agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 20, 2021 0:13:33 GMT -5
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Post by fernwood on Dec 20, 2021 5:40:15 GMT -5
Nice cabs. Love the mushroom.
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 20, 2021 7:41:23 GMT -5
Back into the swing of things? Looks like you made it.  |
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
Posts: 836
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 20, 2021 8:26:11 GMT -5
Back into the swing of things? Looks like you made it. It's amazing how much there's was too relearn. Been about two and a half months. Tbh your posts a while ago got me back in to gear B-) |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 20, 2021 8:31:26 GMT -5
Back into the swing of things? Looks like you made it. It's amazing how much there's was too relearn. Been about two and a half months. Tbh your posts a while ago got me back in to gear B-) Well, glad too hear it. Your cabs look great- I don't see any issues. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Dec 20, 2021 8:39:40 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs! My favorite is the second Mushroom Jasper.
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NDK
Cave Dweller 
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Post by NDK on Dec 20, 2021 10:34:16 GMT -5
Back in the swing and hit a home run!
Beautiful set of cabs!
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 20, 2021 10:35:02 GMT -5
I would say it was a weekend well spent!  I believe they are ALL outstanding looking cabs...as always from you! I will also say I am SO jealous of what you get done with that Noreena. I know we've talked about it before, but the shine you get on those makes me very envious! (Now I'm going to have to watch the movie "Seven"! LOL) I really think this Mushroom stole the show for me!  |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 20, 2021 11:12:15 GMT -5
The first Noreena with a little bit of lavender is spectacular. I remember liking your mushroom rhyolite slabs, and I'm glad to see you've had some success cabbing it as well. It looks like it polished pretty well -- not always the case with rhyolite.
What did you use for final polish on the brecciated jasper? I continue to think yours is probably from South Africa. I could never get similar material from SA to shine very well until I did a final polish with cerium oxide.
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 20, 2021 11:14:57 GMT -5
I would say it was a weekend well spent! I believe they are ALL outstanding looking cabs...as always from you! I will also say I am SO jealous of what you get done with that Noreena. I know we've talked about it before, but the shine you get on those makes me very envious! (Now I'm going to have to watch the movie "Seven"! LOL) I really think this Mushroom stole the show for me! I am convinced that Noreena varies a lot of terms of taking a polish. I've never been able to polish the stuff I've got, and I've tried all the suggested methods (hot, dry, etc...) Then again, I also wrote off obsidian, and I was wrong about that. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Dec 20, 2021 11:36:54 GMT -5
I would say it was a weekend well spent! I believe they are ALL outstanding looking cabs...as always from you! I will also say I am SO jealous of what you get done with that Noreena. I know we've talked about it before, but the shine you get on those makes me very envious! (Now I'm going to have to watch the movie "Seven"! LOL) I really think this Mushroom stole the show for me! I am convinced that Noreena varies a lot of terms of taking a polish. I've never been able to polish the stuff I've got, and I've tried all the suggested methods (hot, dry, etc...) Then again, I also wrote off obsidian, and I was wrong about that. On my slant cabber, I couldn't try the hot method. It would melt the fibers from the disc onto the cab. I'm going to try it again on the new cabber and see what, if any effect it will have. I'm pretty sure the rough I have isn't the kind that will take a polish...at least that's what I've told myself so far! LOL |
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 20, 2021 11:37:48 GMT -5
The first Noreena with a little bit of lavender is spectacular. I remember liking your mushroom rhyolite slabs, and I'm glad to see you've had some success cabbing it as well. It looks like it polished pretty well -- not always the case with rhyolite. What did you use for final polish on the brecciated jasper? I continue to think yours is probably from South Africa. I could never get similar material from SA to shine very well until I did a final polish with cerium oxide. Thanks! I'm using micro alumina on leather for all of these since that's what I have. I'm hoping to get to the rock shop where I got that brecciated jasper in the next few weeks and will try to remember asking where it came from and hopefully get some more. It's one of my favorite rocks to work with lately. All of the pieces come out so bright and the slabs are fairly solid with a few trouble areas. I am giving some away for Xmas this year which will be a fist for me. |
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Post by holajonathan on Dec 20, 2021 11:43:44 GMT -5
The first Noreena with a little bit of lavender is spectacular. I remember liking your mushroom rhyolite slabs, and I'm glad to see you've had some success cabbing it as well. It looks like it polished pretty well -- not always the case with rhyolite. What did you use for final polish on the brecciated jasper? I continue to think yours is probably from South Africa. I could never get similar material from SA to shine very well until I did a final polish with cerium oxide. Thanks! I'm using micro alumina on leather for all of these since that's what I have. I'm hoping to get to the rock shop where I got that brecciated jasper in the next few weeks and will try to remember asking where it came from and hopefully get some more. It's one of my favorite rocks to work with lately. All of the pieces come out so bright and the slabs are fairly solid with a few trouble areas. I am giving some away for Xmas this year which will be a fist for me. Is the brecciated jasper a little bit softer than most agate and jasper? That is the case with the similar looking material that I've got. |
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catskillrocks
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since July 2008
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Post by catskillrocks on Dec 20, 2021 17:02:16 GMT -5
Well, as others have said, those cabs
are so top notch. All favorites, but
the third Noreena and the Mushrooms
stand out.
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Post by miket on Dec 20, 2021 17:09:16 GMT -5
Fantastic!
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 20, 2021 18:04:16 GMT -5
Thanks! I'm using micro alumina on leather for all of these since that's what I have. I'm hoping to get to the rock shop where I got that brecciated jasper in the next few weeks and will try to remember asking where it came from and hopefully get some more. It's one of my favorite rocks to work with lately. All of the pieces come out so bright and the slabs are fairly solid with a few trouble areas. I am giving some away for Xmas this year which will be a fist for me. Is the brecciated jasper a little bit softer than most agate and jasper? That is the case with the similar looking material that I've got. Yeah it seems softer. The pink parts are pretty hard but not like agate. The clear parts are softer and seems to get some putting or undercutting. Cut a few more today and really liking it |
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agatewhisperer
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2020
Posts: 836
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Post by agatewhisperer on Dec 20, 2021 18:08:03 GMT -5
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Post by miket on Dec 20, 2021 18:49:28 GMT -5
These are great, too, nice work!
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Post by stephan on Dec 20, 2021 19:33:45 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. Lots of teardrops... Holidays got you down? The mushroom rhyolite has got me thinking.... |
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Post by rockjunquie on Dec 20, 2021 19:47:57 GMT -5
I just can't get over the polish you get on your noreena. Dang!
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