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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 25, 2022 19:14:14 GMT -5
All this material came from jamesp ...thanks James...and sorry for the title...it was the best I could come up with! LOL The first three are Jim Glass! I think a person either loves this stuff, or hates it...there's not much middle ground! LOL - I love everything about this material. The first one seems like it's 60s psychedelic...and the other two are a beautiful mix of greenish yellow, blues, and blacks. The fourth one is a piece of Rio Grande Cobble. I love everything about this particular rock. Five, Six, and Seven are Alabama Petrified Wood that James self-collected. I hope I did this material justice. What I'm about to say isn't complaining...it's just explaining the material. Petrified Wood seems to be my kryptonite. The material is more highly sicified in the orange areas than it is in the blue/gray areas. I could tell when I was doing the initial grind there was a slight difference in those two sections as the blue/gray area ground as though it was "softer". The orange polishes better than the blue/gray area because of the higher silica content. Like a lot of Petrified Wood, there are pits and fractures (again, less in the orange areas). What I found interesting is the material really seemed "fibrous" as the pits were elongated...like a fiber was missing. I tried to choose a couple interesting shapes...as this material does work fairly easily...and if I had to make a complete guess, I'd guess this was in the range of 5-5.5 on the Mohs scale. To everyone, as always thanks for taking a gander...and James, we'll PM and see if you want any/all of these wrapped.         |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2022 20:46:46 GMT -5
jasoninsdWow Jason! You did a great job on these! Looking forward to seeing any of the wrapped.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 25, 2022 21:17:38 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs! Love that first piece of glass and the Rio. The wood is spectacular! You did those real justice.  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 25, 2022 21:43:42 GMT -5
jasoninsd Wow Jason! You did a great job on these! Looking forward to seeing any of the wrapped. Thanks Ashley! I look forward to seeing some of these DONE being wrapped! LOL - Teardrops are much easier to wrap than some of these shapes! LOL - Just pretend whining about it. Half the fun is trying to figure out how to wrap more odd shapes. Beautiful cabs! Love that first piece of glass and the Rio. The wood is spectacular! You did those real justice. Thanks Robin! I freakin' LOVE that glass piece...and that Rio is "to die for" in my opinion.  I forgot to mention...there's something interesting going on in that Pet Wood. There's either micro-pockets of marcasite going on...or there's some kind of light refraction that's making it LOOK like there's small "fibers" of metal... |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 25, 2022 21:49:12 GMT -5
jasoninsd Wow Jason! You did a great job on these! Looking forward to seeing any of the wrapped. Thanks Ashley! I look forward to seeing some of these DONE being wrapped! LOL - Teardrops are much easier to wrap than some of these shapes! LOL - Just pretend whining about it. Half the fun is trying to figure out how to wrap more odd shapes. Beautiful cabs! Love that first piece of glass and the Rio. The wood is spectacular! You did those real justice. Thanks Robin! I freakin' LOVE that glass piece...and that Rio is "to die for" in my opinion. I forgot to mention...there's something interesting going on in that Pet Wood. There's either micro-pockets of marcasite going on...or there's some kind of light refraction that's making it LOOK like there's small "fibers" of metal... I saw that. It looks sparkly!  |
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Post by liveoak on Aug 26, 2022 5:56:39 GMT -5
The Rio is pretty spectacular stuff, a lot going on in it.
But the Al rocks are interesting in their own right.
You definitely did them justice .
Looking forward to seeing all these nicely shaped cabs wrapped.
Patty
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Post by fernwood on Aug 26, 2022 6:03:49 GMT -5
I love James glass. The cabs you made are outstanding.
What he calls cobble is often very nice material.
Some of the cabs you made would be perfect for this months FCC.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 26, 2022 6:09:52 GMT -5
James did you a solid! Those are all very nice, but I REALLY LOVE what you did with the glass. You turned them into art pieces. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 26, 2022 8:14:14 GMT -5
The Rio is pretty spectacular stuff, a lot going on in it.
But the Al rocks are interesting in their own right.
You definitely did them justice .
Looking forward to seeing all these nicely shaped cabs wrapped.
Patty
Thanks Patty! I sat down last night and pulled some other pieces of the Rio Cobble out last night and stenciled some shapes. Might find some time to get on the saw today or tomorrow. There's QUITE a variety in the stuff he sent. I love James glass. The cabs you made are outstanding. What he calls cobble is often very nice material. Some of the cabs you made would be perfect for this months FCC. Thanks Beth! Yeah...I really really love the looks of his glass!! Funny you say that about the contest...I was thinking that when I was working them yesterday! LOL James did you a solid! Those are all very nice, but I REALLY LOVE what you did with the glass. You turned them into art pieces. Thanks Tela! Yeah he did!! I knew he was going to send me some material, but the glass was a big surprise! We'll see if the "art" carries over with the wire-wrapping! LOL |
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 26, 2022 9:00:09 GMT -5
Great looking cabs. Man, those Rio cobbles are just incredible! Do you have any more info on "Jim glass". I really like the first one. Tried a Google search and got info on research scientist James Glass.
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Post by liveoak on Aug 26, 2022 9:09:07 GMT -5
Jim's glass is jamesp on the forum, I believe I read a post that it was from some old vases from a thrift shop that he took a hammer to.
