To cab or not to cab

wpotterw spending too much on rocks Member since September 2016 Posts: 446	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 17:27:42 GMT -5 adrian65, NDK, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wpotterw on Jan 30, 2021 17:27:42 GMT -5 Can't decide whether to cab the slabs or not. Have never seen Brazilian agate that looked like that. I will never have to be Sonora Sunrise rough again.

manofglass driving up their electric bill Member since October 2009 Posts: 2,181	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 17:35:34 GMT -5 via mobile rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by manofglass on Jan 30, 2021 17:35:34 GMT -5 Add them to your collection the way they are

rockjunquie Global Moderator Member since March 2012 Posts: 35,014	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 17:44:24 GMT -5 rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockjunquie on Jan 30, 2021 17:44:24 GMT -5 Leave the first one as is. It's incredible!!! What is it? I'd cut up the Sonora.

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All of them are suitable to be cabbed or left alone. When your goal is selling, the first one would make at least 3 very nice cabs. I don't collect. I have inventory so I would be looking at patterns and shapes to frame them on all of them.

Unless you don't have anything to grind, just keep looking at them until you are inspired.

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brotherbill spending too much on rocks Member since October 2018 Posts: 388	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 20:12:52 GMT -5 via mobile rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by brotherbill on Jan 30, 2021 20:12:52 GMT -5 Just my opinion..... The agate is a collector piece, no way would I cut it! However I could justify cutting cabs from the morrisonite.

taylor has rocks in the head Member since November 2017 Posts: 578	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 20:25:43 GMT -5 rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by taylor on Jan 30, 2021 20:25:43 GMT -5 It would disgrace mother nature to cab the first one. Polish it and proudly display it!!! I would choose to display the Sonora in a piece of jewelry. Beautiful stuff!!
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jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,436	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 21:27:12 GMT -5 rockpickerforever likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Jan 30, 2021 21:27:12 GMT -5 I'll chime in on the agate...it begs to be shown in its entirety.
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To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 21:28:59 GMT -5 rockpickerforever likes this

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Jan 30, 2021 17:27:42 GMT -5 wpotterw said:

Can't decide whether to cab the slabs or not. Have never seen Brazilian agate that looked like that. I will never have to be Sonora Sunrise rough again.

That first one has to stay the way it is. It's absolutely gorgeous!

I would personally cab the other ones.

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rockpickerforever In Memoriam RIP Jean Bradley, you are forever loved Member since July 2011 Posts: 12,069	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 21:35:33 GMT -5 HankRocks likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockpickerforever on Jan 30, 2021 21:35:33 GMT -5 with ~~both~~ ALL of them on this. Anything less than the whole would not be as spectacular.
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To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 21:49:40 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 30, 2021 21:49:40 GMT -5

Keep the slabs as they are.

Slice a couple of slabs off the "bottom" of the Sonora. Figure out where a nice flat base would be located so the upper part displays best. Slab whatever is below that line so you can have something to cab.

I do a lot of the flat bases on rocks. You can then put a piece of felt on the bottom to make them "furniture friendly" display pieces.

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stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 23:35:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on Jan 30, 2021 23:35:24 GMT -5 Even though it’s been said, I’ll hire in... keep the slabs as they are. The Sonora could go either way, keepin in mind no more is being mined.
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adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	To cab or not to cab Jan 30, 2021 23:38:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Jan 30, 2021 23:38:35 GMT -5 Tough decision on the first slab: either let it as it is, or cab it in very large cabs (only three of them, avoiding that crystal pocket). Adrian
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victor1941 driving up their electric bill Member since November 2011 Posts: 2,180	To cab or not to cab Jan 31, 2021 10:06:21 GMT -5 rockjunquie and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by victor1941 on Jan 31, 2021 10:06:21 GMT -5 I would keep the first piece for display because the shark (with open yellow shark mouth/crystal) is cruising above the reef is a killer. The shark is coming forward.

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	To cab or not to cab Jan 31, 2021 10:49:55 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jan 31, 2021 10:49:55 GMT -5 Yuppers, leave the 1st one as is and slab and can the rest...
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