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Post by holajonathan on Dec 5, 2021 17:58:52 GMT -5
1. Amy Sage -- My new favorite material I think I like the first orientation best   2. Jasper from a crazy lace mine  3. Laguna lace  4. Mexican Cactus Lace  5. More Amy Sage -- darn dust   6. (Blue?) Biggs Jasper   |
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Post by Pat on Dec 5, 2021 19:33:32 GMT -5
I like them all. Thanks!
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ericabelle
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Post by ericabelle on Dec 5, 2021 20:37:12 GMT -5
Wow, those are all beautiful; and I love the shapes!
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 6, 2021 0:23:45 GMT -5
Wow, those are all beautiful; and I love the shapes! Thanks. Numbers 1 and 6 are my favorite template shapes at the moment. |
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Post by stephan on Dec 6, 2021 0:57:17 GMT -5
Nice ones. Amethyst sage is fun stuff.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 6, 2021 1:08:03 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs Jonathan!
You're really getting some gorgeous cabs out of that Amethyst Sage! Of course the Biggs is absolutely rockin'!
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 6, 2021 8:56:47 GMT -5
Nice! I thought my fav was #3 then I scrolled down to that Biggs.  |
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stewdogg
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Post by stewdogg on Dec 7, 2021 10:13:08 GMT -5
That Biggs is so dramatic and fun to look at!
I haven't heard of Mexican Cactus Lace before or Amethyst Sage either, I learn something new at RTH every day.
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Post by Starguy on Dec 7, 2021 12:28:17 GMT -5
Fantastic cabs holajonathan. Your photography is excellent too. Thanks for showing. They’re all great but I really like the Biggs junction jasper. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 7, 2021 12:39:20 GMT -5
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Post by opalpyrexia on Dec 7, 2021 17:37:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the show — my favorite is #2: it looks otherworldly, like some moon orbiting the darker planet to the left of center. Your cab's shape is a great choice.
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 7, 2021 18:11:37 GMT -5
Thanks for the show — my favorite is #2: it looks otherworldly, like some moon orbiting the darker planet to the left of center. Your cab's shape is a great choice. I appreciate your close look at that one. That was my thought when I marked that preform as well -- something like an alien planet landscape scene with a moon on the horizon. |
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stewdogg
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Post by stewdogg on Dec 7, 2021 23:42:25 GMT -5
Thanks for all the samples of each!
That Amethyst Sage is something else. Very complex material. How stable is it over all?
Thanks again for sharing the pics!
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 8, 2021 0:18:27 GMT -5
Thanks for all the samples of each! That Amethyst Sage is something else. Very complex material. How stable is it over all? Thanks again for sharing the pics! It's pretty stable overall. There are some fractures in some piece of rough, but usually not too hard to work around. The bright white spots are usually extremely soft, like chalk, so you have to avoid those spots a well. Only the first slab in my photo has some of this chalky white stuff. Higher grade rough is an overall solid material, but there is a lot of marginal quality Amethyst Sage on the market as well. The marginal stuff isn't so much unstable, it's just boring, as in no good purple or good dendrites. Stated differently, no Amethyst or "sage." I bought a big box of that stuff, unfortunately, before finding a source for quality rough. |
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Post by mossyrockhound on Dec 9, 2021 19:34:16 GMT -5
Really nice work on some very nice material! My favorite is #1 (first orientation).
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