But I could be wrong about this specific glass.
Now you know what to look for.
Thanks for the chuckle.
Patty
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 26, 2022 9:13:08 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 26, 2022 9:17:46 GMT -5
Great looking cabs. Man, those Rio cobbles are just incredible! Do you have any more info on "Jim glass". I really like the first one. Tried a Google search and got info on research scientist James Glass. Thank you SO much! Here's a link to James's thread about Rio Cobble: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/99324/rio-cobblesAnd Patty is correct...it's glass that jamesp made. There is a thread on here about it...somewhere... I was going to try and come up with a title melding Hugh Glass and Jim Glass...but it started to hurt my brain and I couldn't come up with a good/funny comparison title. LOL Jim's glass is jamesp on the forum, I believe I read a post that it was from some old vases from a thrift shop that he took a hammer to.
But I could be wrong about this specific glass.
Now you know what to look for.
Thanks for the chuckle.
Patty
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Aug 26, 2022 9:31:44 GMT -5
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Post by liveoak on Aug 26, 2022 9:41:04 GMT -5
Thanks for chiming in Patty. I couldn't help myself- that was the best laugh I had all week Guess it's been a slow week here .
Patty
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Post by jamesp on Aug 26, 2022 11:05:28 GMT -5
Any of you guys that want some glass to cab just pM me your address.
Would be glad to send you some.
You have great cabbing talent Jason. I figured that weird Alabama pet wood would be a challenge since it has so many components with varying silica contents. You mention fiber, some specimens are still wood like. I meant to post photos of this very old wood that still has an organic texture, color and rot smell.
The sparkles are tiny mica flakes found in the sand it appears to have silicified in(sand cast). The silicified sand(Tallahatta Sandstone) is the grey/blue sections that must have washed in to the hollow sections and bug bore holes in the wood. No different than driftwood found in the coastal plain that has sand pockets throughout in it's rotted openings within - Do Not saw it with a chainsaw unless you want a very dull chainsaw blade !
That pet wood also has some well hidden fractures that break dead straight and dead flat as if crystalline lattices. In some cases a 10 pound chunk can be tapped with a hammer until it comes apart with dead flat fracture faces, a mystery. Many have six sides as if a ghost crystal.
You also pulled of a fine polish. Between the wood and the glass you had a polish challenge.
Thanks for posting them up Jason.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 26, 2022 11:15:02 GMT -5
The first cab is cast from mostly 'reactive glass'. That would be the purple and the turquoise colored glass. Whichever glass those two colors touch it leaves the dark border separating the colors. At the bottom of the cab you see yellow touching orange touching red and there is no dark delineating line between them.
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 26, 2022 11:29:59 GMT -5
Thanks for the link hummingbirdstones. At least it was before my time here. Well liveoak Patty, glad you got a good laugh out of it. I did too when I read your reply. It's been a rough morning, I needed that laugh! |
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Post by dshanpnw on Aug 26, 2022 15:49:09 GMT -5
I love the glass cabs, all three of them are spectacular. The Rio Grande cobble is super. Pet wood has always been difficult for me. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful works of art.
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 26, 2022 19:45:10 GMT -5
Robin, thanks for finding the link! Any of you guys that want some glass to cab just pM me your address. Would be glad to send you some. You have great cabbing talent Jason. I figured that weird Alabama pet wood would be a challenge since it has so many components with varying silica contents. You mention fiber, some specimens are still wood like. I meant to post photos of this very old wood that still has an organic texture, color and rot smell. The sparkles are tiny mica flakes found in the sand it appears to have silicified in(sand cast). The silicified sand(Tallahatta Sandstone) is the grey/blue sections that must have washed in to the hollow sections and bug bore holes in the wood. No different than driftwood found in the coastal plain that has sand pockets throughout in it's rotted openings within - Do Not saw it with a chainsaw unless you want a very dull chainsaw blade ! That pet wood also has some well hidden fractures that break dead straight and dead flat as if crystalline lattices. In some cases a 10 pound chunk can be tapped with a hammer until it comes apart with dead flat fracture faces, a mystery. Many have six sides as if a ghost crystal. You also pulled of a fine polish. Between the wood and the glass you had a polish challenge. Thanks for posting them up Jason. James, I would think there would be a LOT of cabbers taking you up on that offer! This glass really is fun to work! Thanks for the compliments on the cabs. I'm glad you're okay with how the Pet Wood turned out...like I said...it's my kryptonite! LOL - Funny you mention about the smell...I didn't know if it was psychosomatic, but when I was cabbing, I swear I smelled "rotten bog"! AHHH! Mica makes total sense! It's really cool that small "flecks" can be seen throughout the pieces. The first cab is cast from mostly 'reactive glass'. That would be the purple and the turquoise colored glass. Whichever glass those two colors touch it leaves the dark border separating the colors. At the bottom of the cab you see yellow touching orange touching red and there is no dark delineating line between them. Love the "border" effect that's created! I love the glass cabs, all three of them are spectacular. The Rio Grande cobble is super. Pet wood has always been difficult for me. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful works of art. Thank you SO much! I really hate faulting a material when I can't get it to work like I think it should...but with Pet Wood...I'm always blaming the wood! LOL |
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