oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Nov 23, 2021 21:23:49 GMT -5
Just thought I'd share some cabs I finished up recently. I'll start with some cabs made from gravel collected from San Jacinto river. The wonky shapes of these two were just an attempt to use as much of piece as possible..   I like how can see the tiny orange botdroyal formation at the bottom of cab.  Pet wood. Not too happy w shape.  Ok onto the good stuff. Texas moss agate(maybe)  Reyes agate from Mexico-  Blue tiger eye- bummed that fracture popped up toward end of polishing.  Moroccan green jasper- same material as piece in cab contest prize for this month.  Unknown thunder egg. Looked much like cold mtn. T eggs when cut but exterior didn't look same. Really like the A!  The next two are Dino bone. Love this stuff!!   And finally another Texas moss agate (I think)-  Thanks for looking and hope you enjoyed them! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 23, 2021 21:34:00 GMT -5
They are all lovely. But the bone is really nice and so is the wood and unknown t-egg. I like your shapes.  |
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Nov 23, 2021 21:51:06 GMT -5
They are all lovely. But the bone is really nice and so is the wood and unknown t-egg. I like your shapes. Thank you! The bone is my favorite of the bunch. Really enjoyable to work with. Can see why so many like Dino bone. |
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Post by agatewhisperer on Nov 23, 2021 21:53:12 GMT -5
Fantastic craftsmanship, love these good work as always!
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 23, 2021 21:54:31 GMT -5
They are all lovely. But the bone is really nice and so is the wood and unknown t-egg. I like your shapes. Thank you! The bone is my favorite of the bunch. Really enjoyable to work with. Can see why so many like Dino bone. I have said before that dino bone starts out an ugly rock and then surprises you. It is always such a pleasure when they turn out to be nice. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Nov 23, 2021 22:14:32 GMT -5
Fantastic craftsmanship, love these good work as always! Thanks for the kind words! |
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Post by knave on Nov 23, 2021 22:38:09 GMT -5
This one just wow.  |
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Post by lunker on Nov 23, 2021 23:02:10 GMT -5
Those are bad ass. That thunder egg I see a yellow hand reaching for a rock and the dino bone is so cool. Nicely done
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Post by stephan on Nov 23, 2021 23:47:34 GMT -5
Holy cow, those are great. Love the Dino bone and the moss agates. Of your free forms, I love two of the three (#1 and the pet wood). #2 is unusual, but I’ve done the same, for the same reason. Sometimes I’ll go back and alter it later. Some I’m still on the fence about,years later, and some will sell because someone else will love the shape (always nice if I don’t have to make the decision to remove pattern I love from a shape I don’t).
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 24, 2021 1:12:20 GMT -5
oldschoolrocker - Oh my gosh...they're all spectacular...the shape and the polish are stunning! Of course, as others have stated, the Dino Bone is amazing...but I'm really partial to that unknown T-egg!
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 24, 2021 10:00:54 GMT -5
Beautiful stones! My favorite is the last bone, but that pet wood is also awesome. Kind of reminds me of Howardite.
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Post by miket on Nov 24, 2021 10:40:29 GMT -5
Beautiful work!
Nothing else to say really, they're all fantastic!
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darrad
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Post by darrad on Nov 24, 2021 13:37:51 GMT -5
Really like the wood. The quality of the stone and the shape.
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Post by holajonathan on Nov 24, 2021 13:53:01 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing. That pet wood is wild and very 3-dimensional. Moss agates are always among my favorites, and yours are no exception. The west Texas mossy materials are especially nice to work with, in my experience, since the moss tends to be very solid.
I like the shape of the second one. Trying to get the most out of small rocks is a good way to find new shapes.
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Post by victor1941 on Nov 24, 2021 17:52:41 GMT -5
The thunder egg, Texas moss, and Mexican Reyes are stunning cabs and well represent high quality.
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Post by NDK on Nov 25, 2021 9:01:59 GMT -5
Such beautiful cabs. Well done!
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Post by socalagatehound on Nov 26, 2021 2:14:52 GMT -5
Excellent! The wonky shapes just make the stones more interesting and unique.
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oldschoolrocker
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Nov 26, 2021 11:13:14 GMT -5
Those are bad ass. That thunder egg I see a yellow hand reaching for a rock and the dino bone is so cool. Nicely done Thank you! I see the hand reaching for a rock now! I only saw the letter A in that one before now. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Nov 26, 2021 11:32:38 GMT -5
Holy cow, those are great. Love the Dino bone and the moss agates. Of your free forms, I love two of the three (#1 and the pet wood). #2 is unusual, but I’ve done the same, for the same reason. Sometimes I’ll go back and alter it later. Some I’m still on the fence about,years later, and some will sell because someone else will love the shape (always nice if I don’t have to make the decision to remove pattern I love from a shape I don’t). Thank you! #2 is an unusual shape for sure. I've got quite a few that I'm on fence about their design and have intentions to rework some at some point in future. |
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Post by oldschoolrocker on Nov 26, 2021 11:41:46 GMT -5
oldschoolrocker - Oh my gosh...they're all spectacular...the shape and the polish are stunning! Of course, as others have stated, the Dino Bone is amazing...but I'm really partial to that unknown T-egg! Thanks Jason! I wish I knew where the t egg is from as it reminds me of cold mtn eggs but center of egg had more traditional look to than cold mtn I've cut. |
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