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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 13, 2022 14:40:05 GMT -5
1. Opal Petrified Wood — 37 x 27 mm Here's one angry Bigfoot with an arm raised overhead — run now while you still can!
2. Opal Petrified Wood — 34 x 26 mm There's two of them — and this one's in a rage with arm raised, too!
3. Cathedral Agate — 24 x 19 mm The last of my Cathedral, or so I thought. Then I scored some small slabs on eBay last week. This high domer should go into a ring.
4. Cactus Agate — 37 x 29 mm For years I just couldn't throw out the last piece of a slab, but couldn't figure out how to cut it. Until now. It turned out OK, but not great.
5. Star Carnelian Quartz — 32 x 23 mm I was attracted to the clear quartz radiating out from the carnelian area.
6. Wild Horse Magnesite — 38 x 20 mm This was the edge of a small slab and I just couldn't add parts of it to adjacent cabs. Prettiest pattern that I've seen in Wild Horse.
7. Laguna Lace Agate — 28 x 27 mm Glad this survived. I lost a companion to this one when a couple of lace stripes fell apart while cutting.
8. Zebra Bloodstone — 36 x 25 mm Prior to cutting the white area resembled a lightning bolt, but it transformed into a strange, distorted, partial face or skull (to my eyes).
Then, when posting its "point up" photo on its Etsy listing, I suddenly saw a white cat at the bottom sitting in the sunlight coming through a slight opening in curtains. It would have been a good entry for the cat cab contest... |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 13, 2022 18:18:19 GMT -5
Gary, that's a great batch of cabs! I seriously enjoy reading about what you see in the patterns! When describe what you're seeing, I can see it too. That sunlit cat is really awesome! I've got a batch of Laguna Lace that is doing that same "separation" between the bands...it really sucks! I don't have a favorite per se...I like them all...but to me that Wild Horse Magnesite is a tad sweeter than the rest.  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 13, 2022 20:10:07 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, Gary! I love the Carnelian Quartz. It looks like an egg with a broken yoke. Sunny side up, please!  |
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 13, 2022 21:32:07 GMT -5
Gary, that's a great batch of cabs! I seriously enjoy reading about what you see in the patterns! When describe what you're seeing, I can see it too. That sunlit cat is really awesome! I've got a batch of Laguna Lace that is doing that same "separation" between the bands...it really sucks! I don't have a favorite per se...I like them all...but to me that Wild Horse Magnesite is a tad sweeter than the rest.  Thanks, Jason! Yeah, I'm in love with the magnesite cab, too. I'm also thinking that I'll choose to do more "hexagonal shield" shapes like that. I like the look and am always trying to steer clear of so many ovals and ovoids.
I tossed the Laguna with the piece that fell away, but I may go waste basket diving to retrieve it. I'm thinking that a little epoxy ...
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 13, 2022 21:35:18 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, Gary! I love the Carnelian Quartz. It looks like an egg with a broken yoke. Sunny side up, please! 
Thanks, Robin! And thank you for that imagery, too. I'm going to edit my listing and include it.
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Post by Tommy on Mar 13, 2022 23:07:00 GMT -5
Holy cow Gary! Those are all beautiful bit you could have dropped the mic and strolled off after that third stone! Georgeous!
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Post by Brian on Mar 14, 2022 8:41:11 GMT -5
Those are beautiful, Gary! The carnelian looks like part of a daisy to me and I love how you framed the quartz and carnelian in that one. The cathedral agate is my favorite of the bunch though. That one immediately reminded me of a barreleye fish although your cab is far more beautiful than that unusual critter.  |
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