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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 15, 2021 22:55:44 GMT -5
Here's the cabs I finished up yesterday and today. I've learned one thing about myself at least...I get stoked about working a material, so I'll dop five or six preforms. Then, by the time I've worked three of them, I start looking for a different material to work. LOL. I think going forward, I might "try" to only get 3-4 of any material dopped at one time. I said try... LOL Pics 1-3: Burro Creek Purple Agate. This material really does polish up very nicely. Pics 4-6: Graveyard Point Plume Agate. Yep, three of them left over from the other day. LOL Pics 7-11: Madagascar Dendritic Agate. This was interesting material. These are from two different rocks. The first four pics are from a rock filled with empty tubular structures. I like the effect on the surface. Pic 12: Chrysocolla in Quartz. Another leftover from awhile back. I can't stop the undercutting on this material...and I'm blaming the material! LOL Pic 13: Owyhee Picture Jasper. I can't remember the specific location on this right now...but I've got it somewhere. If I find it, I'll be more specific rather than just saying Owyhee. This shines amazingly well! Pics 14-16: Teepee Canyon Agate. These are the first Teepees I've worked on the new cabbing machine. As always, thanks for taking a gander.  EDIT: I posted smaller sized pictures...I don't know if people prefer this size, or the larger sized pics I normally post. I just got to thinking that maybe they were too large... Pic 1  Pic 2  Pic 3  Pic 4  Pic 5  Pic 6  Pic 7  Pic 8  Pic 9  Pic 10  Pic 11  Pic 12  Pic 13  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 15, 2021 23:00:28 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 15, 2021 23:10:11 GMT -5
What a show!!!! I think I like 7 & 11 the best, but they are all standouts.
I hear ya on needing variety!
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 15, 2021 23:13:08 GMT -5
Holy crud!!! Those are beautiful. Where the heck do you put all of these? You must have a few hundred pounds of highly polished cabs by now. I got out into the garage to do a cab tonight after not cabbing since like Saturday or Sunday! I was going though the withdrawals.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 15, 2021 23:30:31 GMT -5
What a show!!!! I think I like 7 & 11 the best, but they are all standouts.
I hear ya on needing variety!
Thanks Tela! Yeah, that Madagascar Dendritic Agate was really cool. I've been waiting to work that one for quite some time now... Holy crud!!! Those are beautiful. Where the heck do you put all of these? You must have a few hundred pounds of highly polished cabs by now. I got out into the garage to do a cab tonight after not cabbing since like Saturday or Sunday! I was going though the withdrawals. Thanks Perk! Believe you me, they're starting to pile up! LOL I need to switch gears and get more wire-wrapping done! Once the "newness" wears off on the new cabbing machine it might slow down. Might... LOL Four days without making a cab...I'm not sure how you were able to function!  |
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Post by perkins17 on Dec 15, 2021 23:59:34 GMT -5
Slow down??? Never! I don't know how I survived either. I was irritable and exhausted. 😂
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Post by knave on Dec 16, 2021 0:04:21 GMT -5
Jason what are your tips to prevent undercutting. You obviously are a master at it.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2021 0:09:02 GMT -5
Jason what are your tips to prevent undercutting. You obviously are a master at it. I wish! I'm really not...not at all! That Chrysocolla in Quarts is a good example of how I don't know how to prevent it. I'm at a point where I want to start learning which materials CAN have the undercutting prevented. I do know there are materials where it can be prevented...and those that there's no chance at all...and I don't know which are which. I know stabilizing would solve the issue... |
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Post by knave on Dec 16, 2021 0:18:22 GMT -5
Well I just tried some crumblyish Dino bone and it’s shiny but the surface is bumpy so it can’t get that nice even reflection.
