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Post by Starguy on Dec 5, 2021 23:09:34 GMT -5
These have been on dops for quite a while. I finally got around to finishing them. Sorry about the poor photography. #1. Bruneau ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638761634/autc3x338v0owed62qmj.jpg) 2. Bruneau ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638761685/zswarr7yznij4rlizyff.jpg) 3. Bruneau ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638761747/rjsnptevzy0tdgjspu3p.jpg) 4. Bruneau ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638761807/hdblmfs6ssb7vvh5xono.jpg) 5. Bruneau ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762472/zqyobp6qgggwlanqfapr.jpg) 6. Botswana ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762556/xeheyugccffqdqi9gnmj.jpg) 7. Bot ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762602/ds4vn7jeltvqox1hwsxc.jpg) 8. Bot ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762660/rgkcydrjh3pjpbc9msty.jpg) 9. Bot ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762713/c85niueir1noy4j0ow3w.jpg) 10. Unknown material. Any ideas what this might be? The pink undercuts pretty easy. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762831/yltiysbbbjyuo0nod2h9.jpg) 11. Mexican crazy lace. I usually don’t look for objects in my rocks. This one looks like a peacock in the lower left with enormous plumage. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638762993/rfrdl9ahhmzyoozhtggj.jpg) 12. Crazy Lace ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763041/phbpzfvh5jbfdwea1ma4.jpg) 13. Crazy Lace ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763244/qxfzcoubifogkl2okap2.jpg) 14. Montana moss agate ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763350/zucdq4ihlljeqykc3mhw.jpg) 15. Enormous tiger eye. 35 x 50 mm. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763530/pu6c87hjknvjnothqwkj.jpg) I’m still working on my iPad photography skills. I tried these with three light sources. The group. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763659/xizoz5bfhd1vligwtfbv.jpg) A big carnelian that I need to slab one of these days. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763749/spoqjpqfjmlcx48kzmuo.jpg) ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638763760/lwihtdcujg9gmjzeplhb.jpg) Cabs 2 and 5 were from an extremely thin slab. What kind of idiot would cut slabs that thin? Oh wait, I slabbed all of these. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638764877/gx4osneiiusbp44chumk.jpg) ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638764891/s414tbbf0hnfhn21v518.jpg) Cab 1 was more of a normal thickness. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638765288/euvdd21hpuwj0kfcrmzu.jpg)
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 5, 2021 23:29:19 GMT -5
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Post by Starguy on Dec 5, 2021 23:49:25 GMT -5
Thanks jasoninsd . I need a new iPad I think the newer ones have a better camera. I had to zoom in a little then cropped the photos. They definitely loose a lot in the translation. I inherited the Burrow creek from my grandfather. It doesn’t polish great but it’s attractive material. When my kids were little, my oldest daughter wanted an iPod so I got her one for her birthday. My younger daughter wanted an iPhone for her birthday so I got her one. When my wife’s birthday rolled around I decided to keep up the tradition. I bought her an iRon. That’s when the fight started. ![](http://res.cloudinary.com/dpnc9lyol/image/upload/v1638766737/fjbfndy3vqgthj5hivyn.png)
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 5, 2021 23:55:58 GMT -5
I've met your wife...and I bet the fight did start! ![(lol)](//storage.proboards.com/1258779/images/hyOivrcWsQyVjSKtYIub.gif) I could be wrong on that Burro Creek...but it sure looks like it to me...
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 6, 2021 0:00:27 GMT -5
Those are some nice cabs and well executed low domes.
Numbers 3 ad 8 are my favorites. 3 looks like martian landscape jasper.
Thanks for sharing!
As for lighting, nothing beats near a bright window but not in direct sunlight. I rarely get good photos any other way.
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Post by Starguy on Dec 6, 2021 1:26:55 GMT -5
Thanks holajonathan . I like flat domes and that’s what I shoot for. Number six is the only high dome in the group. It was from a hand pushed slab, and I cut it too thick. Thanks for the window sunshine advice. I’ll give it a try. Good photos are a big part of this forum. I got a macro lens I should use more. It just clips on over the camera lens. I’m still trying to figure out a way to send you a photo of my axe collection, it’s not huge but it’s cool. We should try to set up a hounding day with jasoninsd next summer. He’s about halfway.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 6, 2021 1:36:11 GMT -5
Thanks holajonathan . I like flat domes and that’s what I shoot for. Number six is the only high dome in the group. It was from a hand pushed slab, and I cut it too thick. Thanks for the window sunshine advice. I’ll give it a try. Good photos are a big part of this forum. I got a macro lens I should use more. It just clips on over the camera lens. I’m still trying to figure out a way to send you a photo of my axe collection, it’s not huge but it’s cool. We should try to set up a hounding day with jasoninsd next summer. He’s about halfway.I like that idea! I don't have to go anywhere and still get to see you two! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 6, 2021 3:03:29 GMT -5
Thanks holajonathan . I like flat domes and that’s what I shoot for. Number six is the only high dome in the group. It was from a hand pushed slab, and I cut it too thick. Thanks for the window sunshine advice. I’ll give it a try. Good photos are a big part of this forum. I got a macro lens I should use more. It just clips on over the camera lens. I’m still trying to figure out a way to send you a photo of my axe collection, it’s not huge but it’s cool. We should try to set up a hounding day with jasoninsd next summer. He’s about halfway. I, too, have learned to prefer a low dome. I think starting with a thick slab and making a high dome is easier, but I love the look of a really low but well formed dome. The cabs almost look flat when viewed straight on, but still have that nice gemmy look that you only get with at least a little bit of a dome. Most of the higher end slabs I have bought have all been cut around 3/16", so a low dome is really the only option. I'd love to meet up next summer. And I'd love to see your axes. I've been doing some indoor (in a pole barn) firewood splitting this past week. I've got a massive 2' diameter chopping block under the piece I'm splitting, but it is still a little nerve wracking when there is a concrete floor at the bottom. I don't know if I'm more worried about taking a huge chip out of my concrete floor, or messing up the beautiful axe. Probably more concerned about the axe, honestly. I'm a pretty active person, and all this cabbing is making me lazy. A few hours with a Gransfors Bruks 7 pound splitting maul keeps me in decent shape.
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Post by Starguy on Dec 6, 2021 3:38:12 GMT -5
holajonathanA large diameter splitting block is always a good idea. Toes and shins are always high risk when splitting. A good splitting block can mitigate almost all of those risks. My only splitting accident happened when I drug the middle finger of my right hand across a double bit stuck in the block.. I was reaching over to pick up the split pieces and slid my finger along the cutting edge of the bit. No stitches but there probably should have been.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 6, 2021 5:49:30 GMT -5
Bruno is in my top 5 of favs. Your #1 couldn't be better. The super thin ones are crazy. Waste not; want not. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
The peacock is perfect.
I prefer a low dome, too. I like the looks and I enjoy the grind.
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Post by NDK on Dec 6, 2021 8:30:14 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs Brent. That first bot is different but very cool, the peacock is amazing and that carnelian, wow!
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