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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 18:01:45 GMT -5
Here's a couple cabs from today. The first one is one of my favorite Teepee Canyon Agates I've done to date.    Nice one! Love the semi transparent portion. Thanks Perk! Here's a backlit shot...  |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 18:13:34 GMT -5
Nice one! Love the semi transparent portion. Thanks Perk! Here's a backlit shot... Woah! That is definitely not semi transparent just transparent. Did you find that? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 18:17:39 GMT -5
Thanks Perk! Here's a backlit shot... Woah! That is definitely not semi transparent just transparent. Did you find that? I did. All the Teepee Canyon Agates I've posted so far have been self-collected.  |
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Post by knave on Oct 12, 2021 18:22:51 GMT -5
 this is the agate we find on our prairies. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 12, 2021 18:46:09 GMT -5
Here's a couple cabs from today. The first one is one of my favorite Teepee Canyon Agates I've done to date. Nice one! Love the semi transparent portion. Both of those are beautiful. The way you managed to center the fortification in the middle of the second one is outstanding. You got a great polish on both of them, too! |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 19:44:53 GMT -5
Woah! That is definitely not semi transparent just transparent. Did you find that? I did. All the Teepee Canyon Agates I've posted so far have been self-collected. wow! That's really impressive. I still haven't cabbed any self collected material. I need to slab my common opal. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 20:09:22 GMT -5
Here's a couple cabs from today. The first one is one of my favorite Teepee Canyon Agates I've done to date. love th teepees. Need to get back up there. Yes you do! It'd be good to see you again. We're getting snow today, so you might not want to think about anytime in the next couple days! LOL Good looking Teepee! I'm amazed at how "fragile" the quartz areas are in this material. I get it, that it's probably the "weakest" area out of the entire nodule, but it always seems to be fracture-filled. this is the agate we find on our prairies. OMG! You find them polished like this! That really is a gorgeous agate! Nice one! Love the semi transparent portion. Both of those are beautiful. The way you managed to center the fortification in the middle of the second one is outstanding. You got a great polish on both of them, too! Thank you Robin! I dumped all the preforms out on the TV tray the other night and asked my wife if she wanted to pick one out for me to cab...the second one is the one she picked! I did. All the Teepee Canyon Agates I've posted so far have been self-collected. wow! That's really impressive. I still haven't cabbed any self collected material. I need to slab my common opal. I tell ya Perk...there's really something special about cabbing self-collected material. There's a lot of material I like cabbing, but after I cab (and subsequently wire-wrap) any of my Teepee Canyon Agates, I enjoy being able to say I did the entire thing from "start to finish"! I'll be watching for your slabbed opal! |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 20:19:00 GMT -5
Ok jasoninsd. I'm gonna need to get it cutting. I don't have enough material because I finally got a machine and need to cut all my slabs up at my club. Then again, If I had all the slabs in the world it wouldn't be enough. I bet I finish all my purchased ones off at home in like a day! 😂 My rock club is working on it now. I need some wood glue. I've got it in a vise outside. I'll get a pic and tag you real quick. Totally hijacked this thread sorry about that! |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 20:26:22 GMT -5
Here you are jasoninsd! flic.kr/p/2mAbYPz Bad picture. Sorry. It has a bunch of cool colors in real life. The powder looking stuff is diatomaceous earth that SOMEBODY (definitely not me 😂) didn't clean off good enough. It's actually pretty caked on. Does scratch off with a screwdriver though. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 20:27:07 GMT -5
Ok jasoninsd . I'm gonna need to get it cutting. I don't have enough material because I finally got a machine and need to cut all my slabs up at my club. Then again, If I had all the slabs in the world it wouldn't be enough. I bet I finish all my purchased ones off at home in like a day! 😂 My rock club is working on it now. I need some wood glue. I've got it in a vise outside. I'll get a pic and tag you real quick. Totally hijacked this thread sorry about that!  I seriously look forward to seeing what ya got! (And there is no such thing as "hijacking" any of MY threads...a lot of times there are "detours"...and most of the time the detours are caused by me! I enjoy them! LOL) |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 20:31:52 GMT -5
Here you are jasoninsd ! flic.kr/p/2mAbYPz Bad picture. Sorry. It has a bunch of cool colors in real life. The powder looking stuff is diatomaceous earth that SOMEBODY (definitely not me 😂) didn't clean off good enough. It's actually pretty caked on. Does scratch off with a screwdriver though. That's a pretty cool piece! What's your plan with it? By the way, Diatomaceous Earth is a pretty good pesticide... LOL |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 20:32:37 GMT -5
Ok jasoninsd . I'm gonna need to get it cutting. I don't have enough material because I finally got a machine and need to cut all my slabs up at my club. Then again, If I had all the slabs in the world it wouldn't be enough. I bet I finish all my purchased ones off at home in like a day! 😂 My rock club is working on it now. I need some wood glue. I've got it in a vise outside. I'll get a pic and tag you real quick. Totally hijacked this thread sorry about that! I seriously look forward to seeing what ya got! (And there is no such thing as "hijacking" any of MY threads...a lot of times there are "detours"...and most of the time the detours are caused by me! I enjoy them! LOL) Thanks! I'm hoping it might be slightly transparent when slabbed. I'm expecting some pretty beautiful colors. Either that or it will explode in the saw. It's one of the more solid chunks I found at the site. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 20:34:40 GMT -5
I seriously look forward to seeing what ya got! (And there is no such thing as "hijacking" any of MY threads...a lot of times there are "detours"...and most of the time the detours are caused by me! I enjoy them! LOL) Thanks! I'm hoping it might be slightly transparent when slabbed. I'm expecting some pretty beautiful colors. Either that or it will explode in the saw. It's one of the more solid chunks I found at the site. Are you going to try and cab it if the slab seems like it's solid enough? |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 20:37:03 GMT -5
Here you are jasoninsd ! flic.kr/p/2mAbYPz Bad picture. Sorry. It has a bunch of cool colors in real life. The powder looking stuff is diatomaceous earth that SOMEBODY (definitely not me 😂) didn't clean off good enough. It's actually pretty caked on. Does scratch off with a screwdriver though. That's a pretty cool piece! What's your plan with it? By the way, Diatomaceous Earth is a pretty good pesticide... LOL Probably cut some nice (hopefully) nice cabs out of it! It will be interesting to see how it turns out. |
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Post by perkins17 on Oct 12, 2021 20:38:00 GMT -5
Thanks! I'm hoping it might be slightly transparent when slabbed. I'm expecting some pretty beautiful colors. Either that or it will explode in the saw. It's one of the more solid chunks I found at the site. Are you going to try and cab it if the slab seems like it's solid enough? Yes I will. Maybe I'll polish the end slabs and put them on display. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 20:39:58 GMT -5
That's a pretty cool piece! What's your plan with it? By the way, Diatomaceous Earth is a pretty good pesticide... LOL Probably cut some nice (hopefully) nice cabs out of it! It will be interesting to see how it turns out.  |
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Post by miket on Oct 12, 2021 20:40:40 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 12, 2021 20:43:25 GMT -5
Thank you my friend! I snagged both of those out of your bucket when you weren't looking! LOL Kidding! I still have a bag of yours and Eric's Teepees sitting on my bench! LOL |
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Post by miket on Oct 13, 2021 9:12:50 GMT -5
Thank you my friend! I snagged both of those out of your bucket when you weren't looking! LOL Kidding! I still have a bag of yours and Eric's Teepees sitting on my bench! LOL  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 16, 2021 19:23:15 GMT -5
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