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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 23, 2005 23:53:57 GMT -5
i had to cut a piece for mel and in the process it was just so gorgeous that i started trying to figure out how to make some bookends - they still need polishing and these were taken dry my favorites maybe  a little uneven in size but....  when you turn them where i cut in the direction of the stripes you get this (same pair as above just turned differently)  see what happens when you cut with the stripes - pretty cool both ways  now to figure out the polishing kim |
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Post by rockds on Sept 24, 2005 0:01:17 GMT -5
Wow kim those look great, please post again after polishing
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Post by joe on Sept 24, 2005 0:06:24 GMT -5
That stuff is beautiful! Have fun with it Kim.
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Sept 24, 2005 0:17:37 GMT -5
very nice Kim! I like the one showing the pieces cut with the stripes- a nice matching face. I bet those two pieces are nice and heavy; and, will a support a lot of books! I have also had nice results cutting at an angle or bias to the stripes to get another neat look.
Cal
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Post by Cher on Sept 24, 2005 9:04:20 GMT -5
Great bookends Kim, I like the stripes the best but Cal's idea sounds pretty interesting too.
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Post by gaetzchamp on Sept 24, 2005 9:07:39 GMT -5
Kimmy-
Those are just awesome. I've never seen rocks that colorfully banded before. Great stuff.
gaetz
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Post by Toad on Sept 24, 2005 9:35:21 GMT -5
What is mugglestone and where do you get it? It looks very similar to tigeriron I got from Kingsley North.
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Post by Alice on Sept 24, 2005 10:06:51 GMT -5
WOW! Just Gorgeous!!!
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Post by earthdog on Sept 24, 2005 10:49:02 GMT -5
I like it cut both ways, but cut with the stripes, I like better. Nice job...
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Post by xenaswolf on Sept 24, 2005 10:51:12 GMT -5
Very nice! Mugglestone...hmmm sounds so Harry Potterish!
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 24, 2005 16:19:25 GMT -5
cal i guess that is what caused that gorgeous patterning recently on a piece of rainbow jasper i cut - instead of stripes it was a beautiful swirl of colors. i'll have to bring the heel home and get a pic.
toad this is one of the stones i got from africa. cal has some too. i have a cab sands did from it. it is gorgeous. i can feel a bit of undercutting of the hematite when i rub the cut side but it cut without causing my saw to bind like the banded tigerstone did. be interesting to see how it polishes up. it does turn your saw red though!
kim
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phoenix1647
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 24, 2005 16:55:48 GMT -5
too cool....how can I get some of that?
Pho
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Post by Debs on Sept 24, 2005 17:09:47 GMT -5
Beautiful Kim! You know how much I love that mugglestone. You can buy some from Kim and Cal at a great price. I have bought from both of them and have been very pleased. The stones I received from them are just too beautiful to cut, so I left them as they are. You will be very happy buying this rock rough from them and many others!!!
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Post by Sabre52 on Sept 24, 2005 17:48:12 GMT -5
Wow! Just got some mugglestone from Kim today in a batch of trade rocks. Really spectacular material and pics really don't do it justice. Wet in the sun it blows you away. Actually all the materials Kim has are outrageously beautiful. Think the Vogesite is my favorite but they are actually all so nice it's hard to choose and I've never seen any of them in shops or shows here in Calif.Highly advise you all to get some of her rock while you can. You won't be sorry, that's for sure!....mel
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Post by deepsouth on Sept 25, 2005 4:39:47 GMT -5
Very nice rock Kim
Jack
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Post by krazydiamond on Sept 25, 2005 14:32:15 GMT -5
beautiful, Kim! i like it from all angles...! let me know when you figure out how to polish them! will you put little rubber feet on the bottom or use sticky felt as a base?
a whole new product line of stone!
KD
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Post by creativeminded on Sept 27, 2005 9:18:06 GMT -5
Those are beautiful.
Tami
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Post by parfive on Sept 28, 2005 16:54:40 GMT -5
Sure, life is easy with a 20" saw.
The vertical bands look best with the books, and the side cut (pic 3) looks dynamite too.
Think you need two sets of bookends so you can see them both at the same time.
Time to call Palladin, or Sandsman. . . . . "Have flat lap - Will travel"
Rich
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