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Post by stardiamond on Feb 25, 2022 19:08:08 GMT -5
Too cold to grind. Sunday thru Tuesday 10 degrees warmer.  |
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Post by holajonathan on Feb 25, 2022 21:52:46 GMT -5
A little frostbite on your fingertips builds character. Or do what I did and buy insulated rubber gloves.  Or... just wait for it to be 10 degrees warmer. Not a bad option, either. |
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 27, 2022 14:05:40 GMT -5
I dopped these:  The Morgan Hill fractured into the girdle so I flipped it. Two Mescalero. Blue Mountain that I hope will gain contrast when polished. Two Tahomas that need to be taken to improve their appearance. |
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 27, 2022 15:28:34 GMT -5
I ground down the Tahomas to see how they will finish and got the best I could with what I had to work with.   |
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 27, 2022 16:03:34 GMT -5
Mescalero can have beautiful patterns but tends to fracture. I thought about going to the next smaller pear but some of the the best part of the pattern is on the bottom. I will redop and see what happens next.  |
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catskillrocks
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Post by catskillrocks on Feb 28, 2022 18:43:04 GMT -5
Mescalero can have beautiful patterns but tends to fracture. I thought about going to the next smaller pear but some of the the best part of the pattern is on the bottom. I will redop and see what happens next. Aww, that's a heartbreak right there. |
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 28, 2022 19:31:09 GMT -5
They are all through 1200 grit so I don't expect any more surprises. I will finish them tomorrow morning. The Mescalero has a few minor vugs in the girdle but it should look like this when finished:  |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 1, 2022 12:49:48 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 1, 2022 15:18:42 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 2, 2022 13:40:07 GMT -5
I usually polish with 100k diamond paste and get good results on most material. Lately the results haven't been as good because there was less paste on the canvas. I remembered I had a partial syringe left over from when I did a new canvas pad. I used some cabs I completed to work the paste in by hand. The shine improved and I still haven't figured out to show it well in photos.  |
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