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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 15:23:29 GMT -5
I've been on here long enough that I'm sure you all were expecting this.  Some more freeformed and dremeled cabs, finished in the T-5 vibe. I'll probably make a few posts and post individual pics, if you get bored skip the rest of them. And thanks for looking!
In this one is a group pic plus my failures. To me the failures are ones that undercut or pitted in the vibe (on the edges or on the face).
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 15, 2021 15:34:45 GMT -5
Shiny! I love the depth in the second one.
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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 16:35:02 GMT -5
Shiny! I love the depth in the second one. Thanks Tela! I had high hopes for that one but I thought the brownish part would undercut. |
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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 16:35:27 GMT -5
Nice polish on those! I like the plume, bummer it undercut. Thanks! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 15, 2021 17:48:34 GMT -5
Nice shiny stones! Good job, Mr. Mike!
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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 19:13:19 GMT -5
Nice shiny stones! Good job, Mr. Mike! The shine, yes, but the cabs not so lucky! I'm still trying to figure out which stones my "method" will work with and which ones it won't. Thanks Robin! |
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Post by stephan on Mar 15, 2021 21:05:34 GMT -5
Shiny! I love the depth in the second one. Thanks Tela! I had high hopes for that one but I thought the brownish part would undercut. To me, the undercutting looks almost deliberate. In any case, it works on that particular cab. Nice batch. |
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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 21:22:36 GMT -5
Thanks Tela! I had high hopes for that one but I thought the brownish part would undercut. To me, the undercutting looks almost deliberate. In any case, it works on that particular cab. Nice batch. Thanks my friend! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 15, 2021 21:43:51 GMT -5
Love these pics Mike!  My eyes were immediately drawn to the Palm Root and the Noreena in the group pic! |
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Post by beefjello on Mar 15, 2021 21:53:57 GMT -5
Been staring at that group shot for a while now. That's a lotta great work!  |
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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 21:58:14 GMT -5
Love these pics Mike! My eyes were immediately drawn to the Palm Root and the Noreena in the group pic! Thank you! I really like Palm Root, and I couldn't get a picture of the Noreena that didn't make it look dull for some reason... |
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Post by miket on Mar 15, 2021 21:59:36 GMT -5
Been staring at that group shot for a while now. That's a lotta great work!  Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 15, 2021 22:01:45 GMT -5
Love these pics Mike! My eyes were immediately drawn to the Palm Root and the Noreena in the group pic! Thank you! I really like Palm Root, and I couldn't get a picture of the Noreena that didn't make it look dull for some reason... I did a cab of Noreena a couple months ago. I had a real hard time getting a good shine on that stuff...but I love it. I've been on the lookout for some affordable rough to give it another shot. |
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Post by lpl on Mar 16, 2021 13:02:53 GMT -5
So shiny! Those look great Mike.
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Post by miket on Mar 16, 2021 13:59:23 GMT -5
So shiny! Those look great Mike. Thank you John! |
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 16, 2021 16:25:53 GMT -5
Thanks Tela! I had high hopes for that one but I thought the brownish part would undercut. To me, the undercutting looks almost deliberate. In any case, it works on that particular cab. Nice batch. I agree with Stephan and Tela [ rockjunquie ], Mike. There is no way that second cab is a failure! The undercut works well with the cab's shape and patterns. I'm anxious to see what you do with it. Feature it. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 16, 2021 16:33:04 GMT -5
I had the most beautiful varaiscite cab. It was purchased by me and had a great even polish with no undercutting in the soft tan matrix. Well, I tumbled my finished piece in steel shot as I often do. The matrix undercut quite a bit. Somehow, it really worked and I think it looked better.
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Post by miket on Mar 16, 2021 16:39:15 GMT -5
To me, the undercutting looks almost deliberate. In any case, it works on that particular cab. Nice batch. I agree with Stephan and Tela [ rockjunquie ], Mike. There is no way that second cab is a failure! The undercut works well with the cab's shape and patterns. I'm anxious to see what you do with it. Feature it.
Ok, I'll listen to you guys...this once.  In all seriousness, I really was under the impression that this kind of result meant the cab ended up in the trash can. Maybe I'll have to change my thinking!
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Post by stefan on Mar 16, 2021 17:59:06 GMT -5
Change your thinking. Free form means just that- Free! Amazing work for sure. I have one minor criticism (and I have a similar problem) your background for the individual shots distracted me. There was not enough contrast and I felt that the rocks did not take center stage as they should! I'm being picky but your skills are amazing and they should be the entire focus! Oh that last plume agate has me drooling! What material is it?
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Post by miket on Mar 16, 2021 19:12:16 GMT -5
Change your thinking. Free form means just that- Free! Amazing work for sure. I have one minor criticism (and I have a similar problem) your background for the individual shots distracted me. There was not enough contrast and I felt that the rocks did not take center stage as they should! I'm being picky but your skills are amazing and they should be the entire focus! Oh that last plume agate has me drooling! What material is it? Thanks! I try different backgrounds, some work and some don't. I used the same background in my other individual shots, maybe I'll try another one next time. I appreciate the compliments.! As far as that last one goes, I can't remember right now. I'll try to remember and get back to you on that! |
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