Thanks Brian! I agree. To me, the patterning in that first one is "off the charts" beautiful in my eyes. I keep picking it up and looking at it. LOL |
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Post by Mel on Jan 17, 2021 22:22:46 GMT -5
 These are ridiculously sweet! Normally I'm a color person but that first one.....that's something else. |
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Post by greig on Jan 17, 2021 23:12:20 GMT -5
I don't see anything wrong with them. They are lovely. On my first look, I liked the second best. But like you say, no reason to have a favourite child or cab.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 18, 2021 2:52:42 GMT -5
These are ridiculously sweet! Normally I'm a color person but that first one.....that's something else. Thanks Mel! I'm not gonna lie...I about passed out from blood loss to my brain when I cut the slap this cab came from! I think I even uttered "Oh my God!" outloud when I saw the patterning going on. I got several slabs out of that rock and I've got several preforms that have similar patterning as this one, but this was one of the "best of the best" that came out of that rock. I don't see anything wrong with them. They are lovely. On my first look, I liked the second best. But like you say, no reason to have a favourite child or cab. Thanks Greig! I told my mom she could pick a cab out of the ones I've done so we could make a necklace out of it for her...it's going to take every ounce of strength NOT to hide these two when she's looking through all of them to choose one! LOL |
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Post by NevadaBill on Jan 19, 2021 13:48:50 GMT -5
These two are some pretty exceptional pieces of stone, Jason!
If there are any pits or imperfections in either of them then I am unable to see them. They are a really busy looking material and I don't think that the average customer could see them (or even mind) that they were there.
You got some pretty thick slabs there! I mean, almost 50% thicker than anything that I cut mine at.
Do you have a specific type of setting that you are going to drop these in to perhaps? Just curious if you had something in mind for them like Silver or something.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 19, 2021 16:55:52 GMT -5
These two are some pretty exceptional pieces of stone, Jason! If there are any pits or imperfections in either of them then I am unable to see them. They are a really busy looking material and I don't think that the average customer could see them (or even mind) that they were there. You got some pretty thick slabs there! I mean, almost 50% thicker than anything that I cut mine at. Do you have a specific type of setting that you are going to drop these in to perhaps? Just curious if you had something in mind for them like Silver or something. Thanks Bill! If I had a better camera, it would be able to pick up the imperfections. They're very minor...but I know they're there.  The first one is 8.3mm thick and the second one is 8.7mm thick. I still don't have a good method down pat when I'm cutting slabs yet, so the slabs aren't all the "norm" of 1/4 inch (6.35mm). I know what I need to do to get them more uniformly thick, I just haven't done it yet. LOL I have no specific plans for what's going to happen to either of these cabs...or ANY cabs I've made so far! LOL - I'm just making cabs to make cabs for the time being and letting them accumulate all over the stereo and stereo cabinet!  |
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Post by stephan on Jan 19, 2021 18:56:06 GMT -5
Nice ones. Great work. I see a couple of contenders for the "wintery" contest.
Funny, one of my weekend cabs was Crazy Lace, and I also discovered some druzy pockets, in an area that looks like it has more, if I grind these down, so I'll leave the "features."
