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Post by stardiamond on Mar 4, 2022 13:11:11 GMT -5
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Post by Rockoonz on Mar 4, 2022 15:19:06 GMT -5
Those Owyhee ones are very nice, but who wouldn't appreciate a good BM.
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quartzilla
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Post by quartzilla on Mar 4, 2022 23:31:41 GMT -5
Those Owyhee ones are very nice, but who wouldn't appreciate a good BM. I heard they also appreciate good B M’s over on the copralite thread. |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 5, 2022 0:00:09 GMT -5
Lookin' good, can't wait to see them done.
Adrian
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realrockhound
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 5, 2022 0:24:53 GMT -5
Those Owyhee ones are very nice, but who wouldn't appreciate a good BM. I heard they also appreciate good B M’s over on the copralite thread. Bowel movement 🤣 |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 5, 2022 12:38:22 GMT -5
Win some lose some. I had limited design choices for the Blue Mountain and am pleased how the appearance improved. The Owyhee that fractured and recut, fractured again so I need to recut as a free form. It is less scenic but not a total loss. Wet of the wheels at 280 soft.   |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 5, 2022 15:33:00 GMT -5
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Post by holajonathan on Mar 6, 2022 13:23:12 GMT -5
This is my favorite. You framed the pattern well. As nice as Blue Mountain looks in slab form, it's not easy to capture the orbs in a meaningful way.  My experience with the Royal Imperial is you lose more than you win. Just a low yielding material. But when you finish a good one, you forget about all the ones that didn't turn out that great. |
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Post by stardiamond on Mar 6, 2022 14:29:07 GMT -5
I prefer the orbs to be vertical like hills. I bought it as a fractured slab and was limited in the framing and orientation by fractures. I wanted to get all the orbs and some other colors for contrast. The finished cab came out better than I could have expected.  I ground out the chip on the Owyhee and took a better picture. I used the entire slab for the cab and there was only one design choice.  I bought some Royal Imperial rough from the Gem Shop. It was supposed to be super select. I can usually study a rock and figure out the yield. So can they and the rock they sent was just grabbed and tossed in a box. I let them know about what I received. If I order from them again (not likely) I will ask for them to be more diligent in what they send. Rough is always a gamble and I can't make a decent return on investment on slabs. I may be doing a webinar for Highland Park. They asked me what I wanted to cover and I said buying lapidary material online and it all comes down to YIELD |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 6, 2022 15:32:46 GMT -5
Beauties! My favorites are the first and the third ones.
Adrian
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