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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 5, 2022 16:02:06 GMT -5
I was able to squeeze some material out of realrockhound and have been having a blast. Big thanks going out to him. Batcave Jasper on the first pic and the rest are the Shumway Sagenite Agate. (I know...thanks Captain Obvious! LOL) I thought I'd get a couple macro shots of the red sagenite...which looks more orange closeup. Thanks for taking a gander!      |
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Post by liveoak on Apr 5, 2022 17:51:52 GMT -5
That agate is amazing - the tubes are pretty cool.
Good job :-)
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Post by drocknut on Apr 5, 2022 19:01:50 GMT -5
Wow, very cool. Love the macro shots.
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 5, 2022 19:04:41 GMT -5
Oooooo..... Love them both, but that sagenite is pretty spectacular.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 5, 2022 19:34:13 GMT -5
That agate is amazing - the tubes are pretty cool. Good job :-) Thanks Patty! I was pretty stoked when I saw the rough...and I'm more than stoked how this one turned out. Wow, very cool. Love the macro shots. Thanks Diane! My eyes got REAL wide when I first zoomed in on those sagenites! I wasn't expecting to see the "tubular" structure like in that second shot. Oooooo..... Love them both, but that sagenite is pretty spectacular. Thanks Tela! I think that Batcave is "kinda" cool because it's Batcave...but it would've been really cool with more pattern to it. It was a small triangle that broke (sheared) off the slab, so there was really no option for any other pattern, shape, or size. |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 5, 2022 20:59:29 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, Jason! Those macros are pretty cool. The shape of the Batcave is perfect for that pattern and the sagenite is just  |
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Post by realrockhound on Apr 5, 2022 21:28:01 GMT -5
Now that I think about it, kind of a sad and funny story about the shumway sagenite. The area that it’s found is now a massive gated community with a golf course and multi-million dollar homes. So digging/collecting is pretty much impossible at this point. I heard they uncovered a thunderegg bed out there too when they were digging foundations for buildings.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 5, 2022 21:49:03 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs, Jason! Those macros are pretty cool. The shape of the Batcave is perfect for that pattern and the sagenite is just  Thanks Robin! Isn't that Sagenite the coprolite!?!? (You know what I mean! LOL) Now that I think about it, kind of a sad and funny story about the shumway sagenite. The area that it’s found is now a massive gated community with a golf course and multi-million dollar homes. So digging/collecting is pretty much impossible at this point. I heard they uncovered a thunderegg bed out there too when they were digging foundations for buildings.  |
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 5, 2022 22:00:28 GMT -5
Beautiful! The macros in the sagenite are spectacular and the pattern in the bat cave couldn't match better the shape of the cab.
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 5, 2022 22:06:57 GMT -5
Beautiful! The macros in the sagenite are spectacular and the pattern in the bat cave couldn't match better the shape of the cab. Adrian Thanks Adrian! I'd love to be able to take credit for the pattern in the Batcave, but it was the only shape and pattern available with that broken piece. I'll admit, I've come back to look at those sagenite macros several times! LOL |
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 6, 2022 9:16:33 GMT -5
Man, I do believe that is one of the most highly silicated sagenites I've ever seen. Always frustrating to cut into sagenite and find lots of tiny pits where the acicular structures hit the cab surface. Your shine looks incredible.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 6, 2022 10:30:59 GMT -5
Stunning sagenite and a fine finish. Wow
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Post by NDK on Apr 6, 2022 11:04:20 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs Jason. The batcave is really spectacular. I really do love that material!
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 6, 2022 12:04:52 GMT -5
Man, I do believe that is one of the most highly silicated sagenites I've ever seen. Always frustrating to cut into sagenite and find lots of tiny pits where the acicular structures hit the cab surface. Your shine looks incredible. Thanks Mel! Their were a couple super tiny spots where the structures peeked through the surface...but I mean really tiny! I was super stoked about that! This is definitely my favorite Sagenite Agate I've worked so far! Stunning sagenite and a fine finish. Wow Thanks James! Yeah...it's one of those materials you wish you had another couple hundred pounds of...!  Beautiful cabs Jason. The batcave is really spectacular. I really do love that material! Thanks Nate! I've got some more Batcave sitting in the wings. It looks like the patterns coming out of the next ones I do might be some killer patterns. Waiting on a new (thinner) trim saw blade before I cut the preforms. |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Apr 6, 2022 15:56:51 GMT -5
One looks like a Classic Car. The other, an entrance to a Stargate. Both beautiful  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 6, 2022 16:26:21 GMT -5
One looks like a Classic Car. The other, an entrance to a Stargate. Both beautiful Thanks Chad! I haven't watched that movie in a long time...I need to again...I love that movie! (That and Dune...but I know my wife would hate Dune! LOL) |
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Post by beefjello on Apr 6, 2022 19:40:24 GMT -5
Mmm.. them needle sprays are fandiddlytastic!  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Apr 6, 2022 20:54:11 GMT -5
Mmm.. them needle sprays are fandiddlytastic! Thanks Brian! The rough was a "seam" type agate...and the sagenites were from edge to edge...just jammed into every square millimeter of this stuff! |
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Post by JR8675309 on Apr 23, 2022 7:33:12 GMT -5
Now that I think about it, kind of a sad and funny story about the shumway sagenite. The area that it’s found is now a massive gated community with a golf course and multi-million dollar homes. So digging/collecting is pretty much impossible at this point. I heard they uncovered a thunderegg bed out there too when they were digging foundations for buildings. Ughhhhh that's a drag. Sigh. |
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