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Post by knave on Dec 16, 2021 0:20:36 GMT -5
 Sorry for the hijack. Maybe better for me to learn on some Montana |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2021 0:23:08 GMT -5
Well I just tried some crumblyish Dino bone and it’s shiny but the surface is bumpy so it can’t get that nice even reflection. I have YET to work any Dino Bone where it doesn't have that "cellular" structure coming through on the surface. I don't know if it has to be super gemmy, or if there's a lot of Dino Bone that gets stabilized without there being mention of the process. I just got done working a piece of Dino Bone that is extremely unusual. I haven't posted any pics of it yet because I don't know if I can get a better "polish" on it or not...but it's not going to be a "mirror-like" finish no matter what...I can tell that for sure. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2021 0:25:34 GMT -5
Sorry for the hijack. Maybe better for me to learn on some Montana Don't worry about the hijack...it's a side-conversation which is more than welcome here.  That's exactly what all the Dino Bone I've worked has done...except for this piece I just worked...but it has other "issues"... |
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Post by darrad on Dec 16, 2021 5:32:01 GMT -5
I vote for the larger pics. Your cabs are good enough they stand up to the magnification.
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Post by fernwood on Dec 16, 2021 5:52:22 GMT -5
5 and 11 are my favs.
I prefer the smaller photos. Do not like to scroll to see an entire cab.
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Post by rmf on Dec 16, 2021 6:30:01 GMT -5
jasoninsd Looks like you only have 8 or 9 hundred more stones to do until that new machine is broken in. Very nice cabs I especially like the Teepee Canyon. I have cut replacement stones for jewelers for many years. I have gotten so burned out on Black Onyx I could barely motivate myself to cut a stone. The variety of both material and shape does it for me. Also, I use to not wear an optivisor but after my eyes went about 20 years ago I had to start. The unexpected benefit of that is when cutting some stones you get a glimpse inside like a 3-d world. (like the moment when Wil Smith looked into the galaxy on Men-in-Black)
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Post by RickB on Dec 16, 2021 6:55:47 GMT -5
Great job but need larger photos. Small photos will hide the flaws if any.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2021 7:47:32 GMT -5
I vote for the larger pics. Your cabs are good enough they stand up to the magnification. Thanks Dave! Duly noted. I personally like the bigger pictures. 5 and 11 are my favs. I prefer the smaller photos. Do not like to scroll to see an entire cab. Thanks Beth! This batch of GYPPA really does have some amazing colors and plums in it! I would have like to have oriented number 11 the other way around, but the spot on the slab only allowed the shape to be in this direction. I prefer the larger pics, but I understand about not wanting to scroll. I'm hoping I can find a nice "medium". jasoninsd Looks like you only have 8 or 9 hundred more stones to do until that new machine is broken in. Very nice cabs I especially like the Teepee Canyon. I have cut replacement stones for jewelers for many years. I have gotten so burned out on Black Onyx I could barely motivate myself to cut a stone. The variety of both material and shape does it for me. Also, I use to not wear an optivisor but after my eyes went about 20 years ago I had to start. The unexpected benefit of that is when cutting some stones you get a glimpse inside like a 3-d world. (like the moment when Wil Smith looked into the galaxy on Men-in-Black) Thank you so much! At this rate, I should have those 8-900 done before the end of the month! LOL It sucks getting "burnt out" when doing cabs...then it starts feeling like a "chore" rather than something enjoyable. I actually wear a pair of reading glasses, an optivisor, and look through a magnifying light while cabbing. I don't have the optivisor down while grinding, only between grinds in order to look for scratches. You're right about having that level of magnification opening up new "worlds"! Sometimes I wish I could better capture what I'm seeing through my eyes sometimes. Great job but need larger photos. Small photos will hide the flaws if any. Thanks Rick! I'm in total agreement on picture size...and no, I wasn't trying to hide anything in this batch by posting smaller pics! LOL - I love seeing the details that the larger pics enable. Crap! I guess size DOES matter! LOL |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 16, 2021 7:52:28 GMT -5
Were those pix smaller? I like them just that big. Not too big; not too small.
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 16, 2021 8:02:33 GMT -5
Were those pix smaller? I like them just that big. Not too big; not too small. Smaller than what I normally post... |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 16, 2021 8:46:59 GMT -5
Beautiful stones, Jason! I can't really pick a favorite, but I really like the Burro Creeks and #5.
Undercutting happens on a lot of stones because of mixed hardnesses. Quartz as you know is a 7 and Chrysocolla is anywhere between 2 and 4. Without treating it, it's bound to have some undercutting. There is nothing wrong with that. It's how ma nature made it. Dino bone is also notorious for undercutting. It's extremely rare to find an untreated piece of gem bone that doesn't undercut around those cells. Lots of other stones, too, that I can't think of right now 'cuz I'm only on my first cup of coffee! |
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