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MsAli misunderstood rock expert Member since October 2017 Posts: 11,455	Doublettes Mar 8, 2022 10:16:13 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by MsAli on Mar 8, 2022 10:16:13 GMT -5 brotherbill that is a beautiful piece!
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perkins17 driving up their electric bill Member since July 2021 Posts: 2,337	Doublettes Mar 8, 2022 10:17:42 GMT -5 via mobile Rockoonz, hummingbirdstones, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by perkins17 on Mar 8, 2022 10:17:42 GMT -5 I've never actually done a doublette but this thread is inspiring me. I have a nice dino bone slab that I'm thinking of capping. Seriously, this is inspiring! Thanks!

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Doublettes Mar 8, 2022 10:33:38 GMT -5

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Mar 8, 2022 6:37:54 GMT -5 brotherbill said:

I have used basenite, lapis, bloodstone, block turquoise and mooakite. Anything with nice contrast looks good behind clear plume.

The quartz cap method is crazy cool with it's magnifying effect and totally negates undercutting on mixed hardness materials. Have had nice results capping dino bone.

That is gorgeous!

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Doublettes Mar 8, 2022 11:41:01 GMT -5 realrockhound and perkins17 like this

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Mar 8, 2022 10:17:42 GMT -5 perkins17 said:

I've never actually done a doublette but this thread is inspiring me. I have a nice dino bone slab that I'm thinking of capping. Seriously, this is inspiring! Thanks!

My doublets and triplets teacher had some dino that he bonded to quartz, then ground from the back like opal until it was thin and translucent. They were amazing pieces. If your dino slab is thick enough and you have good freehand saw skills, you might consider quartz capping both sides and splitting it to make 2 slabs.
realrockhound I don't know if they still have it, but Richardsons used to be a good source for manmade quartz, the scraps from their sphere preforms for their "crystal ball" spheres.

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