Post by Tweetiepy on Sept 11, 2005 10:25:27 GMT -5
I finally got the mini slabs that Stefan sent me - thanks again Stefan! and got one of the chunks of Banjo's plume agate slabbed at the shop.
Here is a scrap piece of what I thought was either labradorite or moonstone but was informed it was spectrolite (labradorite is opaque but this is a type of labradorite) - the back is polished BUT a chunk flew out of the back - so if I wrap it, I'll make spiral to hide it
Here is a piece of obsidian - I tried my hand at cabbing this way but found out after I shoulda used a flat lap to grind & polish instead of a wheel
Here is a piece of Stefan's lace - I didn't have quite large enough to trace the template shape so I modified and them some parts were softer & broke so I reshaped again. I may have to bring this one back down to a 100 wheel again to shape nicely.
Here is Stefan's plume - the piece was a little too thin to double cab it and I couldn't get a good dome and it has flat spots - my mistake - it should have been single sided only - chalk it up to inexperience - love the pattern though
- This one took forever to shape up on the 100 wheel as it was so hard, it was supposed to be smaller but I quite once I got the shape okay
Here is Banjo's graveyard plume - I made it so the little heart was visible on the front in the upper right - this one is double sided - I love to feel these once they,re polished.
Finally - Stefan,s OJ - I ended up with little vugs in the cab (front & back), but it still looks spectacular!
Thanks for looking
Here is a scrap piece of what I thought was either labradorite or moonstone but was informed it was spectrolite (labradorite is opaque but this is a type of labradorite) - the back is polished BUT a chunk flew out of the back - so if I wrap it, I'll make spiral to hide it
Here is a piece of obsidian - I tried my hand at cabbing this way but found out after I shoulda used a flat lap to grind & polish instead of a wheel
Here is a piece of Stefan's lace - I didn't have quite large enough to trace the template shape so I modified and them some parts were softer & broke so I reshaped again. I may have to bring this one back down to a 100 wheel again to shape nicely.
Here is Stefan's plume - the piece was a little too thin to double cab it and I couldn't get a good dome and it has flat spots - my mistake - it should have been single sided only - chalk it up to inexperience - love the pattern though
- This one took forever to shape up on the 100 wheel as it was so hard, it was supposed to be smaller but I quite once I got the shape okayHere is Banjo's graveyard plume - I made it so the little heart was visible on the front in the upper right - this one is double sided - I love to feel these once they,re polished.
Finally - Stefan,s OJ - I ended up with little vugs in the cab (front & back), but it still looks spectacular!
Thanks for looking