I look forward to seeing the other three.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 19, 2021 19:38:52 GMT -5
Nice ones. Great work. I see a couple of contenders for the "wintery" contest. Funny, one of my weekend cabs was Crazy Lace, and I also discovered some druzy pockets, in an area that looks like it has more, if I grind these down, so I'll leave the "features." I look forward to seeing the other three. Thanks Stephan! The other three didn't work out the way I wanted them to at all. The two Turritella Agates pitted out even further than I thought they were going to. The other one was a small piece of Unknown, possibly Black Canyon you had sent me. That one too ended up with minute pits all throughout the dome surface. I tried to use cyanoacrylate to fill in the holes, but I used the gel. The gel seemed really "rubbery" when I was trying to grind it off the surface. So don't know that it worked the way the liquid cyanoacrylate would have worked. I'll have to experiment again on some others maybe. I'll see about posting pics of them here maybe later tonight. I suppose that first one could have been a contender for the contest...I just didn't see that it was really...so I begged for a grab bag from Tommy. I just posted my contest entry earlier this afternoon. |
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Post by stephan on Jan 20, 2021 1:41:46 GMT -5
Did you happen to notice the bug-eyed alien at about 4 o’clock? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 20, 2021 1:48:50 GMT -5
Did you happen to notice the bug-eyed alien at about 4 o’clock? I did! So did my wife...it was one of the first things she said about the cab! LOL |
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Post by stephan on Jan 20, 2021 1:50:42 GMT -5
Nice ones. Great work. I see a couple of contenders for the "wintery" contest. Funny, one of my weekend cabs was Crazy Lace, and I also discovered some druzy pockets, in an area that looks like it has more, if I grind these down, so I'll leave the "features." I look forward to seeing the other three. Thanks Stephan! The other three didn't work out the way I wanted them to at all. The two Turritella Agates pitted out even further than I thought they were going to. The other one was a small piece of Unknown, possibly Black Canyon you had sent me. That one too ended up with minute pits all throughout the dome surface. I tried to use cyanoacrylate to fill in the holes, but I used the gel. The gel seemed really "rubbery" when I was trying to grind it off the surface. So don't know that it worked the way the liquid cyanoacrylate would have worked. I'll have to experiment again on some others maybe. I'll see about posting pics of them here maybe later tonight. I suppose that first one could have been a contender for the contest...I just didn't see that it was really...so I begged for a grab bag from Tommy. I just posted my contest entry earlier this afternoon. I like them both. For stabilizing pits with CA, when I’ve done it, I really didn’t see much of a drawback from using the gel, as long as the stone was warm (not hot, though), to reduce the viscosity and let it penetrate. If you do that, it actually seems to cure harder, as long as you give it time (a few days, at least). I usually did it for a week. TBH, it was kind of by by default, though, since I’ve only ever had time on the weekends. Also, when I touched it up, I tried not to use rougher than 600 grit, and worked slowly, with a light ouch. Sometimes I got pretty good results, but it always bothered me... felt like cheating... so I rarely do it anymore. There are a few PJ and Dino bone cabs where I’ve been tempted to take another stab at it. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 20, 2021 2:09:53 GMT -5
Thanks Stephan! The other three didn't work out the way I wanted them to at all. The two Turritella Agates pitted out even further than I thought they were going to. The other one was a small piece of Unknown, possibly Black Canyon you had sent me. That one too ended up with minute pits all throughout the dome surface. I tried to use cyanoacrylate to fill in the holes, but I used the gel. The gel seemed really "rubbery" when I was trying to grind it off the surface. So don't know that it worked the way the liquid cyanoacrylate would have worked. I'll have to experiment again on some others maybe. I'll see about posting pics of them here maybe later tonight. I suppose that first one could have been a contender for the contest...I just didn't see that it was really...so I begged for a grab bag from Tommy. I just posted my contest entry earlier this afternoon. I like them both. For stabilizing pits with CA, when I’ve done it, I really didn’t see much of a drawback from using the gel, as long as the stone was warm (not hot, though), to reduce the viscosity and let it penetrate. If you do that, it actually seems to cure harder, as long as you give it time (a few days, at least). I usually did it for a week. TBH, it was kind of by by default, though, since I’ve only ever had time on the weekends. Also, when it touched it up, I tried not to use rougher than 600 grit, and worked slowly, with a light ouch. Sometimes I got pretty good results, but it always bothered me... felt like cheating... so I rarely do it anymore. The are a few PJ and Dino bone cabs where I’ve been tempted to take another stab at it. Oh sure...you just had to call it "cheating"! Now I'll always feel guilty when I do it! LOL I probably didn't let it cure long enough. It was "maybe" 24 hours...or thereabout. And I didn't heat the stone. I remember reading about that and apparently "conveniently" forgot about it because I was in a rush for no apparent reason other than not having a ton of patience! LOL I prefer to think of it as the amelioration of detritus rather than cheating! (It helps me sleep better at night! LOL) |
