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Post by stardiamond on Feb 21, 2021 14:32:31 GMT -5
I have a good customer who asked me about a year ago if I had any Badger Pocket sycamore cabs. I didn't have any slabs or cabs. A week ago Roy had one on fullmoon so I bought it. I laid out some cabs on the slab for the customer to look at. I made some revisions and marked the slab. I thought the line down the middle would fracture so I avoided it. I put in a new blade and my first cut was the line. I took it slow and it fractured. There was a line going through the 5 cabs on the bottom and it looked solid. 2 of the 5 fractured along the line and the other 3 are solid. I recut the two fractured pieces as another pair of earrings. I wanted 6 cabs and 3 pairs of earrings and ended up with 4 and 4.
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nik
spending too much on rocks
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Post by nik on Feb 21, 2021 15:41:09 GMT -5
That is stunning material, I'm always amazed at how well the grain structure can be preserved. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by Rockoonz on Feb 21, 2021 16:27:36 GMT -5
That's nice. Just asked the wife, don't we have something like that? She thought so, now I have to remember to watch as we unpack. What are the odds?
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Post by fernwood on Feb 21, 2021 20:05:13 GMT -5
Love these. Like how you were able to salvage some as smaller pre-forms.
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Post by Pat on Feb 21, 2021 20:07:51 GMT -5
That material is new to me. Interesting. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by roy on Feb 22, 2021 13:49:11 GMT -5
I have a good customer who asked me about a year ago if I had any Badger Pocket sycamore cabs. I didn't have any slabs or cabs. A week ago Roy had one on fullmoon so I bought it. I laid out some cabs on the slab for the customer to look at. I made some revisions and marked the slab. I thought the line down the middle would fracture so I avoided it. I put in a new blade and my first cut was the line. I took it slow and it fractured. There was a line going through the 5 cabs on the bottom and it looked solid. 2 of the 5 fractured along the line and the other 3 are solid. I recut the two fractured pieces as another pair of earrings. I wanted 6 cabs and 3 pairs of earrings and ended up with 4 and 4. dang i have had that one and one other for years so i decided to let one go ill have to take a closer look at its sister and see if i can see it
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 23, 2021 14:20:07 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 23, 2021 15:59:31 GMT -5
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saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by saxplayer on Feb 23, 2021 22:28:31 GMT -5
Oo these are nice! I especially like the circular effect of the first 2.
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