agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 19, 2021 23:48:27 GMT -5
I honestly never thought I'd be posting in the wire wrapping section. As some of you may have seen, I received a gryphonette for Christmas. My cabs usually go in to a shoebox but now I don't have any more excuses and need to do something with them. Anyway, here's a cab of a SD prairie agate I made a few days ago and my 2nd attempt at wire wrapping. This time around I actually got some square wire ordered and it arrived today. I left a little hanging out round the edge to frame it a bit. Still not exactly sure how to neatly hide the wires in the back but that's a battle for another day.   |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 19, 2021 23:54:59 GMT -5
Way to go!!! And a beautiful stone from a great state to boot!  Seriously great job on the second of many more to come!  |
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Post by manofglass on Jan 19, 2021 23:58:46 GMT -5
Looks good to me
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 20, 2021 7:54:03 GMT -5
Thanks guys! Haven't picked number 3 yet but we'll see. I got an assortment of wires to figured out what works.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 20, 2021 8:11:08 GMT -5
Lookin' good!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 20, 2021 8:54:06 GMT -5
Great job!
Can you post a picture of the wires on the back that you're not sure where to hide? I can't picture it.
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Jan 20, 2021 13:45:34 GMT -5
Great job!
Can you post a picture of the wires on the back that you're not sure where to hide? I can't picture it.
Sure, here's a pic of the back. I basically just tried cutting the wires but wasn't sure if there was a better way to tuck them in or what others usually try to do.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 20, 2021 20:54:16 GMT -5
Perfect! They look good. Just make sure the edges on the ends aren't sharp (give them a little file if they are). |
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 23, 2021 11:48:27 GMT -5
Liking that...
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