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Post by stephan on Jan 20, 2021 9:59:41 GMT -5
I like them both. For stabilizing pits with CA, when I’ve done it, I really didn’t see much of a drawback from using the gel, as long as the stone was warm (not hot, though), to reduce the viscosity and let it penetrate. If you do that, it actually seems to cure harder, as long as you give it time (a few days, at least). I usually did it for a week. TBH, it was kind of by by default, though, since I’ve only ever had time on the weekends. Also, when it touched it up, I tried not to use rougher than 600 grit, and worked slowly, with a light ouch. Sometimes I got pretty good results, but it always bothered me... felt like cheating... so I rarely do it anymore. The are a few PJ and Dino bone cabs where I’ve been tempted to take another stab at it. Oh sure...you just had to call it "cheating"! Now I'll always feel guilty when I do it! LOL I probably didn't let it cure long enough. It was "maybe" 24 hours...or thereabout. And I didn't heat the stone. I remember reading about that and apparently "conveniently" forgot about it because I was in a rush for no apparent reason other than not having a ton of patience! LOL I prefer to think of it as the amelioration of detritus rather than cheating! (It helps me sleep better at night! LOL) Ha ha. I think much of my attitude comes from the club. People there were pretty much against unnatural modifications, including stabilizing and heat-treating. It sort of getting lumped in with dyeing and selling things under misleading trade names. Most of it was rooted in getting stuff from eBay that just wasn't what it claimed to be. Of course, if you're just cabbing for yourself, or fully disclosing on anything you sell, it is fine. The other part of it is just appreciating imperfection. Admittedly, that has limits. |
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Post by miket on Jan 20, 2021 10:11:51 GMT -5
Just saw this post, Jason- I think they're fantastic. I have a ton of cabs that I thought turned out great, until I decide to wrap them. Then I find pits. Or fractures. Or both. I'm not sure if there's ever "perfection". I guess the way I see things is to do what I can the best I can. They are rocks, after all... Anyway, I really do like these. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 20, 2021 11:08:10 GMT -5
Just saw this post, Jason- I think they're fantastic. I have a ton of cabs that I thought turned out great, until I decide to wrap them. Then I find pits. Or fractures. Or both. I'm not sure if there's ever "perfection". I guess the way I see things is to do what I can the best I can. They are rocks, after all... Anyway, I really do like these. Thanks Mike! I have to say, there's no real feelings of "disappointment" from me about these two stones. I'm happy to have been involved with disclosing what nature took so long to produce! I keep the loupe on the kitchen counter...if I want to remain happy with A LOT of the cabs I've done, I leave the loupe right where it's at! LOL |
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Post by miket on Jan 20, 2021 11:33:30 GMT -5
Just saw this post, Jason- I think they're fantastic. I have a ton of cabs that I thought turned out great, until I decide to wrap them. Then I find pits. Or fractures. Or both. I'm not sure if there's ever "perfection". I guess the way I see things is to do what I can the best I can. They are rocks, after all... Anyway, I really do like these. Thanks Mike! I have to say, there's no real feelings of "disappointment" from me about these two stones. I'm happy to have been involved with disclosing what nature took so long to produce! I keep the loupe on the kitchen counter...if I want to remain happy with A LOT of the cabs I've done, I leave the loupe right where it's at! LOL That's what gets me by when I examine my cabs, Jason. Denial. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 20, 2021 12:10:18 GMT -5
Thanks Mike! I have to say, there's no real feelings of "disappointment" from me about these two stones. I'm happy to have been involved with disclosing what nature took so long to produce! I keep the loupe on the kitchen counter...if I want to remain happy with A LOT of the cabs I've done, I leave the loupe right where it's at! LOL That's what gets me by when I examine my cabs, Jason. Denial. De-Nile! It ain't just a river in Egypt! LOL  |
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These are ridiculously sweet! Normally I'm a color person but that first one.....that's something else. 
