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Post by stephan on Feb 11, 2021 1:16:52 GMT -5
Might? It looks pretty freakin’ awesome. As for missing things, that is pretty normal for me. I often sketch out ideas, then see problems and change my mind. I’m more inclined to initially use pencil than Sharpie now, until I’m more sure. That way I don’t have conflicting, confusing lines drawn when I’m working. You might consider going a little larger, though. Good idea on the pencil to start with...this is what my last slabs looked like before I cut the preforms: Yup. I’ve got a few like that.
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Brian
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Post by Brian on Feb 11, 2021 13:34:03 GMT -5
There must be a lot of variation coming from JH Kalmore. I had ordered some stuff a while back and set it aside. I just pulled it out to take a look and of the 7 or 8 large chunks of two different materials, only 2 of the chunks look like they actually had decent patterns--one piece of Laguna lace is beautiful! The others look like they will be tumbler filler once I break them up. I think I know what your referring to. When I cut several of my pieces of Laguna Lace, there was large portions of the rock which was devoid of any fortifications. Below is a pic of a slab that only has fortifications in the upper section of the slab. At first I was disappointed...but after seeing some of the host rock wet, I think it might make some amazing cabs even without the fortifications present. You can see where I plan to take cabs from this piece. I have several pieces where I'm actually trying to incorporate a lot of the host rock with only slight amounts of fortifications. I think they'll make some beautiful cabs...and tumble material may be the same result... Yep, that is exactly what mine look like. Very little lace and a whole lot of what looks like a mishmash of stuff. One looks to be mostly clear crystalline quartz and on some of the others, I struggled to find an fortification at all. It will be good tumbling fodder if nothing else. That slab looks like it should produce some nice looking cabs even without the fortifications.
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Post by stephan on Feb 11, 2021 16:25:39 GMT -5
I think I know what your referring to. When I cut several of my pieces of Laguna Lace, there was large portions of the rock which was devoid of any fortifications. Below is a pic of a slab that only has fortifications in the upper section of the slab. At first I was disappointed...but after seeing some of the host rock wet, I think it might make some amazing cabs even without the fortifications present. You can see where I plan to take cabs from this piece. I have several pieces where I'm actually trying to incorporate a lot of the host rock with only slight amounts of fortifications. I think they'll make some beautiful cabs...and tumble material may be the same result... Yep, that is exactly what mine look like. Very little lace and a whole lot of what looks like a mishmash of stuff. One looks to be mostly clear crystalline quartz and on some of the others, I struggled to find an fortification at all. It will be good tumbling fodder if nothing else. That slab looks like it should produce some nice looking cabs even without the fortifications. Got more crazy than lace?
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 11, 2021 17:11:07 GMT -5
Yep, that is exactly what mine look like. Very little lace and a whole lot of what looks like a mishmash of stuff. One looks to be mostly clear crystalline quartz and on some of the others, I struggled to find an fortification at all. It will be good tumbling fodder if nothing else. That slab looks like it should produce some nice looking cabs even without the fortifications. Got more crazy than lace? Went crazy over the lack of lace?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 11, 2021 17:45:40 GMT -5
*sigh* Kind of sad you younger folks weren't around to see what Crazy Lace used to look like. There used to be an old shop in Santa Barbara, CA that had a huge bin of what they call Laguna Lace now mixed with Dogtooth Lace, pseudoorphs after aragonite crystals, that would make your eyes pop out. a At Quartsite, back before it became a friggin swap meet, these two young Mexican fellows used to bring a pile of C.L. the size of a pickup truck that had every color and pattern you can think of in big unfractured hunks for $2 a pound. Some hunks were twenty or thirty pounds. I would spend hours with a squirt bottle choosing hunks within by budget. I always left Q with barely enough money to buy gas to get home *L* Man those were the good ole days! Q rocked back then with tons of guys that were real tailgaters.
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Post by jasoninsd on Feb 11, 2021 18:28:22 GMT -5
*sigh* Kind of sad you younger folks weren't around to see what Crazy Lace used to look like. There used to be an old shop in Santa Barbara, CA that had a huge bin of what they call Laguna Lace now mixed with Dogtooth Lace, pseudoorphs after aragonite crystals, that would make your eyes pop out. a At Quartsite, back before it became a friggin swap meet, these two young Mexican fellows used to bring a pile of C.L. the size of a pickup truck that had every color and pattern you can think of in big unfractured hunks for $2 a pound. Some hunks were twenty or thirty pounds. I would spend hours with a squirt bottle choosing hunks within by budget. I always left Q with barely enough money to buy gas to get home *L* Man those were the good ole days! Q rocked back then with tons of guys that were real tailgaters. Now I'm really jealous! Unfractured pieces for $2 a pound!!! I can only imagine what that would have been like! Everything's becoming more "commercialized" it would seem! Not that I'm condemning nor condoning the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but having grown up here, I've been there numerous times. Twenty years ago, it was a completely different event than it is now. It has become a commercialized venture just as you're describing Quartsite...
