NDK
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Member since January 2009
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Post by NDK on Feb 5, 2013 14:42:54 GMT -5
LMAO ;D Tony!!! I think you just summed up the rock addiction! Bill - grab a rock and start cabbing. You've done turquoise & rose quartz, so have an idea of the feel of different hardness stones. Just remember - agate is quartz. Don't let it best ya! Nate
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Post by orrum on Feb 5, 2013 15:23:36 GMT -5
Tony crazy lace is awful pretty n random but random with a sense of balance in a lot of cabs. I am the type person that if building a house I need the same number of windows on each side of the door! LOL
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Post by orrum on Feb 5, 2013 15:27:37 GMT -5
Nate I am gonna cut some cabs soon but really need to do it correctly cause it sounds like me making 18-28 turquoise cabs before lunch is not happening with hard rock!!!! Tony has a rock disease dont he, I bet its like buying horses! Totally incurable and progressive!
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Sabre52
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Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 5, 2013 21:12:51 GMT -5
Brazilians are really nice, as are most banded agate types, but my favorites for great shines and patterns are Botswanas, Condors, and some of the Mexican types like Lagunas.....Mel
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Post by kk on Feb 5, 2013 21:18:19 GMT -5
Bill - grab a rock and start cabbing. You've done turquoise & rose quartz, so have an idea of the feel of different hardness stones. Nate Second that! While my favorite was Fire Agate (certainly not the easiest stone to work) before coming onto the forums, the best thing was to get hints about all those materials out there and just give them a shot. After 2 and a half years on the forums, I'm still experimenting, and finding new tricks and challenges all over the place. That's what makes it fun. Easy it ain't, but its rewarding, every-time something works out. Photos: Yep, the easiest way to see scratches and imbalances (I don't use wheels, so anything is freehand and misjudging balance is one of the biggest problems) I also second what everyone else said about the importance of the lower grids. Skipp any of them and you are going to do double time later. Dos not matter if you work on wheels or on sanding-paper like I do. Favorites: Agate; right now Turkish Needle Agate, while easy to splinter at cutting-stage it does (in this case) result in mirror effects that allow light to be actually reflecting back to the surface and thus illuminating the inclusions from more than a single angle. Other than that, I love working with Montanas. Montana Softer stone: Tiger Eye and all its variations (Hawks-eye, Pietersite) Crown of silver. Here an example without the usual orbicular formations. Easy to work, but extremely dirty on your hands and equipment. But one of the most forgiving stones, easy to cut, grind and polish must be Polka Dot
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Post by orrum on Feb 5, 2013 22:00:33 GMT -5
KK the montana with the horse has spots like my Paint horses, you ard a artist!!!! This is me on my Paint stallion In The Chips Today!!! Gotta love that cab KK
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Post by orrum on Feb 5, 2013 22:03:10 GMT -5
Oops forgot pic. Attachments:
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Post by orrum on Feb 5, 2013 22:05:51 GMT -5
Hmm dont know what a Condor is, off to ebay to look some up Sabre52. Thanks.
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Post by kk on Feb 5, 2013 22:24:27 GMT -5
Thanks,..... But artists, we are all.......... I just consider myself a happy camper trying to partake on all the tings out there and keep experimenting. A lot of things go down the drain (or better: tossed across the path into a garden LOL) but more often than not, any mishap can be reused and turned into something else. I broke too many cabs in the beginning and did not want to toss them; so carving started for me.
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Post by kk on Feb 5, 2013 22:26:14 GMT -5
Love all sorts of animals, but horses is something that I have yet to encounter close up and personal. Its something that still is on my to do/experience list.
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Post by susand24224 on Feb 5, 2013 22:31:06 GMT -5
I agree that the hard stones are easier to begin with. But the ones I *really* learned from were softer. With a soft stone you have immediate feedback as to the consequences of what you are doing. It is the soft stones that taught me inside curves, and some of the more "difficult" moves of cabbing. The hard ones are much more forgiving, but for me the learning curve with them was consequently much slower. So--there are good points and bad points about both.
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