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Post by miket on Mar 9, 2021 11:23:21 GMT -5
Just finished this one this morning- I don't love the bail, but it's how it ended up and I'm moving on to the next! Thanks for looking.
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standles
spending too much on rocks
Well all I got was a rock ... Cool!
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Post by standles on Mar 9, 2021 15:15:21 GMT -5
Looks great. My OCD wants the bend at bottom to be centered but love the design
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Post by miket on Mar 9, 2021 15:25:17 GMT -5
Looks great. My OCD wants the bend at bottom to be centered but love the design Thanks! I see what you're saying, I think I have too little OCD. My cabs are all freeformed and my wraps have no plans- I just kind of let them both take me where they want me to go. Sometimes that's a little too apparent, however!  In the picture there's a piece of gold wire at the top of the bail that needed fixed but I didn't notice it until I posted it. It's been fixed...
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 9, 2021 19:41:01 GMT -5
I really like it Mike!  I see what standles was saying about the bindings at the bottom. I was starting to work on one last night and realized I was too tired to accurately center the bottom with the two bindings...tonight might be a different story. I really do like the two-tones with the wires. It looks really look good with the gold accent. |
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Post by drocknut on Mar 9, 2021 20:11:58 GMT -5
That looks great.
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Post by miket on Mar 9, 2021 20:31:45 GMT -5
I really like it Mike! I see what standles was saying about the bindings at the bottom. I was starting to work on one last night and realized I was too tired to accurately center the bottom with the two bindings...tonight might be a different story. I really do like the two-tones with the wires. It looks really look good with the gold accent. Thanks Jason! I eyeball everything...and my eyeballs are getting older! I think the gold works with this cab, too. Thanks again. |
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Post by miket on Mar 9, 2021 20:33:39 GMT -5
Thank you Diane! Still plenty of room for improvement. The last two I tried to do with different cabs ended up getting ripped apart.  |
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Post by Pat on Mar 9, 2021 21:01:40 GMT -5
Serpentine is one of my favorite rocks. We don’t get that style around here. Thanks.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 9, 2021 21:02:52 GMT -5
Very pretty, miket! I like it.  |
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Post by miket on Mar 9, 2021 21:09:02 GMT -5
Serpentine is one of my favorite rocks. We don’t get that style around here. Thanks. I like the color, the rough I cut wanted to fracture because some of it was pretty soft. But it was fun to play with. |
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Post by miket on Mar 9, 2021 21:09:34 GMT -5
Very pretty, miket ! I like it. Thank you Robin |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 10, 2021 13:33:46 GMT -5
This came out really nice! Love the color and the 2 tone really works with it.
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Post by miket on Mar 10, 2021 13:40:00 GMT -5
This came out really nice! Love the color and the 2 tone really works with it. Thank you, ma'am! |
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Post by stephan on Mar 10, 2021 14:49:06 GMT -5
Serpentine is one of my favorite rocks. We don’t get that style around here. Thanks. Well, don't you live in the right state, then? |
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Post by stephan on Mar 10, 2021 14:52:15 GMT -5
Just finished this one this morning- I don't love the bail, but it's how it ended up and I'm moving on to the next! Thanks for looking.
Awesome. I had to check, just to find out if "serpentine" referred to the rock, or if it was a description of the wrap. |
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Post by miket on Mar 10, 2021 15:20:14 GMT -5
Just finished this one this morning- I don't love the bail, but it's how it ended up and I'm moving on to the next! Thanks for looking.
Awesome. I had to check, just to find out if "serpentine" referred to the rock, or if it was a description of the wrap. Thanks Stephan! Yeah I didn't really know much about it until I bought a few chunks from a rock shop near me.
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Post by Pat on Mar 10, 2021 15:30:24 GMT -5
Serpentine is one of my favorite rocks. We don’t get that style around here. Thanks. Well, don't you live in the right state, then? Well, yes. I like our very dark green serpentine, but a variety is nice! |
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Post by stephan on Mar 10, 2021 15:47:04 GMT -5
Well, don't you live in the right state, then? Well, yes. I like our very dark green serpentine, but a variety is nice! Our club used to go collect a variety called "verde antique" which is a similar color to Mike's. It's been a while, and I never went on any trips, but I seem to remember taht is was somewhere in the Sierra Nevada foothills. I may still have a small slab. If I find it, I'll shoot you a PM. |
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Post by stephan on Mar 10, 2021 16:22:48 GMT -5
Awesome. I had to check, just to find out if "serpentine" referred to the rock, or if it was a description of the wrap. Thanks Stephan! Yeah I didn't really know much about it until I bought a few chunks from a rock shop near me.
I was teasing Pat, since it's California's state rock. Essentially, it's a precursor to jade. (it just didn't go deep enough). Often gemmy serpentine that is a little on the harder side is sold as nephrite, and sometimes you get mix (now there's some under-cutting fun). Serpentine is also used as an indicator that there may be gold in the area. VERY RARELY it can be found with stringers of gold |
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Post by Pat on Mar 10, 2021 16:49:52 GMT -5
I like its history and relationships.
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