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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2021 12:05:55 GMT -5
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saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since March 2018
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Post by saxplayer on May 27, 2021 12:21:26 GMT -5
Great frame/capture on the Botswana. Love that material.
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Post by victor1941 on May 27, 2021 16:36:41 GMT -5
They are all extremely nice but the last cab is my favorite.
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Post by Rockindad on May 27, 2021 17:22:06 GMT -5
Beauties Jason! I'm always impressed (maybe a wee bit frustrated) at how resilient Botswanas are when we tumble them. Usually take a good long while but the payoffs are mostly worth it.
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2021 19:03:45 GMT -5
Great frame/capture on the Botswana. Love that material. Thank you so much!  I love the looks of this material too! I bought about 10 pounds of some larger nodules...maybe 3-4" (max), but I've only cut about 2 pounds so far. So I've got a lot of cabs to be made. They are all extremely nice but the last cab is my favorite. Thanks Victor! I really like that last one too. I kind of get the feeling like I'm looking around the base of a tree on that one. Beauties Jason! I'm always impressed (maybe a wee bit frustrated) at how resilient Botswanas are when we tumble them. Usually take a good long while but the payoffs are mostly worth it. Thank you so much! I think I'd go with the "frustrated" when trying to grind this material...I'll go with "impressed" when it's all done! LOL - I haven't tumbled any, but I've read enough threads from people talking about how long this material can take to tumble due to its hardness...which should have set off a few alarms as to how difficult it was going to be to grind! LOL |
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Post by mohs on May 27, 2021 19:11:51 GMT -5
hard darn done shined stones!
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2021 19:16:32 GMT -5
hard darn done shined stones! Thanks Ed! These might be the closest I get to the "desert" for quite some time! ETA - HA HA! I just realized I put dessert in the title instead of desert! Oops! - Changed that! LOL |
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Post by mohs on May 27, 2021 19:22:06 GMT -5
you really nailed those profile jase
cleanly
heard your wrapping to
your in the pendant world
fine design they be
keep that snow capped oval about
I'll trade for it
right now entering the hot arid desert
under rock routine
down that rock road tho....
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2021 19:25:31 GMT -5
you really nailed those profile jase cleanly heard your wrapping to your in the pendant world fine design they be keep that snow capped oval about I'll trade for it right now entering the hot arid desert under rock routine down that rock road tho.... Which one is the snow capped one? You're going to need something "cool" to think about going out into the desert like you are.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on May 27, 2021 19:45:45 GMT -5
Beautiful bot, Jason! Love that last one, too.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2021 19:52:43 GMT -5
Beautiful bot, Jason! Love that last one, too. Thanks Robin! I couldn't believe the finish showing up on that Bot even after the 500 stage!  That last one really kind of catches my eye. I've got a lot of picture jasper waiting in the wings...unfortunately, Teepees have been so rude and cut in line! LOL |
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Post by mohs on May 27, 2021 19:54:41 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on May 27, 2021 20:12:10 GMT -5
Oh that one! I kept looking at the pics in this thread wondering which one had the white caps! LOL That cab turned out pretty good. It's sitting on the kitchen table waiting to get wrapped.  |
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Post by mohs on May 27, 2021 20:43:27 GMT -5
that did come out really nice Jase take your time I got all  to get through and it may be already spoken for down that road tho i'll look forward |
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lunker
Cave Dweller 
Member since April 2021
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Post by lunker on May 27, 2021 21:42:17 GMT -5
True beauties sir
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Post by stephan on May 27, 2021 23:33:37 GMT -5
They are all extremely nice but the last cab is my favorite. I have to agree. That last one is dramatic as heck. jasoninsd are you trying to recreate a cab of your Teepee canyon spot? I have to say, though, for Owyhee jaspers, I prefer the blue “sky.” The brown looks a bit too much like what we get in the summers. |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 28, 2021 0:13:32 GMT -5
Thank you so very much! I've got a ton of picture jasper...and more "plans" than I seem to have time for! LOL Beautiful cabs, and the shaping on those ovals is spot on. Nice work! Thank you very much! I try really hard to keep the pattern and symmetry. I know I've been doing predominantly oval and teardrop shaped cabs here recently, but I've found rounded shapes are FAR easier for me to work on the flat lap. Any straight edge is just a pain... so they're few and far between right now. They are all extremely nice but the last cab is my favorite. I have to agree. That last one is dramatic as heck. jasoninsd are you trying to recreate a cab of your Teepee canyon spot? I have to say, though, for Owyhee jaspers, I prefer the blue “sky.” The brown looks a bit too much like what we get in the summers. Thanks Stephan! Yeah, that last one seems to have gotten voted prom queen! It does kind of resemble the Teepee Canyon spot, doesn't it? LOL I totally understand about the colors. The rock was all brown when I got it. I tried to use a blue Sharpie, but it just ground off. LOL I have this 20 pound piece that is waiting in the wings for me to slab...it has blue running through the whole piece.  |
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Post by stephan on May 28, 2021 0:27:46 GMT -5
Thank you so very much! I've got a ton of picture jasper...and more "plans" than I seem to have time for! LOL Beautiful cabs, and the shaping on those ovals is spot on. Nice work! Thank you very much! I try really hard to keep the pattern and symmetry. I know I've been doing predominantly oval and teardrop shaped cabs here recently, but I've found rounded shapes are FAR easier for me to work on the flat lap. Any straight edge is just a pain... so they're few and far between right now. I have to agree. That last one is dramatic as heck. jasoninsd are you trying to recreate a cab of your Teepee canyon spot? I have to say, though, for Owyhee jaspers, I prefer the blue “sky.” The brown looks a bit too much like what we get in the summers. Thanks Stephan! Yeah, that last one seems to have gotten voted prom queen! It does kind of resemble the Teepee Canyon spot, doesn't it? LOL I totally understand about the colors. The rock was all brown when I got it. I tried to use a blue Sharpie, but it just ground off. LOL I have this 20 pound piece that is waiting in the wings for me to slab...it has blue running through the whole piece. Ooh... nice. Now, keep in mind, compared to the brown and blue, the all-brown... |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 28, 2021 0:29:01 GMT -5
Thank you so very much! I've got a ton of picture jasper...and more "plans" than I seem to have time for! LOL Thank you very much! I try really hard to keep the pattern and symmetry. I know I've been doing predominantly oval and teardrop shaped cabs here recently, but I've found rounded shapes are FAR easier for me to work on the flat lap. Any straight edge is just a pain... so they're few and far between right now. Thanks Stephan! Yeah, that last one seems to have gotten voted prom queen! It does kind of resemble the Teepee Canyon spot, doesn't it? LOL I totally understand about the colors. The rock was all brown when I got it. I tried to use a blue Sharpie, but it just ground off. LOL I have this 20 pound piece that is waiting in the wings for me to slab...it has blue running through the whole piece. Ooh... nice. Now, keep in mind, compared to the brown and blue, the all-brown... I LOVED that show! |
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Post by jasoninsd on May 28, 2021 1:04:01 GMT -5
I like to use aluminum to draw my cab shapes, it seems to stand out best compared to other soft metals. Super thin lines also help to achieve that perfect shape. It’s easy to grind into a sharpe or marker line without knowing so. I've had pretty good luck so far using a fine Sharpie, but on occasion it does wash off certain materials. I may have to give the aluminum a go! |
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