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Post by miket on Nov 28, 2021 22:28:40 GMT -5
I decided to cab this piece of pet wood and thought this was kind of cool...when it's wet it looks fractured on the bottom left, but when it's dry you can see it's healed. I am curious to see how it looks once I polish it.    |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 29, 2021 7:43:16 GMT -5
I like! Love the little pocket of agate at the bottom.
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 29, 2021 7:59:27 GMT -5
That's a pretty cool effect with that cracked opening...which isn't!  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 29, 2021 10:17:45 GMT -5
That's going to be an awesome cab when it's polished, miket! The agate pocket looks 3D in the wet picture. |
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 10:34:18 GMT -5
I like! Love the little pocket of agate at the bottom. Thanks! That's why I picked it up, I thought it was kind of different...
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 10:35:29 GMT -5
That's a pretty cool effect with that cracked opening...which isn't! Weird, right? |
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 10:36:29 GMT -5
That's going to be an awesome cab when it's polished, miket ! The agate pocket looks 3D in the wet picture. Hopefully, Robin! I'm not sure how it looks that way but I'm hoping that it looks that way when polished.
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Post by fernwood on Nov 29, 2021 10:40:10 GMT -5
Nice. Looking forward to final results.
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 10:50:20 GMT -5
Nice. Looking forward to final results. Thanks Beth. |
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Post by holajonathan on Nov 29, 2021 12:49:44 GMT -5
Did you grind the preform down or did you cut it? I am often tempted to grind little rocks into preforms, except it takes forever and I have a hard time getting even thickness.
I look forward to seeing the end result.
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 13:35:50 GMT -5
Did you grind the preform down or did you cut it? I am often tempted to grind little rocks into preforms, except it takes forever and I have a hard time getting even thickness. I look forward to seeing the end result. I completely shaped and ground it down with a dremel- not sure I got the back completely flat but it's close. It wasn't too bad, maybe a half hour or so.
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Post by holajonathan on Nov 29, 2021 13:46:13 GMT -5
That's right, I forgot that you use a dremel. Can you point in the direction of a previous thread where you might have shown photos of the grinding wheels / points that you use on the dremel? I've been wanting to work my dremel into my cabbing process, but I'm not sure what to use.
Thanks!
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 29, 2021 13:50:05 GMT -5
That's right, I forgot that you use a dremel. Can you point in the direction of a previous thread where you might have shown photos of the grinding wheels / points that you use on the dremel? I've been wanting to work my dremel into my cabbing process, but I'm not sure what to use. Thanks!
Jonathan, one of my favorite sellers makes carved cabochons- check it out.
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 13:52:41 GMT -5
holajonathan, these are the burrs that I use. I only use the flat wheel burrs though... 
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 13:54:40 GMT -5
That's right, I forgot that you use a dremel. Can you point in the direction of a previous thread where you might have shown photos of the grinding wheels / points that you use on the dremel? I've been wanting to work my dremel into my cabbing process, but I'm not sure what to use. Thanks!
Jonathan, one of my favorite sellers makes carved cabochons- check it out.
Interesting, Tela! That would probably take more patience- and imagination- than I possess, though! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 29, 2021 13:57:26 GMT -5
Jonathan, one of my favorite sellers makes carved cabochons- check it out.
Interesting, Tela! That would probably take more patience- and imagination- than I possess, though! Sorry, Mike- I didn't mean to leave you out.
Don't think you can't do it. You can do it. Get a soft rock, carve some lines and then cab it. I would suggest any they used and also angelite, which is pretty cheap. |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 29, 2021 14:14:27 GMT -5
That would probably take more patience- and imagination- than I possess, though! I love projects like this - just pickup a rock and start grinding on it with no real slabbing in between. Mike, the reality is with your mastery of the Dremel you are probably way ahead of the rest of us in terms of being ready to transition into carving. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Nov 29, 2021 14:23:33 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Nov 29, 2021 15:14:07 GMT -5
That would probably take more patience- and imagination- than I possess, though! I love projects like this - just pickup a rock and start grinding on it with no real slabbing in between. Mike, the reality is with your mastery of the Dremel you are probably way ahead of the rest of us in terms of being ready to transition into carving. Thanks Tommy
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 29, 2021 19:52:26 GMT -5
 We all expect to see something like this from you within the next couple weeks miket!  |
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