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Post by metalsmith on Feb 3, 2017 15:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 3, 2017 15:11:40 GMT -5
They're lovely. I was going to say that I'll move on to beading when I've mastered cabbing and setting, but in fact I have done some beading but have still to master the others!
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 3, 2017 15:07:32 GMT -5
That's a great starting cab!
Just one thing ... try photographing the cab on a complimentary or completely contrasting colour rather than the background of the same rock, where it can get a bit lost.
Now, photos of the others please!
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 3, 2017 13:50:34 GMT -5
metalsmith I know you are in the UK, but thank you for your service- if that is what you are referring to. I'm sorry you have had a hard time. No, no... my military career was ended before it began. That's a tale in itself, but 'old news'. 2013, me and a car had a disagreement.
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 2, 2017 11:32:11 GMT -5
Bullying by federal agents over rocks, drives man suffering from PTSD to take his own lifeRobert “Bob” Weaver moved to Cody, Wyoming after his wife passed away in 2001. He loved Geology, fossils, archaeology, and history. When Weaver’s wife passed away from cancer, it took its toll on him. He began seeing a therapist for issues related to anxiety and PTSD, according to his close friend, Larry Roop. Being a rock hound and spending time mining and exploring was therapeutic for Weaver who, according to all accounts, was one of the kindest guys you would ever meet. Over the years, Bob Weaver became known as “Bob the Geologist,” and he often shared his knowledge and love of rock hunting with others thepetroglyph.com/bullying-by-federal-agents-over-rocks-drives-man-suffering-from-ptsd-to-take-his-own-life-7d8116d09c95#.xlg78veid This is just awful. It didn't deserve it's own thread? As someone suffering PTSD for over 3 years now, I can personally vouch for the value of geology / lapidary not only in helping maintain a mental status quo, but also in bringing about positive change. The alleged actions of these officers is just shocking.
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 2, 2017 11:08:31 GMT -5
Hi Robertino
I, for one, am pleased to see your reply. With good documentation such as you have, it is all the more extra-ordinary that your adverts mislead as wildly as they do. If you are truly sourcing this material, I believe you would be much better served by using the catalogue data to emphasise the truth of it, especially the rarity, quoted in multiple categories in the Oxford.
Have away with the confusion and provide clarity.
I would be interested in how you classify the stones you find to those in the documents?
By the way I'm also familiar with the use of words in the title such as 'Lapis' where the item clearly isn't lapis lazuli just so the item is flagged up in nore user's searches. I don't really have a problem with that per se, but your adverts do /have misled. I'd like to see those rectified and no more of it in future.
I hope you can see your way past this uneasy entry and continue to be part of the forum.
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 1, 2017 14:25:59 GMT -5
Update: Bang goes another one...
I pay top dollar for the worlds best (affordable) stones. 99% and a bit more of the feedback I leave is overwhelmingly positive, reflecting good transactions with honest people. Rarely I'm brutally honest:
stones are around 1/4 the size of those pictured and all drill-split; misleading
Dear customer, Very sorry to bother you. We feel so sorry that you have left a negative feedback for us. Pls accept our sincere apologies to you for all the inconvenience caused.we would like to issue a full refund as a compensation to ease you, is that ok? Could you please kindly revise the feedback for us to all 5 stars? The reputation is so important to us. Your understanding and great help will be much appreciated. Looking forward to your reply. Best Regards
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 1, 2017 14:09:25 GMT -5
I came here with high hopes, found only a shyster By the way 100% feedback only indicates that all of your unsuspecting buyers received what they expected, not that the items are in any way what you purport them to be. I occasionally buy cheap things from sellers such as you just so that I can expose you to the rest of the unsuspecting population of rock lovers. I hope you stick around, learn some stuff and change your ways.
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Post by metalsmith on Feb 1, 2017 13:13:57 GMT -5
Sorry, I figured that Noreena wouldn't be a fair entry and comparison wouldn't be really possible against picture jasper. My order of picture jasper hasn't shown up to date. Next time maybe.
Until then keep / get well.
