|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 10:45:53 GMT -5
That's a wonderful ring. I'm sure that he's delighted and that she will be, too. Thanks opalpyrexia I'll find out tomorrow!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 10:45:15 GMT -5
Love the design. Nice work. Thanks Beth!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 10:44:11 GMT -5
Nice work, I like both the ring design and the stone Thank you sir! Have things dried up your way so that you can collect some Fairburns?
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 10:36:55 GMT -5
rockjunquie I'm hoping to get some more rough from him in June and am looking forward to playing with it!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 9:37:05 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 9:27:13 GMT -5
The Montana is amazing.
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 9:26:26 GMT -5
Awesome work Tela! I love seeing the bonsai stone and glad to hear that you like it!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 19, 2019 9:22:59 GMT -5
Great thread here Tela! I guess I don't have a lot of hard and fast rules that I follow. I have never taken a class but have watched a number of videos and poured through a lot of books and on-line resources about cabbing. I just do what looks good to me. I don't try to sell my cabs, then I suppose I'd have to change a lot of things. I don't polish many backs, but when I do I use "Pre-Polish Crystalpadâ„¢ brand pads" on my old CabMate that I kept even though I got a CabKing to do most of my shaping with. It's pretty simple with that machine. I'm lucky, I guess, in that I do my own smithing and can work around many of the flaws that I might have in my cabs, or I can touch them up as I go. That being said, I think that every cab I make gets a little 'better' and I constantly strive for 'perfection', whatever in the world that means!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 16, 2019 11:20:29 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 16, 2019 11:15:53 GMT -5
Great work and an even greater teacher.
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 12, 2019 11:59:19 GMT -5
I highly recommend checking out the Mineral Museum in Butte. Just west of Butte is Phillipsburg with a commercial sapphire operation where you can buy pay dirt to pan (onsite or offsite) for gems. And south of Butte is Crystal Park which is a public dig location for quartz crystals. Also pick up a copy of MT Roadside Geology. Links below. Cheers
Thanks for the tips!! I'm really looking forward to the trip this summer!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 11, 2019 12:48:07 GMT -5
Tela, those are all fantastic as always!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 11, 2019 12:45:52 GMT -5
Love your jasper!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 11, 2019 11:49:03 GMT -5
That looks great Ali!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 11, 2019 10:16:25 GMT -5
Moss Agate Yummy, I am a first time post and couldn't resist creating an account just because of this post/question... I drove a truck for close to 20 years and every time I followed that route I couldn't resist stopping at one of the junctures to do a little rock hounding I have close to three hundred pounds of Agates I've collected from Yellowstone River Custer, Glendive , Miles City , all along 94 look for where the river crosses 94 huge gravel beds rock hounds delight every year the river freezes over and breaks up with sheets that are the size of buildings piling up on the banks and so the picking is fresh every year it's nothing to find baseball size and down Moss Agate and in truth just about anything else Jasper fossil Make sure to get some good boots for ankle support and some Advil for sore backs from lugging out your finds. I just purchased my first cabbing machine used and it's supposed to be here tomorrow it needs some TLC but you can guess that will be some of the first stones to kiss the wheels 😜 Awesome suggestion and thank you!! My plan to go to Glacier NP has changed a bit due to road construction in the park, so we are still going to MT/Idaho just not so far north, and my son said he wants to do more rock hounding. I think we will spend a day poking around in the area you mentioned here and see what we might be able to find. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply here and welcome to the forum!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 9, 2019 9:20:17 GMT -5
That bracelet looks fantastic!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 9, 2019 9:18:24 GMT -5
Maybe not the right place for this, but here is what the rough labradorite from Laramie looks like. The cab I cut above came from something similar. I wish I could find a big sheet of the material there, but I just can't seem to. It takes quite a lot of chopping and cutting to get the piece out of the matrix!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 8, 2019 10:47:30 GMT -5
Nice job on all those little pairs. I hate cutting little stones, although sometimes you just have to.
The labradorite is really nice! I didn't know that was labradorite in WY that you could collect. How awesome!
There is some state land just north of Laramie a bit where there is a lot of material...the challenge is finding the flash and then cutting through all of the matrix to get to the goodies... Yes, you are right...cutting little pairs isn't much fun at all!
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 8, 2019 10:44:23 GMT -5
OMG! Such dedication and talent. Beautiful cabs. I used to do small cabs, but have not for over 30 years. I love Labradorite. Also love rock hunting trips in less than ideal conditions. It sometimes seems like if I wait for ideal conditions to collect in Wyoming, there would be like 2 or 3 days a year I could go
|
|
|
Post by lpl on Apr 8, 2019 9:22:01 GMT -5
thanks jimaz We have been up there in better conditions for sure!
|
|