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Post by Tweetiepy on Oct 16, 2005 17:00:11 GMT -5
I've just come back from my second (last) cabbing class. this time we did a double cab (double sided). But first, here is the pet wood that I had to epoxy as it had vugs and it still has vugs after all that! but now at least it,s finished. Not sure what to do with it now  Here is my butterfly cab - I've used jumprings in a half persian 1-3weave and I've tried my best to close it properly but I'll have to try again. - I'd need smaller rings for this to look right - but I like it anyways.  Here is some of Banjo's graveyard plume - (Banjo I hope I did you proud on these pieces) too bad the pictures don't do it justice - just where the flash hits it - there seems to be some kind of metalic inclusion (pyrite maybe) - my god this stuff is tough - it was a B#$% to grind down & shape  Here is another piece of Bamjo's graveyard plume - this one should have been a better teardrop - but it a .. um. freeform cab...yeah.... that's what it is a freeform cab! I much prefer the thinner cabs in this stuff as you can see through them - but it's amazing stuff anyways!  Sorry about the bad lighting, but it's getting dark very early these days and not much sun is getting through! Thanks for looking |
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Post by Alice on Oct 16, 2005 17:10:53 GMT -5
Great Job on all of them Tweetie!
Pretty soon you'll become a real pro at this and you'll be famous! Everyone will wish they had a "tweetie Cab".
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Post by Cher on Oct 16, 2005 17:49:37 GMT -5
Great job Tweet, those look just super, I like them all. I'll bet
you're sorry the classes are done, will they be doing anything else?
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Post by Tweetiepy on Oct 16, 2005 18:08:46 GMT -5
Thanks guys - the class over - they offer wire wrapping, intarsia, wax sculpting and some other stuff - I wanted to take the wire wrapping with my daughter but the class is $85 each and she supplies all the materials - you come out with 4-5 wrapped cabs. But $170 is a little too expensive for me to take a class with my daughter - I'll check my options.
I forgot to mention that Tami (Creativeminded) got me hooked onto chainmail - all because of that byzantine necklace - now look where it's gotten me (my daugther loves it too - she asked for pliers for her birthday!!) Talk about non-tradition-girl present!!
I liked those classes - but I can still go to the club on Saturdays to make cabs!!
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Post by joe on Oct 16, 2005 22:15:34 GMT -5
Lookin' good Tweetie! I really like the jump ring thing. You did a great job on those stones. Are you sure you're a beginner?
Joe
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Tellfamily
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Post by Tellfamily on Oct 16, 2005 22:19:39 GMT -5
Those look good. Your cabbing skills are are better than mine.
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Banjocreek
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Post by Banjocreek on Oct 16, 2005 22:37:25 GMT -5
Nice Job on those Tweet.
Yeah, you did me proud!
It's great to see you turning out some art with those.
Very good, and I know you are having a gas, and that is the best part!!
Keep it up, love the photos!
-Banjo
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Post by rockyraccoon on Oct 17, 2005 0:51:58 GMT -5
wow tweetie those are fantastic. i don't see anything at all wrong with your teardrop. how did you do that with the jumprings? like that too!
kim
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Post by rockds on Oct 17, 2005 1:01:11 GMT -5
Looking good, nice colors and shine
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Post by Tweetiepy on Oct 17, 2005 9:38:12 GMT -5
Kim: I just put a ring of jump rings (in Half Persian 1-3) around the cab (was just lucky that it fit) but I need smaller rings and a way to make it stay as it slips off - folks are mentioning epoxy but I'd rather make it a bit smaller and close off the back.
I also learned a very vivid lesson in fractures. As I was cutting out the first graveyard plume, I started cutting around the shape and as I started cutting, my piece would come off completely as there was a fracture within (clean break - pretty amazing, but I'd never realized what a fracture meant until this point) another one came off just a bit into my cab this time - fracture from the other side, which I didn't see - but I was lucky as I re-shaped my cab a bit and saved most of it - but I now know how this thing works (I have a few pieces of amethyst that are fractury and they might do the same thing…. I hope not as I really LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE amethyst
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Post by creativeminded on Oct 17, 2005 10:02:05 GMT -5
Those are beautiful.
You have a great start on the chainmail, just keep practicing.
Tami
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Oct 17, 2005 12:41:09 GMT -5
Outstanding Tweet! THat agate came out great! love the chained cab too- a very cool design!
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