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Post by miket on Nov 17, 2021 17:57:41 GMT -5
Here's a group shot of what came out of the vibe today, freeformed and shaped with the Dremel. I'll try to get some individual pics tomorrow to show all of the flaws...  Thanks for looking.
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Post by drocknut on Nov 17, 2021 18:19:59 GMT -5
Outstanding batch of cabs. Definitely can see a shine on all of them.
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Post by miket on Nov 17, 2021 18:48:13 GMT -5
Outstanding batch of cabs. Definitely can see a shine on all of them. Thank you, ma'am! None of them are perfect, but I enjoyed getting back to it... |
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Post by drocknut on Nov 17, 2021 19:15:05 GMT -5
Outstanding batch of cabs. Definitely can see a shine on all of them. Thank you, ma'am! None of them are perfect, but I enjoyed getting back to it... You're welcome. No need for perfection when they look that good. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 17, 2021 19:38:06 GMT -5
Fantastic batch my friend!  You really do have a good variety of material...I'm trying to see how many more are going on my "to get" list now! LOL - I've already got some of them!  The finish you got on those really does look spectacular. |
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Post by miket on Nov 17, 2021 20:02:56 GMT -5
Fantastic batch my friend! You really do have a good variety of material...I'm trying to see how many more are going on my "to get" list now! LOL - I've already got some of them! The finish you got on those really does look spectacular. Thank you, Jason! Like I said, I'll get some closeups tomorrow and then we'll see if you change your mind... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 17, 2021 20:11:18 GMT -5
Fantastic batch my friend! You really do have a good variety of material...I'm trying to see how many more are going on my "to get" list now! LOL - I've already got some of them! The finish you got on those really does look spectacular. Thank you, Jason! Like I said, I'll get some closeups tomorrow and then we'll see if you change your mind... I'm not going to change my mind! I'm stubborn! (At least that's what my wife says! LOL) |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 17, 2021 20:34:15 GMT -5
Killer shine, Mike! Is that Needles Blue next to the Sodalite?
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 17, 2021 20:59:55 GMT -5
Wow! What a nice selection! I'm dying to see the close up of the Needles Blue.
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Post by miket on Nov 17, 2021 21:57:39 GMT -5
Killer shine, Mike! Is that Needles Blue next to the Sodalite?
Thanks Robin! That is the Needles Blue cab, I'll get a better picture tomorrow. Some undercutting but not horrible. |
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Post by miket on Nov 17, 2021 22:00:36 GMT -5
Wow! What a nice selection! I'm dying to see the close up of the Needles Blue. Thank you Tela! I'm mostly happy with how it turned out...I'm for sure going to have to wrap that one. |
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Post by miket on Nov 18, 2021 17:22:13 GMT -5
First group of individual pics. I'm mostly pleased with how they turned out, however, I still think there's room for improvement.
Pictures taken outside, cloudy day.
Thanks for looking.
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Post by miket on Nov 18, 2021 17:22:59 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 18, 2021 17:29:47 GMT -5
Good results on those Mike! Man, you really had some amazing materials in this batch of cabs! There isn't one that I think is just "so-so"! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 18, 2021 17:40:14 GMT -5
That needles blue held up nicely. I really like it, but I like the sodalite and the first one in the second post with pics, too.
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Post by miket on Nov 18, 2021 17:52:27 GMT -5
Good results on those Mike! Man, you really had some amazing materials in this batch of cabs! There isn't one that I think is just "so-so"! Thank you, sir! I've kind of started leaning towards cabbing stuff that I like, rather than just cabbing stuff that I have just laying around for the sake of cabbing. Like I said, each one out of this batch seemed to have it's own flaw(s), whether it was a fracture, pitting, chipping, etc.- but it was still fun doing them.
Edit- I had higher hopes for the Fairburn. It looks ok, but a little bit "blah" for a Fairburn. Those spots are inclusions.
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Post by miket on Nov 18, 2021 17:54:53 GMT -5
That needles blue held up nicely. I really like it, but I like the sodalite and the first one in the second post with pics, too. Thank you, Tela! I'm going to get one more picture of the needles, it really doesn't show the blue very well. The top of it is a long way from smooth, but I'll take it. The sodalite was fun to cab, and you probably already know this but the first one in the second post is more Tabu Tabu. I really like cabbing it, too.
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 18, 2021 17:56:01 GMT -5
That needles blue held up nicely. I really like it, but I like the sodalite and the first one in the second post with pics, too. Thank you, Tela! I'm going to get one more picture of the needles, it really doesn't show the blue very well. The top of it is a long way from smooth, but I'll take it. The sodalite was fun to cab, and you probably already know this but the first one in the second post is more Tabu Tabu. I really like cabbing it, too.
I figured it was Tabu Tabu. Fun stuff. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 18, 2021 20:39:56 GMT -5
Good results on those Mike! Man, you really had some amazing materials in this batch of cabs! There isn't one that I think is just "so-so"! Thank you, sir! I've kind of started leaning towards cabbing stuff that I like, rather than just cabbing stuff that I have just laying around for the sake of cabbing. Like I said, each one out of this batch seemed to have it's own flaw(s), whether it was a fracture, pitting, chipping, etc.- but it was still fun doing them.
Edit- I had higher hopes for the Fairburn. It looks ok, but a little bit "blah" for a Fairburn. Those spots are inclusions.
That is the way to keep it fun and interesting, Mike. I don't cab anything that I don't like well enough to make into a piece of jewelry. Life's too short to mess with unworthy rocks.  |
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CLErocks
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Post by CLErocks on Nov 18, 2021 21:12:01 GMT -5
OK Cab-ers...any material I have you want to cab, I'll send it to you, just to see what you can do!!! So pretty!
I don't even want it back...just send me a pic of what you did.
Excellent work. Thanks for sharing. I have some Sodalite I'm tumbling now. Otherwise just Lake Erie Finds.
And Barely breaking into my Arkansas Crater of Diamonds bucket.
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