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Post by Brian on Feb 11, 2021 20:36:00 GMT -5
*sigh* Kind of sad you younger folks weren't around to see what Crazy Lace used to look like. There used to be an old shop in Santa Barbara, CA that had a huge bin of what they call Laguna Lace now mixed with Dogtooth Lace, pseudoorphs after aragonite crystals, that would make your eyes pop out. a At Quartsite, back before it became a friggin swap meet, these two young Mexican fellows used to bring a pile of C.L. the size of a pickup truck that had every color and pattern you can think of in big unfractured hunks for $2 a pound. Some hunks were twenty or thirty pounds. I would spend hours with a squirt bottle choosing hunks within by budget. I always left Q with barely enough money to buy gas to get home *L* Man those were the good ole days! Q rocked back then with tons of guys that were real tailgaters. Sad indeed. I can't imagine being able to buy rocks like that, especially looking at the not-so-crazy lace that I have purchased. I had to look up Dogtooth Lace, too. That is some nice stuff!
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Post by stephan on Feb 11, 2021 22:20:36 GMT -5
*sigh* Kind of sad you younger folks weren't around to see what Crazy Lace used to look like. There used to be an old shop in Santa Barbara, CA that had a huge bin of what they call Laguna Lace now mixed with Dogtooth Lace, pseudoorphs after aragonite crystals, that would make your eyes pop out. a At Quartsite, back before it became a friggin swap meet, these two young Mexican fellows used to bring a pile of C.L. the size of a pickup truck that had every color and pattern you can think of in big unfractured hunks for $2 a pound. Some hunks were twenty or thirty pounds. I would spend hours with a squirt bottle choosing hunks within by budget. I always left Q with barely enough money to buy gas to get home *L* Man those were the good ole days! Q rocked back then with tons of guys that were real tailgaters. Now I'm really jealous! Unfractured pieces for $2 a pound!!! I can only imagine what that would have been like! Everything's becoming more "commercialized" it would seem! Not that I'm condemning nor condoning the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but having grown up here, I've been there numerous times. Twenty years ago, it was a completely different event than it is now. It has become a commercialized venture just as you're describing Quartsite... The unfractured and patterns are what I’m mostly focused on, rather than the exact price. Remember that inflation does change the price somewhat, depending on when “the good old days” were. If it was 1990, that would translate to $3.98 per pound; if 1980, it would be the equivalent of $6.32 per pound. Still great prices, but hopefully it hurts a little bit less.... 😁
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Post by choochoorocks on Feb 19, 2021 11:42:14 GMT -5
I'd love to see pictures of some of that crazy lace from the old days!
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Post by reeniebeany on Feb 19, 2021 19:42:35 GMT -5
I agree with stephan "freakin' awesome". Druzy for the win.
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Post by lparsons on Feb 20, 2021 11:50:59 GMT -5
*sigh* Kind of sad you younger folks weren't around to see what Crazy Lace used to look like. There used to be an old shop in Santa Barbara, CA that had a huge bin of what they call Laguna Lace now mixed with Dogtooth Lace, pseudoorphs after aragonite crystals, that would make your eyes pop out. a At Quartsite, back before it became a friggin swap meet, these two young Mexican fellows used to bring a pile of C.L. the size of a pickup truck that had every color and pattern you can think of in big unfractured hunks for $2 a pound. Some hunks were twenty or thirty pounds. I would spend hours with a squirt bottle choosing hunks within by budget. I always left Q with barely enough money to buy gas to get home *L* Man those were the good ole days! Q rocked back then with tons of guys that were real tailgaters.
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Post by lparsons on Feb 20, 2021 11:53:21 GMT -5
*sigh* Kind of sad you younger folks weren't around to see what Crazy Lace used to look like. There used to be an old shop in Santa Barbara, CA that had a huge bin of what they call Laguna Lace now mixed with Dogtooth Lace, pseudoorphs after aragonite crystals, that would make your eyes pop out. a At Quartsite, back before it became a friggin swap meet, these two young Mexican fellows used to bring a pile of C.L. the size of a pickup truck that had every color and pattern you can think of in big unfractured hunks for $2 a pound. Some hunks were twenty or thirty pounds. I would spend hours with a squirt bottle choosing hunks within by budget. I always left Q with barely enough money to buy gas to get home *L* Man those were the good ole days! Q rocked back then with tons of guys that were real tailgaters.
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Post by SirRoxalot on Apr 21, 2021 16:47:13 GMT -5
Check out Lapidary Dave on YouTube. He wanders around Tucson, amongst hundreds of bins of rough. A single deposit can produce a wide variety of patterns and colours, and it all gets new names whenever they feel like it. His videos give you an idea of the vast variety of rough available. Bottom line, buy in person, or ask for good pictures.
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