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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 11, 2021 23:02:34 GMT -5
I started early today and cabbed til 7:30. I went through a bunch of stuff sitting around waiting for me to fix and some that have waited long enough having been dopped forever.
Quickie pics This chrysoprase was a big gemmy pear. Like an idiot, I hit it was 100k and overheated it. A big ol crack opened up. The top of the pear had to go. I wouldn't have bothered, but I think it's a really nice piece.
I posted the original of this some time ago. It had a real cruddy section that had to be ground out. So, a big oval became my (apparently) go to shape for fixes. A stichtite that I broke the tip off of. This stuff is crazy soft, so this was a bit of a challenge. Cotton candy agate that had to be reshaped. I didn't like the preform I cut. I think this was from miket . This has been waiting a long time for me to do. I love this red jasper with blue agate. I don't have much left. It's from WA. Pardon the hair at the bottom.
Indian green moss agate. There is some wisps of red oddly enough. This is much nicer in person.  I bought a lot of Indian moonstones. This was a badly cracked pear that needed fixing. The regrind improved it. It went from a blue moonstone to a rainbow moonstone. The color and rainbow roll across the whole face. Very pretty, but you can't really appreciate it without a video and I'm too tired. I've had this Marra Mamba forever. The rest of the slab fell apart and I figured this would do the same, but it held up.
You might remember when I posted this. Well, I broke it! Damn!
Now it looks like this. Very colorful still. Even the girdle has lots of color.  
This was a small piece that sat on my bench forever. I was gonna stabilize it, but decided to just rough it out and see how stable it was. Turns out it is pretty hard and stable. Very, very little undercutting which was a pleasant surprise. 43mm
I love fluorite, but I hate cabbing it. It's so soft and slow to polish. These will be earrings- hence the shape. Pardon the dust and stuff.
Most of these were a challenge in one way or the other. My favorite piece of the day was a cab for the contest. It really tested my nerves. No pictures, yet. Those will come on the contest page.
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Post by knave on Nov 11, 2021 23:08:50 GMT -5
Bravo Tela! You are a real inspiration!
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Post by adrian65 on Nov 11, 2021 23:12:54 GMT -5
Amazing! So beautiful, all of them! Thw gemmy chrispprase and the koroits are my favorites, but all the rest follow closely.
Adrian
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Post by socalagatehound on Nov 11, 2021 23:41:45 GMT -5
SWEET!!!
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Post by Pat on Nov 11, 2021 23:41:55 GMT -5
Your work is inspiring. Thanks for the beautiful show. I have a drawer full of stuff needing finishing and repairing…. maybe tomorrow…
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 12, 2021 0:53:11 GMT -5
Those are all great Tela. I think chrysoprase is one of my Top 3 favorites and I mourn your loss! Such a pretty stone! I just HATE when that happens.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 12, 2021 1:41:47 GMT -5
You might remember when I posted this. Well, I broke it! Damn!
Now it looks like this. Very colorful still. Even the girdle has lots of color.
Tela, these are just amazingly beautiful! However...whatever material this one is...it's off the freaking charts gorgeous! Is that an Australian Boulder Opal? |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 1:53:26 GMT -5
Bravo Tela! You are a real inspiration! Thank you, Evan. Well, I hope I inspired people to work on those pesky stones that sit there and nag.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 1:54:48 GMT -5
Amazing! So beautiful, all of them! Thw gemmy chrispprase and the koroits are my favorites, but all the rest follow closely. Adrian Thank you! I like those also, esp the chysoprase. I'll probably wrap it for my sister for Christmas. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 1:55:17 GMT -5
Cool! I'll take that. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 1:56:19 GMT -5
Your work is inspiring. Thanks for the beautiful show. I have a drawer full of stuff needing finishing and repairing…. maybe tomorrow… Thanks, Pat. I hope you do, but beware- one leads to another and you quickly fall down a rabbit hole. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 1:58:35 GMT -5
Those are all great Tela. I think chrysoprase is one of my Top 3 favorites and I mourn your loss! Such a pretty stone! I just HATE when that happens. Thanks! I'm really, really careful on the 100k now. I should never have taken that there since it polished fine by 14k. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 2:00:18 GMT -5
You might remember when I posted this. Well, I broke it! Damn!
Now it looks like this. Very colorful still. Even the girdle has lots of color.
Tela, these are just amazingly beautiful! However...whatever material this one is...it's off the freaking charts gorgeous! Is that an Australian Boulder Opal? Close. Australian Koroit opal. Sadly, I have no more that nice. |
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Post by miket on Nov 12, 2021 10:32:44 GMT -5
Gorgeous, Tela. Such fantastic colors first thing in the morning!
Jason beat me to it, I was going to ask what the Australian Koroit opal was. That is definitely my favorite of this bunch, really awesome!
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 12, 2021 10:39:35 GMT -5
Gorgeous, Tela. Such fantastic colors first thing in the morning! Jason beat me to it, I was going to ask what the Australian Koroit opal was. That is definitely my favorite of this bunch, really awesome! Thanks, Mike. I was afraid the photos would look doctored, but, in actuality, it was, indeed, a very colorful group. The fluorite is spectacular. My daughter will love them. She has a pendant of the same material. I'm going to try to cab today, too, while the weather holds. |
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Post by perkins17 on Nov 12, 2021 10:57:37 GMT -5
Those are amazing! I love them all! I think the flourite might be my favorite though
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Post by stardiamond on Nov 12, 2021 11:15:22 GMT -5
Pattern is important to me and I prefer the recut. There are always decisions about what to include and a fracture helps with the decision.
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Post by lunker on Nov 12, 2021 14:06:08 GMT -5
Very nice work and materials. Beautiful
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Post by Benathema on Nov 12, 2021 15:50:08 GMT -5
If these were candy, I'd have a hard time not consuming the entire bowl!
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Post by dshanpnw on Nov 12, 2021 17:46:36 GMT -5
These are all very spectacular. The Marra Mamba is a nice piece. I've never seen it before, but I like it! I'll second the fluorite as being superb. Thank you for sharing.
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