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Post by taylor on Mar 24, 2019 13:26:06 GMT -5
Wow! So many really nice cabs! Thank you every one! I feel so honored. March, at least according to the calendar, means spring. In many places Mother Nature replaces the white stuff with green. And, there is Saint Patrick's Day with all of its green shamrocks and green beer. Anything green for March. Any shade and any amount...wouldn't want Glenn to break his resolutions too much.  Thanks again, everyone! you just want me to cut my green and brown obsidian i found last year.. or jade like serpentine! I see how ya are  Sure! Sounds great to me. |
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Post by taylor on Mar 6, 2019 0:09:28 GMT -5
Wow! That is awesome. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pieces with all of us.
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Post by taylor on Mar 5, 2019 12:54:05 GMT -5
 Malachite is pretty stuff.
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Post by taylor on Feb 27, 2019 23:59:52 GMT -5
It is the candy!
Thank you for the inspiration!
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Post by taylor on Feb 27, 2019 23:56:30 GMT -5
Wow! Nice stuff, everyone! We got this piece of turquoise from an estate, so do not know its pedigree. The rough:  Ready to work:  Finished cab:  |
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Post by taylor on Feb 25, 2019 22:10:07 GMT -5
Wow! So many really nice cabs! Thank you every one! I feel so honored. March, at least according to the calendar, means spring. In many places Mother Nature replaces the white stuff with green. And, there is Saint Patrick's Day with all of its green shamrocks and green beer. Anything green for March. Any shade and any amount...wouldn't want Glenn to break his resolutions too much. Thanks again, everyone! |
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Post by taylor on Feb 24, 2019 11:58:57 GMT -5
Looks like Arizona Lizard stone to me. I like the muted shades of green.  |
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Post by taylor on Feb 16, 2019 23:49:51 GMT -5
Lovely!  |
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Post by taylor on Feb 16, 2019 23:47:46 GMT -5
What he said!  |
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Post by taylor on Feb 16, 2019 23:44:01 GMT -5
beefjello nice tour! Thank you. zarguy the Indian Blanket vendor is Zion Prospector (Todd Harris) out of Springdale UT. This year's guide book for the Tucson show listed 54 different venues! Best advice...leave the credit card at home!
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Post by taylor on Feb 16, 2019 14:51:59 GMT -5
The pattern of the first one does resemble Kona Dolomite, but the Kona I have worked is much softer--around 5.5.
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Post by taylor on Jan 31, 2019 18:24:46 GMT -5
Thank you, Ali.
I like every one's entries! So many beautiful stones!
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Post by taylor on Jan 31, 2019 18:14:18 GMT -5
I love winter! At least I do here in southern Arizona where ice and snow can be found in stone! We found this chunk of 'I dunno' with agate in an estate box. The agate is the expected hardness for agate and the 'I dunno' is a lot softer, making it a challenge to work together. The 'I dunno' reminded me of ice. I didn't notice the sparkles in the ice until I was working at 1200 grit. the slab  the plan  the cab  the cab on a different background--trying to capture the sparkles  |
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Post by taylor on Jan 13, 2019 13:34:01 GMT -5
I think I've gained a pound just reading this post! Thanks for sharing the beautiful pastries!
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Post by taylor on Jan 13, 2019 13:13:01 GMT -5
Look for slag glass or cullet glass. Both are available online and at gem shows. Some is modern. Some is old...for example Leland Blue and Frankfort Green are from iron smelters in Michigan that shut down prior to 1900. The is also some on the market from a 700 year old Copper mine in Siebertal, Germany.  |
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Post by taylor on Nov 21, 2018 20:27:30 GMT -5
Worse than the defatting in your hands is the fact that whatever you absorb (through skin AND lungs) collects in your endrocrine system and your body cannot get rid of it. This causes organs like the liver and adrenal glands to stop functioning. My mother is primary adrenal insufficient due to exposure to aliphatic hydrocarbons. Please believe me when I say you do NOT want this type of damage to your body. Much better to live with the rock snot or do the scrubbing!
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Post by taylor on Nov 14, 2018 0:46:26 GMT -5
WoW! Thank you for sharing!!
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Post by taylor on Nov 6, 2018 23:44:35 GMT -5
Number 3 looks very similar to some apache tears that I have.
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Post by taylor on Sept 9, 2018 22:57:50 GMT -5
Welcome from San Manuel.
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Post by taylor on Sept 7, 2018 21:27:20 GMT -5
Time. Even though I'm retired I am responsible for meal preparation, necessary gardening and cleaning and shopping. I cherish my shop time that happens in between those required domestic activities. Sure, grinding some rock (making cabs) can relieve some stress. But for me its the constructive things that help restore a better attitude. |
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Malachite is pretty stuff.
