I think the matched pair competition is cursed

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I think the matched pair competition is cursed Jul 31, 2022 15:56:12 GMT -5 rockjunquie, realrockhound, and 1 more like this

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Post by rockbrain on Jul 31, 2022 15:56:12 GMT -5

I made a pair from agate it out of a geode that weren't spectacular material but I really liked them. Just a simple mirrored pair Sometime between the final polish and carrying them into my room. I lost one of them. We've searched and searched and can't find it. So now I have one!

Can I call your name

I was working on another pair today and one of them broke as I was finishing them up.

I've got four pair. I've got it narrowed down to two of them. One of those I dropped off the cab machine and it took me about a half an hour to find it! I better get pictures of these things and get it turned in.

As a side note, does anybody know what this second material is? It's extremely soft. I was still shaping the dome on the 1200 wheel. Doesn't make it easy on such a tiny cab!

Last Edit: Jul 31, 2022 15:57:07 GMT -5 by rockbrain

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I think the matched pair competition is cursed Jul 31, 2022 16:11:55 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by mohs on Jul 31, 2022 16:11:55 GMT -5

Was the broken stuff real messy
It looks like Apache Gold
That what I know a particular substance as
it is it known to crumble
So soft it can be worked starting at 600grit

well done pair

Last Edit: Jul 31, 2022 16:13:53 GMT -5 by mohs

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I think the matched pair competition is cursed Jul 31, 2022 16:18:06 GMT -5 mohs and rockjunquie like this

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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jul 31, 2022 16:18:06 GMT -5

Mr. mohs is correct. Apache Gold.

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I think the matched pair competition is cursed Jul 31, 2022 17:08:05 GMT -5 rockjunquie likes this

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Post by rockbrain on Jul 31, 2022 17:08:05 GMT -5

Thanks for the ID and the confirmation. It's pretty stuff but man it's soft. You can almost grind it just by thinking about it. I had a tiny little scrap of it. Those cabs pretty much used it up.

Last Edit: Jul 31, 2022 17:13:46 GMT -5 by rockbrain

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I think the matched pair competition is cursed Jul 31, 2022 17:26:08 GMT -5 via mobile rockjunquie, hummingbirdstones, and 2 more like this

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Post by realrockhound on Jul 31, 2022 17:26:08 GMT -5

I slept in and couldn’t beat the heat, so I couldn’t finish my second cab and won’t be entering. I did something I haven’t seen others do (or at least I couldn’t find any other examples here or elsewhere online). I personally thought it turned out pretty freaking cool. Oh well… that’s just how it goes.

parfive no longer being taken for granite Member since August 2005 Posts: 9,608	I think the matched pair competition is cursed Jul 31, 2022 19:41:38 GMT -5 hummingbirdstones, realrockhound, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by parfive on Jul 31, 2022 19:41:38 GMT -5 realrockhound No prob . . . we’ll still be here when the pumpkins are gettin’ frosty.
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