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 30, 2017 16:07:23 GMT -5
Congrats to all the winners! I didn't vote for myself, so got zero votes. Shows you how much talent I have for tumbling blankety-blank Lavic, lol. Oh, and lack of photography skills. I will never again waste my time, grit and electricity tumbling garbage like that - Sorry, Scott - and I need to work on my photog skilz. It's just that once I signed on, I vowed to follow it to the end. Same here. Normally I don't touch brown unless it really has something going for it. I have a couple of slabs of Bruneau and I haven't managed to get to them yet. And my chloropal looked like fragments of cow-pat.. their tumble was pulled halfway and never finished. But you know, even part way in, there was something about turning non-descript Lavic Jasper into something even vaguely shiny. Like Jean I wanted to see it through. You know, there might even be a few nice pieces in there! I'm pretty happy with the finished articles. I had to cut these by hand with a pendant & 50mm diamond disc. Wow, did they take some cutting! That's some hard material. I tried to steer clear of too much shaping, but cutting slabettes seemed to be the best way to find attractive features in the rock. There weren't many, but by the end of the process, I was attracted by the subtle play of blush across the sandy-brown. One not particularly successful piece looked to have potential so I shaped it on the facetter. I often find with tumbled stones that I can see a better alternative for the stone than simply from the rough, but (since I don't - or haven't wrapped) wonder what to do with the tumbles. Any way, I did this:
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 30, 2017 14:02:39 GMT -5
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 29, 2017 11:53:55 GMT -5
Great work. I like the laguna ... subtle colours, great shape!
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 29, 2017 11:51:16 GMT -5
They're cool. Imagine if they were fossil - they'd be awesome!
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 27, 2017 16:00:25 GMT -5
I found my slice of Royal Sahara Jasper and will cut as soon as I work up the energy. That's picture jasper right? I purchased one nodule once and only ever cut one slice off of it (by hand). It took like an hour, at least. Even indoors in Socal, I think I'll probably have to heat the water in the drip bucket! I would assume that anything that is not the plane typical jasper can be considered picture jasper.... and some picture jasper is rhyolite as well. That being said if it looks fancy and looks kinda picture like sure I think what the theme creators original idea was a non plain jasper. I found a piece that i'm not sure what it is, I will probably work it this weekend ... although might start it during this week. Took a while but i just had it laying on my shelf where i didn't have to travel to my shed. some types of jasper i know of without thinking hard that i would consider picture jasper are : imperial, biggs, spiderweb, duchess... after that i have to think a bit I have some Noreena Jasper. At the moment I think that's all I have that's not red jasper / carnelian. Would that suit?
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 26, 2017 13:42:06 GMT -5
I have a flat lap and I'll grind the dop mark off the back to #1200. I don't consider that to be polished.
Yes, for wire-wrapping that would make sense.
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 26, 2017 10:41:48 GMT -5
I recall a story about a famous cabinet-maker that embodies my attitude on this. A visitor to his workshop noticed him sanding and finishing the backs of drawers and interior parts of his creations. The visitor asked: "Why are you doing all that intricate work? Your clients will never know whether they're finished or not." "I will," said the craftsman. A story it is, I believe! I used to work in an Antiques shop / warehouse shipping cabinets / wardrobes / dressers etc across Europe: we're talking anything from French Renaissance to local Mousey-Thompson and many un-named works. I'm still to see a finished back to a cabinet, even one costing £10,000. Pounds, not Dollars - back then it was 1:2! There's no point to finishing the back of a cab that will sit in a closed back. Polishing it isn't logical, captain.
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 25, 2017 16:16:46 GMT -5
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 25, 2017 14:16:56 GMT -5
Slabs that will sit in backed & bezelled settings don't need polishing at all. There are some nice cabs that I've polished the backs. For translucent cabs that will sit in mounts with no back then polishing will help to transmit the light rather than scattering it back, so yes, it would be worthwhile in this instance.
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 25, 2017 14:14:08 GMT -5
I found some info about iron smelting factories around 1500-1600 in that area. So it all starts making sense. Though, those factories were using blast furnaces and my guess is this lump was created by a bloomery furnace.. It probably date back even further than this period. The Iron Age? Looks like slag to me. Foogle 'sieber agate' for old glass slag and its use in cabbing. Welcome to the forum btw. Are you in Fra / Be by the way?
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 24, 2017 14:30:15 GMT -5
Turquoise streak / swarf is white; chrysocolla is blue-thro-green. I'm sure this has been done before somewhere.
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