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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 25, 2022 16:11:34 GMT -5
Just finished these. More copper... I guess you can tell I like it. 
No camera can capture what's going on in this stone. This Australian Prase is almost hypnotic. The green streamers in the clear agate (chalcedony?) seem to undulate in an ocean current like seaweed. The color is off on this. The actual intensity of the green is almost like Maw Sit Sit. I LOVE this color!
This dino bone is a little more red and less brick in person. Still figuring out my camera, but getting better. |
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Post by fernwood on Jan 25, 2022 16:24:34 GMT -5
I have never seen Australian Prase before. It is amazing. Does anyone see a deer with lots of antlers in it?
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Post by tims on Jan 25, 2022 17:18:32 GMT -5
Nice reminder that the artist makes the wrap, not the wire. Love how you keep your wire so unobtrusive, the first one in particular looks more like a fancy setting than a wrap. Super duper.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 25, 2022 18:10:23 GMT -5
Nice! The Prase is gorgeous! The color looks blue-green to me on my monitor, which I love.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 25, 2022 18:31:53 GMT -5
Two gorgeous cabs and two elegant wraps! That first one is absolutely mesmerizing!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 25, 2022 18:40:52 GMT -5
I have never seen Australian Prase before. It is amazing. Does anyone see a deer with lots of antlers in it? I haven't seen a lot of it in awhile now.
I do see see it!
Nice reminder that the artist makes the wrap, not the wire. Love how you keep your wire so unobtrusive, the first one in particular looks more like a fancy setting than a wrap. Super duper. Wow, thanks! Nice! The Prase is gorgeous! The color looks blue-green to me on my monitor, which I love. It may be a blue green. I have trouble with some blues and greens. I'm not colorblind per se, but I do have trouble. To me, it is a very vibrant green. Two gorgeous cabs and two elegant wraps! That first one is absolutely mesmerizing! Thank you, Jason.  |
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Post by saxplayer on Jan 25, 2022 20:34:10 GMT -5
rockjunquie fantastic pieces as usual. I can stare at your material and wrapping skills for hours
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 25, 2022 20:42:42 GMT -5
rockjunquie fantastic pieces as usual. I can stare at your material and wrapping skills for hours Thank you! I still buy a lot of cabs, but I cabbed these two. |
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Post by Brian on Jan 26, 2022 8:52:36 GMT -5
The combination of the copper and the green is fantastic! As is the craftsmanship that went into them.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 26, 2022 8:56:51 GMT -5
The combination of the copper and the green is fantastic! As is the craftsmanship that went into them. Thank you! I wrapped exclusively in copper for about 5 years and I found that most cabs went pretty well with it. I think it's the patina that I like so much on copper. Silver patina really doesn't do it for me and I rarely did it. |
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Post by Brian on Jan 26, 2022 11:27:34 GMT -5
The combination of the copper and the green is fantastic! As is the craftsmanship that went into them. Thank you! I wrapped exclusively in copper for about 5 years and I found that most cabs went pretty well with it. I think it's the patina that I like so much on copper. Silver patina really doesn't do it for me and I rarely did it. I do love a good copper patina. Many years back we got a copper mailbox for our house and I looked into options for jumpstarting the patina and was amazed to see all of the colors that you can get out of it. In the end, I let it patina naturally and it developed some beautiful red and green tones. I hated to leave the mailbox behind when we moved. Silver patina can be beautiful, too, but it also seems to be more finicky than copper. I have silver-cased watch that developed a lovely patina with blues and purples. I used to polish it to keep it shiny, but stopped doing so once that patina formed. |
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Post by mohs on Jan 26, 2022 16:30:38 GMT -5
undulating seaweed veins of chalcedony chrycsholi
buttifull terminology Tela
and those pendants are so fine !!
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 26, 2022 16:47:56 GMT -5
undulating seaweed veins of chalcedony chrycsholi buttifull terminology Tela and those pendants are so fine !! Thanks, Ed, but not quite the bard that you are. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 26, 2022 16:52:07 GMT -5
Thank you! I wrapped exclusively in copper for about 5 years and I found that most cabs went pretty well with it. I think it's the patina that I like so much on copper. Silver patina really doesn't do it for me and I rarely did it. I do love a good copper patina. Many years back we got a copper mailbox for our house and I looked into options for jumpstarting the patina and was amazed to see all of the colors that you can get out of it. In the end, I let it patina naturally and it developed some beautiful red and green tones. I hated to leave the mailbox behind when we moved. Silver patina can be beautiful, too, but it also seems to be more finicky than copper. I have silver-cased watch that developed a lovely patina with blues and purples. I used to polish it to keep it shiny, but stopped doing so once that patina formed. I've tried a few cool copper patina recipes. I even did a pendant with verdigris and it was lovely. I've seen coins with nice silver rainbow patinas and they are beautiful! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 26, 2022 20:16:37 GMT -5
Here are a couple of sculpted wraps that I used patina recipes on. Not sure I remember which ones. The blue apatite has a lot left on it and the pink gel rhodochrosite one doesn't. |
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Post by Brian on Jan 26, 2022 20:43:45 GMT -5
Those are beautiful, rockjunquie! I like how the patina in the apatite wrap picks up the same colors as the stone. The design of those wraps are fantastic! |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 26, 2022 20:59:39 GMT -5
Those are beautiful, rockjunquie ! I like how the patina in the apatite wrap picks up the same colors as the stone. The design of those wraps are fantastic! Thanks! I almost never do this style anymore. |
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Post by lunker on Jan 26, 2022 23:20:57 GMT -5
Those are also so cool. I can't stand it. I'm gonna order some stuff and try making my own. You have inspired me to try yet another hobby.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 27, 2022 10:33:05 GMT -5
Those are also so cool. I can't stand it. I'm gonna order some stuff and try making my own. You have inspired me to try yet another hobby. There's plenty of info right here at RTH to get you started and LOTS of YT tutorials. GO FOR IT!!! |
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Post by holajonathan on Jan 28, 2022 13:46:02 GMT -5
The Australian Prase is top notch material. You wisely made the wrap almost disappear around the edges of the cab, so all the attention is on the stone itself, where is belongs. And the bail mirrors the shape of the cab. Nice. |
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