Post by jasperfanatic on Jun 15, 2021 13:36:15 GMT -5
I've been playing with some Blue Mountain as another (sort of) break from the fire magnetite/obsidian. Had a killer chunk that was super fractured, which was a huge bummer because when I put the pieces back together like a puzzle there were some spectacular scenes. After cutting the 4th slab and retrieving pieces I saved the remaining half for another time, maybe I'll try to stabilize the chunk or something...I just couldn't watch it crumble any more 
On top of the stability, I had some bad luck with scenes getting wiped out while shaping - never know with that situation, sometimes it turns out OK (or even better), and others not so much. Thought I'd share those that made the cut, mostly. Thanks for looking!
I really like this one, but it was one of those where some of the scene was removed and it lost much of its appeal. I still like it though, it looked like an old sticker or something, peeling/tearing off to expose the next layer.
BMJ1 by Kevin, on Flickr
This was from the rock that wanted to be gravel. It broke on the dop and doesn't resemble anything close to what it was originally going to be. It recovered a bit and wasn't a total loss, which I'm grateful for.
BMJ2 by Kevin, on Flickr
This next one is from the sister slice to the last piece. It also wanted to commit gravelcide, but not quite as bad.
BMJ5 by Kevin, on Flickr
The last two are from slabs I've been cutting here and there the last couple of weeks. A lot of colors I'm not used to with this material, but I'm digging it!
BMJ3 by Kevin, on Flickr
BMJ4 by Kevin, on Flickr
On top of the stability, I had some bad luck with scenes getting wiped out while shaping - never know with that situation, sometimes it turns out OK (or even better), and others not so much. Thought I'd share those that made the cut, mostly. Thanks for looking!I really like this one, but it was one of those where some of the scene was removed and it lost much of its appeal. I still like it though, it looked like an old sticker or something, peeling/tearing off to expose the next layer.
BMJ1 by Kevin, on FlickrThis was from the rock that wanted to be gravel. It broke on the dop and doesn't resemble anything close to what it was originally going to be. It recovered a bit and wasn't a total loss, which I'm grateful for.
BMJ2 by Kevin, on FlickrThis next one is from the sister slice to the last piece. It also wanted to commit gravelcide, but not quite as bad.
BMJ5 by Kevin, on FlickrThe last two are from slabs I've been cutting here and there the last couple of weeks. A lot of colors I'm not used to with this material, but I'm digging it!
BMJ3 by Kevin, on FlickrBMJ4 by Kevin, on Flickr
