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USMC15 Cave Dweller I feel like I just came out of the tumbler ... Member since March 2021 Posts: 273	Got this in today! Mar 27, 2021 17:59:31 GMT -5 Pat, rockjunquie, and 8 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by USMC15 on Mar 27, 2021 17:59:31 GMT -5 California Stone Canyon
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 27, 2021 19:30:48 GMT -5

Looks like a nice piece of rough. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

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USMC15 Cave Dweller I feel like I just came out of the tumbler ... Member since March 2021 Posts: 273	Got this in today! Mar 27, 2021 19:36:16 GMT -5 rockjunquie, opalpyrexia, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by USMC15 on Mar 27, 2021 19:36:16 GMT -5 I'm going to have jasoninsd cut it, give him some slabs for cutting it, learn to cab and then screw it all up.
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 27, 2021 19:41:31 GMT -5

That's a positive outlook! LOL

I told you I'm going to give you a bag of practice slabs...so you can "mess up" on those!

I'm pretty stoked to see the slabs from this piece.

You've got to get some cabbing equipment...or a dremel like miket does his cabs!

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Post by USMC15 on Mar 27, 2021 19:45:00 GMT -5

Mar 27, 2021 19:41:31 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

That's a positive outlook! LOL

I told you I'm going to give you a bag of practice slabs...so you can "mess up" on those!

I'm pretty stoked to see the slabs from this piece.

You've got to get some cabbing equipment...or a dremel like miket does his cabs!

I got a dremel (knock off) just waiting for bits. Going to get a trim saw next, then a slab saw, then a lap grinder

No I'm not drunk, I was hit on the head with a rock.

stephan still telling self it's just a hobby Member since March 2015 Posts: 4,559	Got this in today! Mar 30, 2021 13:36:23 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stephan on Mar 30, 2021 13:36:23 GMT -5 That looks like a nice piece
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Post by USMC15 on Mar 30, 2021 18:04:21 GMT -5

Can't wait for this to be cut. Been really cold and windy but jasoninsd says it is supposed to get better. I'm sure he is as excited as I am about it. Heck, he almost dropped it on his foot when I handed it to him.

No I'm not drunk, I was hit on the head with a rock.

jasoninsd can identify rocks - even green ones I Wish I Knew Half The Stuff I Thought I Knew 30 Years Ago! Member since July 2020 Posts: 18,424	Got this in today! Mar 30, 2021 20:46:02 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jasoninsd on Mar 30, 2021 20:46:02 GMT -5 Yep! This is one of the pieces I'm actually excited to put under the blade! But, with 36 degrees with 40mph winds here today it *weren't* gonna happen! LOL
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USMC15 Cave Dweller I feel like I just came out of the tumbler ... Member since March 2021 Posts: 273	Got this in today! Apr 1, 2021 20:32:01 GMT -5 fernwood and hummingbirdstones like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by USMC15 on Apr 1, 2021 20:32:01 GMT -5 Here are a few shots of some slabs that came off the stone. Lots of green!!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 1, 2021 20:59:30 GMT -5

This one really was a VERY solid piece of Stone Canyon. It had one fracture running down about a third of the face-cut, but otherwise, there weren't any weak spots in this piece. I can't wait to see what you do with it!

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Post by USMC15 on Apr 1, 2021 21:06:45 GMT -5

Apr 1, 2021 20:59:30 GMT -5 jasoninsd said:

This one really was a VERY solid piece of Stone Canyon. It had one fracture running down about a third of the face-cut, but otherwise, there weren't any weak spots in this piece. I can't wait to see what you do with it!

I can't wait to see what you do your bit for cutting it. My best purchase yet!

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 1, 2021 22:39:32 GMT -5

Nice slabbing job, jasoninsd!

I can't wait to see what both of you do with it.

Robin

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

-- C.S. Lewis

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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 1, 2021 22:43:50 GMT -5

Apr 1, 2021 22:39:32 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones said:

Nice slabbing job, jasoninsd!

I can't wait to see what both of you do with it.

For me, I'm pretty sure this'll get shoved to the front of the next batch to have preforms cut! LOL

There's some amazing tones of yellow, some greens, and a hint of orange in a couple places. It's definitely amongst the most sound pieces of Stone Canyon I held in my hands.

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"It always seems impossible until it is done." - Nelson Mandela
"Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got." - Robert Brault
"You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy." - Nightbirde (RIP 2/19/22)

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Brian fully equipped rock polisher Member since July 2020 Posts: 1,512	Got this in today! Apr 2, 2021 7:06:16 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Brian on Apr 2, 2021 7:06:16 GMT -5 I love those greens in the slabs! I can’t wait to see what both of you do with them.

toiv0 has started giving rock gifts Member since November 2014 Posts: 3,306	Got this in today! Apr 2, 2021 7:09:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by toiv0 on Apr 2, 2021 7:09:37 GMT -5 I love stone canyon, the green is awesome. Good eye.

stefan Cave Dweller Member since January 2005 Posts: 14,113	Got this in today! Apr 25, 2021 9:50:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stefan on Apr 25, 2021 9:50:01 GMT -5 Solid slabs. Excellent quality. Gonna be some real nice cabs off that
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