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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2009 3:27:11 GMT -5
Doublets are my very favorite. ;D Here is one of my latest ones. Graveyard Point backed with Cave Creek Jasper. A little closer: And this is pet wood from Lookout Point, Oregon. I knew this one wasnt going to behave....it was very porous and any time I wet it down, the water was gone instantly. It only took a so so polish but I finished it anyway because it had such a nice wood grain and was so super backlit! Thanks for lookin, Shannon
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Post by Tonyterner on Feb 10, 2009 7:28:52 GMT -5
Wow that first one is a knockout! I've only done doublets with a white backing so far and hadn't thought of using different colors. Of course I suck with colors which explains why I Garanimals for adults. The agate in the wood almost looks like a thunderbolt.
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Post by Bejewelme on Feb 10, 2009 7:30:51 GMT -5
WOW Shannon-Beautiful work on those!!! I love the 2nd one! What a perfect round circle! You have to cab more often you do a lovely job!!!! Great cabs! Amber
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Post by Tweetiepy on Feb 10, 2009 8:45:26 GMT -5
I like the crack in the wall! I love wood - does it smell like wood when you work it? Brings back memories...
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Post by bobby1 on Feb 10, 2009 9:32:38 GMT -5
Shannon, That doublet is really remarkable. The red makes the pattern stand out. Great work! Isn't it fun to push your cabbing limits? Bob
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Post by Wolfden on Feb 10, 2009 10:49:19 GMT -5
Great job Shannon The first one is very nice althu the second one is pretty kewll too lol
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Post by sitnwrap on Feb 10, 2009 11:04:28 GMT -5
These are beautiful and the wood makes me think of two puzzle pieces about to come together.
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Post by adrian65 on Feb 10, 2009 11:18:38 GMT -5
The doublet is gorgeous but despite this, the pet wood is my favorite, the backlight picture is simply unbelievable! It's like the beginning of the splitting between Africa and South America.
Adrian
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2009 11:54:30 GMT -5
Any ideas on how I could get a better polish? I have one more piece of this material with the same thunderbolt. It just doesnt shine up as well as I would like.
Shannon
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Post by stonesthatrock on Feb 10, 2009 12:00:01 GMT -5
those are really nice. i love the first one.
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Post by pebblepup on Feb 10, 2009 13:53:57 GMT -5
That first cab is my favorite. Thanks for the inspiration. I have seen doublets done with white and black before but not color. Now I want to try this technique.
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Post by rockbottom on Feb 10, 2009 14:01:07 GMT -5
They are beautiful, the pet wood is my favorite, I think I would call it earthquake.
Bob
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Post by hope on Feb 10, 2009 14:50:40 GMT -5
Two really outstanding cabs. Something else I would definitely like to try sometime. How thick are the two different slabs you use when you glue them together? What type of epoxy do you use and are there ones a person needs to definitey not use?
Hope
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2009 15:50:58 GMT -5
Hope,
Doublets are time consuming so dont waste your time with junk material. In the case of plumes, moss etc. the goal is to make them look 3 dimensional.......to make them really jump out at you by the use of a contrasting colored back piece. In order for that color to show through, the top piece has to be VERY THIN. Probably thinner than most are used to cabbing. Even though you are using two different pieces of material, my doublets are no thicker than an averge cab. So you are basically cabbing a dome out of half of what you are used to. And you cant grind down so far that you blow through the top layer completely.
I know it sounds confusing but I encourage everyone to try. I will do a tuturial on my next day off (Thursday).
Shannon
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Post by Woodyrock on Feb 10, 2009 18:06:22 GMT -5
Shannon:
The old fix for the porous stones was to use Sodium silicate. As you know, Sodium silicate is not waterproof. The reason this worked so well in the past was the dry sanding, and polishing. Turquoise is stabilized with Sodium/Potassium silicate in a process known as the Zachery treatment. I **think**, I know how this works, but I am still doing trials. My chemistry is a wee bit rusty, but I have had some promising results, but just not there yet. You could give you cab a good coat of Sodium silicate, let it dry, then hand sand with 400/600/1200 etc wet dry used dry then polish normally. Woody
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2009 19:50:08 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice Woody. I will save the other preform for when Ive got a definite plan on how to get a better shine on it.
Shannon
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Post by frane on Feb 10, 2009 19:58:26 GMT -5
Very pretty cabs Shannon! I really like your doublet but that wood is awesome too! Fran
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2009 11:12:49 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the comments. I will start a doublet tutorial tomorrow.
Shannon
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Post by MyNewHobby on Feb 11, 2009 11:59:07 GMT -5
Wow! It is very cool that you can look / see the light through it ...
Julie
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Post by Tony W on Feb 11, 2009 16:13:39 GMT -5
Wow, Shannon! That back lit wood is great. It would be a good pattern for some new ink Great doublet. I'm going to have to try that. T
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