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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 22, 2022 17:07:00 GMT -5
Cool stuff! I like the first one best. I think a doublet with a colored background would look good. Thanks Tela!  I definitely have enough of this stuff available to try ALL kinds of things!  This plate Chalcedony is pretty much everywhere out at Railroad Buttes. I'm no geologist...but my feeble brain does tell me it was formed slightly above the rock layer - it's only a foot or so below the grassland surface. Now that the hills are eroding, the Chalcedony is getting exposed in "sheets"...except those sheets have been broken into small pieces. I'll take a picture of it "in the wild" the next time I go out...which might be Saturday. (Not that you asked for a pic! LOL) Sounds like a reasonable theory, but then I'm not a geologist either.
A photo or two might help the theory. ( like you really needed that excuse ) 
Patty
I asked my wife if she wanted to go hounding this Saturday...we'll see if she folds by Friday!! LOL - With or without her, I'm going sometime before Sunday.  jasoninsd Those are really pretty Jason! Very simple and elegant! Would look really pretty with silver wrapping. Careful with that franenfinger! Thanks Ashley! I'm trying to be super careful with Frankenfinger! LOL - It's amazing how often I want to use that spot when cabbing...I never imagined I used that spot as much as I do/did! I wonder if this is the same material that the Rockshed was selling, I think it glowed under a UV light. It's not. Jonathan and I put it under a UV light and it didn't fluoresce...dangit! LOL We have that stuff all over the grasslands here, too. You did an excellent job with these my friend- I might have to rethink cabbing it sometime! Thanks my friend! I know, it's everywhere, right?!? Thanks goes to Jonathan for giving it a shot. If he hadn't, I don't know how long I would have taken to finally give it a try! Interesting. Those cloudy formations remind me of Hector Hills material from California. Thanks Mel! I swear I picked it up out here! LOL - I tried to search out some Hector Hills material, but couldn't find any image references online. Very beautiful finish on that piece. Thanks Thomas! I was really surprised when I saw how polished Jonathan's first piece got...but shouldn't have been. It has a high silica content for sure! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 22, 2022 17:07:42 GMT -5
Good looking material. Might also make good backing material or look cool as doublets since it’s clear enough. Thanks my friend! You know what I "should" do? |
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Post by liveoak on Jun 22, 2022 19:17:02 GMT -5
I asked my wife if she wanted to go hounding this Saturday...we'll see if she folds by Friday!! LOL - With or without her, I'm going sometime before Sunday.  Make it a picnic, something fun for her too :-)
Patty
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 22, 2022 19:41:26 GMT -5
I asked my wife if she wanted to go hounding this Saturday...we'll see if she folds by Friday!! LOL - With or without her, I'm going sometime before Sunday. Make it a picnic, something fun for her too :-)
Patty
When she goes out, she really does enjoy it...it's just getting her to commit to going out that is the actual battle! LOL |
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Post by wjdixie on Jun 23, 2022 19:51:18 GMT -5
Make it a picnic, something fun for her too :-)
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When she goes out, she really does enjoy it...it's just getting her to commit to going out that is the actual battle! LOL Randy and I think these you really made these look awesome! We are trying to figure out the cloudinary thing. We have a couple black chalcedony rocks to share. |
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Post by drocknut on Jun 24, 2022 15:36:24 GMT -5
Cool looking material. I agree with the others that they might be good as doublets.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 24, 2022 16:33:43 GMT -5
Cool looking material. I agree with the others that they might be good as doublets. Thanks Diane! Here's what it would/could look like as a doublet...  |
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Post by realrockhound on Jun 27, 2022 23:43:17 GMT -5
Cool looking material. I agree with the others that they might be good as doublets. Thanks Diane! Here's what it would/could look like as a doublet... Looks cool. But you know what you should do, is put a black backing on there 😂 |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jun 28, 2022 1:08:50 GMT -5
Thanks Diane! Here's what it would/could look like as a doublet... Looks cool. But you know what you should do, is put a black backing on there 😂 You know what you should do, right? LOL (Just teasin'!) *Edit for anyone else reading this...it's an inside joke! LOL |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 8, 2022 4:56:54 GMT -5
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Post by liveoak on Jul 8, 2022 6:14:00 GMT -5
Nice graceful shape & an interesting color mix - I like it
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 8, 2022 7:00:10 GMT -5
Nice graceful shape & an interesting color mix - I like it
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Thank you so much Patty! It might only look "graceful" in pictures...it's a whopping 53mm tall. |
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Post by liveoak on Jul 8, 2022 7:17:42 GMT -5
You're going to have to sell that one to a BIG woman 
Patty
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 8, 2022 8:53:22 GMT -5
That cab is a beauty, Jason! Love the colors in that material. I'm not generally a yellow fan, but that color yellow is very mellow and pleasing.  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Jul 8, 2022 9:21:26 GMT -5
Love it!
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Post by rockbrain on Jul 8, 2022 9:24:45 GMT -5
Beautiful piece and nice "swoop". Is that done on a 6" wheel?
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 8, 2022 10:46:49 GMT -5
That cab is a beauty, Jason! Love the colors in that material. I'm not generally a yellow fan, but that color yellow is very mellow and pleasing. Thanks Robin! I was surprised at how the colors came out in this piece. There aren't a lot of "colored" chalcedony out there - it's mostly the white stuff...so when I found this piece last time I was out, I knew I wanted to give it a shot. Now that you mention the color...I can't get the image of "yellow snow" outta my head! LOL Thanks Tela! This one really was an "experimental" piece. It's pretty big...but I wanted to see how big of a piece I could successfully do an inside swoop on. I remember seeing a piece Nate ( NDK) did with an inside swoop and I'm just working my way up to something his size! LOL I'm going to post some other cabs I've been working on in the next day or so. Several have inside swoops - some have doubles. I finally figured out the technique for not dipping the girdle in the swoop section. Beautiful piece and nice "swoop". Is that done on a 6" wheel? Thank you so much! Yep...six inch wheels. I used to be in awe when I saw cabs other people made with an inside swoop...and still am I guess! LOL |
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 8, 2022 10:58:53 GMT -5
Inside swoops are my favorite! Is it a freeform? That's definitely some neat material. I've worked a slab that looked a lot like this cab.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 8, 2022 11:05:34 GMT -5
Inside swoops are my favorite! Is it a freeform? That's definitely some neat material. I've worked a slab that looked a lot like this cab. Thanks Perk! Actually this was a freeform Perk...one of the VERY few that I've done! LOL - I felt it needed an inside swoop to remove some of the material "mass"...otherwise I thought it would've looked to "chunky". |
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Post by perkins17 on Jul 8, 2022 11:08:51 GMT -5
Inside swoops are my favorite! Is it a freeform? That's definitely some neat material. I've worked a slab that looked a lot like this cab. Thanks Perk! Actually this was a freeform Perk...one of the VERY few that I've done! LOL - I felt it needed an inside swoop to remove some of the material "mass"...otherwise I thought it would've looked to "chunky". I haven't done too many myself either... I am not a big fan of chunky cabs either. You did a good job not making it look like one. My freeforms are "interesting" to say the least. I am NOT posting pictures lol. -Nicholas |
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