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Post by miket on Apr 13, 2021 16:57:55 GMT -5
Just finished this one- the colors in the cab look better in person, my phone camera didn't want to cooperate with this one.
Oh and there were supposed to be four wires in the bail, somebody accidentally cut one of them so now there are three! Thanks for looking...
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 13, 2021 17:36:54 GMT -5
Lookin' good!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 13, 2021 17:51:42 GMT -5
Another nice one Mike!  Don't you know, according to this new modern math, three is the new four! LOL |
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Post by miket on Apr 13, 2021 19:10:32 GMT -5
Another nice one Mike! Don't you know, according to this new modern math, three is the new four! LOL Thanks Jason! Not my best effort in my eyes, however...I gave myself a 'b' to a 'b+'.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 13, 2021 19:14:01 GMT -5
That is a yummy looking stone!
Truth be told, I like 3 wires instead of 4 for bails. 4 sometimes just make everything look congested.
Good job, Mike!
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Post by paulshiroma on Apr 13, 2021 23:42:36 GMT -5
Always impressed by the cabs the forum members make. These are great. Nice work Mike!
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Post by stephan on Apr 14, 2021 0:32:17 GMT -5
Well done. I like the stone and the wrap
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2021 9:13:22 GMT -5
That is a yummy looking stone!
Truth be told, I like 3 wires instead of 4 for bails. 4 sometimes just make everything look congested.
Good job, Mike!
Thanks Robin. What I meant to say was I tried three wires this time instead of of four...
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2021 9:13:46 GMT -5
Always impressed by the cabs the forum members make. These are great. Nice work Mike! Thank you, sir! |
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2021 9:15:09 GMT -5
Well done. I like the stone and the wrap Thanks Stephan- Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't try to be a little more precise in my wire bending. I do it freeform just like I do my cabs.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 14, 2021 9:30:12 GMT -5
That's your style, miket. They wouldn't be your original miket© wraps if they were done differently.  |
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2021 9:37:11 GMT -5
That's your style, miket . They wouldn't be your original miket© wraps if they were done differently. Thanks, that's awful nice of you to say!
We have a festival kind of thing in our town in July, I'm considering setting up a table and trying to sell some. They're not doing any good just sitting on my desk. That will be the real test I suppose... |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 14, 2021 9:41:12 GMT -5
Oh and there were supposed to be four wires in the bail, somebody accidentally cut one of them so now there are three! I hate it when that happens! I bet they didn't even leave a note either ... "sorry Mike, I accidentally cut off one of your bail wires..." Looks good! Hornitos is one of those stones that I've found hard to photograph to really bring out how it looks in person. |
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2021 9:48:47 GMT -5
Oh and there were supposed to be four wires in the bail, somebody accidentally cut one of them so now there are three! I hate it when that happens! I bet they didn't even leave a note either ... "sorry Mike, I accidentally cut off one of your bail wires..." Looks good! Hornitos is one of those stones that I've found hard to photograph to really bring out how it looks in person. Thanks Tommy!
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Post by stephan on Apr 14, 2021 10:18:01 GMT -5
Well done. I like the stone and the wrap Thanks Stephan- Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't try to be a little more precise in my wire bending. I do it freeform just like I do my cabs. I concur with hummingbirdstones. Plus, if you're expecting me to say "yes" to "more precision," you're probably asking the wrong person. To me, that is part of the charm of natural rock jewelry -- that no two pieces will ever be the same. This is, in part, why I gravitate toward free-forms. And I appreciate the same variety/artistry in wrapping. It shouldn't look like it was done by a machine. I'll keep saying it, "wabi-sabi is one of my guiding principles." Now, when you find those bail-cutting gremlins, I'm sure you'll have a word with them, right? |
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Post by miket on Apr 14, 2021 11:18:41 GMT -5
Thanks Stephan- Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't try to be a little more precise in my wire bending. I do it freeform just like I do my cabs. I concur with hummingbirdstones . Plus, if you're expecting me to say "yes" to "more precision," you're probably asking the wrong person. To me, that is part of the charm of natural rock jewelry -- that no two pieces will ever be the same. This is, in part, why I gravitate toward free-forms. And I appreciate the same variety/artistry in wrapping. It shouldn't look like it was done by a machine. I'll keep saying it, "wabi-sabi is one of my guiding principles." Now, when you find those bail-cutting gremlins, I'm sure you'll have a word with them, right? That's a good point, sir! I don't want my wraps to look like they were done by a machine but I also don't want them to look like they were done by a blind man, either.  Regardless, I'll keep having fun doing what I'm doing I suppose.
Yes I will have to talk to them for sure. It's not the first time they've struck!
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Post by drocknut on Apr 15, 2021 15:13:11 GMT -5
I like the three wires for the bail, a lot of mine are like that.
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Post by miket on Apr 15, 2021 15:50:00 GMT -5
I like the three wires for the bail, a lot of mine are like that. I'll try that on the next few I wrap, thanks. |
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