jasperfanatic
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jasperfanatic on Apr 3, 2022 18:00:31 GMT -5
Came across a unique piece of fire obsidian that had a couple of small, random floating ribbon pieces...one red ribbon, and another of mirror. What you see in the cab was all there was and I'm so curious as to how that formed. The crazy lace is from what was left of the slab I used for the March entry. Thanks for taking a look   3 by Kevin, on Flickr  5 by Kevin, on Flickr  2 by Kevin, on Flickr  4 by Kevin, on Flickr  6 by Kevin, on Flickr  7 by Kevin, on Flickr |
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saxplayer
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by saxplayer on Apr 3, 2022 18:33:19 GMT -5
Very beautiful !!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 3, 2022 18:46:43 GMT -5
Gorgeous material...and superb workmanship...as always!  I was just looking at a piece of Fire Obsidian yesterday which has a fire layer that has "folded" over on itself. I'm wondering if it's the same type of "ribbon" effect you're talking about... |
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jasperfanatic
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jasperfanatic on Apr 3, 2022 18:59:03 GMT -5
Thank you! Gorgeous material...and superb workmanship...as always!  I was just looking at a piece of Fire Obsidian yesterday which has a fire layer that has "folded" over on itself. I'm wondering if it's the same type of "ribbon" effect you're talking about... Thank you! Sounds like it could be. It all has those ribbons of magnetite, and they almost never run flat That stuff will cause you to scratch a bald spot on your head because those ribbons often run crazy all over the place, especially the hotter stuff - that's probably the biggest challenge working with it. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 3, 2022 19:01:11 GMT -5
Thank you! Gorgeous material...and superb workmanship...as always! I was just looking at a piece of Fire Obsidian yesterday which has a fire layer that has "folded" over on itself. I'm wondering if it's the same type of "ribbon" effect you're talking about... Thank you! Sounds like it could be. It all has those ribbons of magnetite, and they almost never run flat That stuff will cause you to scratch a bald spot on your head because those ribbons often run crazy all over the place, especially the hotter stuff - that's probably the biggest challenge working with it. My biggest challenge is having the courage to work on it! LOL |
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jasperfanatic
spending too much on rocks
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Post by jasperfanatic on Apr 3, 2022 19:07:42 GMT -5
Thank you! Thank you! Sounds like it could be. It all has those ribbons of magnetite, and they almost never run flat That stuff will cause you to scratch a bald spot on your head because those ribbons often run crazy all over the place, especially the hotter stuff - that's probably the biggest challenge working with it. My biggest challenge is having the courage to work on it! LOL I feel you on that, some pieces take a great deal of pondering before they get close to anything with diamonds  Often times even after you figure out a strategy, you're left with heart breaking decisions because you have to sacrifice one layer to get to another. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 4, 2022 9:44:29 GMT -5
Kevin, that Fire Obsidian cab is absolutely amazing! Those triangles layered on top of each other look like a minimalist abstract paintings from the 60's.  |
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jasperfanatic
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Post by jasperfanatic on Apr 4, 2022 11:15:26 GMT -5
Kevin, that Fire Obsidian cab is absolutely amazing! Those triangles layered on top of each other look like a minimalist abstract paintings from the 60's.  Thank you! |
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agatewhisperer
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Post by agatewhisperer on Apr 4, 2022 22:25:34 GMT -5
I'm blown away by that obsidian cab. What a great find on the material, and wonderful job shaping and polishing. Fantastic.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 5, 2022 7:28:34 GMT -5
The obsid is otherworldly! It looks like it should be on a Pink Floyd album. Amazing! |
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jasperfanatic
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Post by jasperfanatic on Apr 5, 2022 11:37:58 GMT -5
I'm blown away by that obsidian cab. What a great find on the material, and wonderful job shaping and polishing. Fantastic. Thank you! The obsid is otherworldly! It looks like it should be on a Pink Floyd album. Amazing! Thanks, Tela! |
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Often times even after you figure out a strategy, you're left with heart breaking decisions because you have to sacrifice one layer to get to another.
