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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 30, 2021 11:52:50 GMT -5
1. Dendritic Opal — 35 x 22 mm 2. Plume Agate - 36 x 30 mm Can you see what I see?*  3. Opalized Petrified Wood — 39 x 24 mm 4. Noreena — 34 x 26 mm Not a cab, of course. I had this small, relatively thin, leftover piece with a nice pattern. Too thin to cab (for me), I decided to freehand facet it on my flat lap. Just a girdle with one row of crown facets and a table. There's a very slight discontinuity in the plane of the table that is visible if the light is just right, but I'm pleased with this one.  * Can you see the Koala? It's easier to see in hand, but it's there.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 30, 2021 12:10:08 GMT -5
Nice cabs.
I like the Noreena and the Koala.
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Post by Brian on Mar 30, 2021 12:10:53 GMT -5
Beautiful batch!
I see a white dove flying away in #2. I see the koala peeking out, too.
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 30, 2021 12:12:23 GMT -5
My color vision is off. I see a stumpy alligator in the second picture.
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lookatthat
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Post by lookatthat on Mar 30, 2021 12:37:56 GMT -5
That pet wood!
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Post by greig on Mar 30, 2021 13:47:24 GMT -5
For the life of me, I don't see a koala. I know "He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac".
Nice job on shape and polish.
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Post by parfive on Mar 30, 2021 17:22:47 GMT -5
Can’t see the koala but someone needs to zip up.*
The opalized wood’s my pick of the litter, has a nice burly look to it.
* Oops, wrong cab. I’m looking in the noreena.
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 30, 2021 17:27:58 GMT -5
I really like the wood, too. It seems to have a lot of depth.
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Post by stefan on Mar 30, 2021 17:41:07 GMT -5
Love them all but the Pet Wood is killer.
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Post by MsAli on Mar 30, 2021 17:44:17 GMT -5
Nice group of cabs. I love that wood
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 30, 2021 17:54:01 GMT -5
Beautiful batch! I see a white dove flying away in #2. I see the koala peeking out, too.
I can see your dove, too. Thanks!
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 30, 2021 18:06:08 GMT -5
Thank you all for your appreciative comments. If you couldn't see the Koala, here it is:
I suppose that it could be a polar bear cub, too. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 30, 2021 20:26:24 GMT -5
Pretty cabs, Gary!
That opalized wood is over the top!
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 30, 2021 20:32:18 GMT -5
Gary these are fantastic!  Thanks for pointing out the koala! I couldn't see it until you pointed it out... I will also say, as others have, that Opalized Petrified Wood is top of the class in this one (to me)! However, I also love what you did with the Noreena. |
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Post by Pat on Mar 30, 2021 20:44:31 GMT -5
I can see the koalas in the noreenas, and your dove, and... a gorilla in the first one. I like them all, zoo included. Thanks!
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 30, 2021 21:03:32 GMT -5
I can see the koalas in the noreenas, and your dove, and... a gorilla in the first one. I like them all, zoo included. Thanks!
Koalas in the Noreena photos??! Huh?
It took me a while, but I think that I see your gorilla, Pat. Is it an albino?
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Post by Pat on Mar 30, 2021 21:16:28 GMT -5
Yes Albino.
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 30, 2021 22:13:24 GMT -5
Like the Noreena. The shape especially reminds me of the cabojohns of many years ago.
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Post by lpl on Mar 31, 2021 8:34:00 GMT -5
Thanks for highlighting the koala, I couldn’t see it! I really like the cut you did on the Noreena, and the wood is off the charts. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 31, 2021 9:59:11 GMT -5
Like the Noreena. The shape especially reminds me of the cabojohns of many years ago.
Cabojohn? Is that an actual lapidary term?
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