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Post by fishenman on May 19, 2010 21:35:12 GMT -5
Hi everybody! ;D Here are a few for this hump day. Rutliated quartz Stone canyon jasper Galah agate St. John's flower agate Thanks for looking Geoff
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Post by fishenman on May 19, 2010 1:28:54 GMT -5
Beautiful graveyard point. Some nice colors inside.
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Post by fishenman on May 18, 2010 10:51:16 GMT -5
Totally awesome stones. The little bubbles in the first one and the flow of the second. Great fire agates, thanks for sharing them.
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Post by fishenman on May 16, 2010 13:11:06 GMT -5
Very nice first cab. Your choice of materials is brave. Rhodochrosite is difficult to cab and you did a nice job.
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Post by fishenman on May 16, 2010 12:55:23 GMT -5
Nice cabs. The cherry creek looks awesome.
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Post by fishenman on May 16, 2010 12:54:20 GMT -5
Wow, that is incredible.
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Post by fishenman on May 14, 2010 18:10:24 GMT -5
What a totally cool scene. You described it perfectly Bob.
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Post by fishenman on May 13, 2010 12:20:46 GMT -5
Thanks everyone. They do come from that ebay seller. He sells them in slices and they are so easy to cab. i just follow the outlines of the stone and dome them. The sizes run from .5-1 inch, 4-6mm thick and a few jumbos around 2 inches.
I have 45 pieces right now and I have been playing with the little ones so far.
Geoff
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Post by fishenman on May 13, 2010 10:44:59 GMT -5
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Post by fishenman on May 11, 2010 14:51:05 GMT -5
Beautiful moss agate. Even better because you went out and collected the material. Great job.
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Post by fishenman on May 11, 2010 10:37:25 GMT -5
Wow, awesome cabs. The Rhodonite is stunning.
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Post by fishenman on May 10, 2010 16:57:21 GMT -5
Very nice, the Cathedral is amazing.
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Post by fishenman on May 8, 2010 1:25:49 GMT -5
Good for you. It is a great machine.
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Post by fishenman on May 7, 2010 11:52:03 GMT -5
Thanks so much everyone. I'll do some fine adjusting to the pics, I guess they are not too bad.
Geoff
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Post by fishenman on May 7, 2010 11:49:05 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. that would be a rare piece if it is Stone Canyon.
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Post by fishenman on May 5, 2010 14:30:58 GMT -5
Awesome cabs. I really like the first jaspers.
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Post by fishenman on May 5, 2010 10:58:04 GMT -5
I use wooden dowels and green wax. I have found that heating the stones enough to be the key. If you lick your finger and touch the stone, the moisture should flash off immediately. If not, the stone is not hot enough. My stones get so hot I cannot even touch them. Of course the wax has been warmed for at least 20 mins.
I roll a bit of wax, plop it onto the stone then i remove it to my bench, wet my fingers and smooth the wax. After that I dunk it into my Genie pan of cool water, swish around and the wax hardens right away. Our rock club has a large block of metal that we put our stones on to cool them off. Nothing worse than to look over at freshly dopped stones where the stick is at an angle.
Stones that were not hot enough yet do come off but, I have never lost a stone that was properly heated before dopping. I have stones on the dops from last year (found a crack or something and put aside).
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Post by fishenman on May 4, 2010 15:31:49 GMT -5
Hi everybody! ;D These are some of the stuff I have been working on lately- Are the pics too washed-out. Bright with little contrast? Two customers commented that their stones were much darker than the pics.I think I may have to try for better blacks (they are kinda grey). Morgan hill poppy jasper Brazilian agate Rutilated quartz Dryhead agate Tiger iron Picasso marble Keegan Ranch tube agate Thanks for looking Geoff
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Post by fishenman on May 4, 2010 12:25:11 GMT -5
Yeah, you broked it in real good. Lovely cabs Amber.
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Post by fishenman on May 1, 2010 22:30:16 GMT -5
Nice! I really like the second one.
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