Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 22, 2013 23:30:18 GMT -5
Ok this is new to me but you veterans have probably seen it a dozen times... I started grinding in on an end cap of a montana nodule and decided to leave the rough edge intact. I really like how it turned out and will probably do this again as often as possible. Sorry about the sub-par focus on the photo. For some reason it was harder to get a good photo of than I anticipated. I tried another one that had smoother walls and it didn't turn out nearly as nice as the first one but I still like it. Back to the more traditional - here's a couple others I've been working on. This graveyard point is off the same slab I posted a photo of within the last week. The pyrite that comes to the surface with the green moss is really beautiful in person and hard to photograph. This crazylace easter egg is also off the same slab of one I posted a photo of within the last week. I've got two more pieces to go - one is white tones like this one and then a smaller red like the other photo. This little bird is only about the size of a nickel at it's widest point. Thanks for looking :-) Tommy
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Post by kk on Apr 23, 2013 2:51:31 GMT -5
Gotta love Montana........
Next try a heel and dome it from the outside, or even a double-sided cab.
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Post by orrum on Apr 23, 2013 8:46:52 GMT -5
Tommy what is your grit sequence and is it diamond? Also do you use the paste on rez belts? Thanks, Bill
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vwfence
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Post by vwfence on Apr 23, 2013 9:18:12 GMT -5
nice work
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Apr 23, 2013 11:27:21 GMT -5
Hi Kurt I'm pretty sure that's what I did. I started from the rind and ground it away until a very nice dome remained and left the sides rough. I'll post a side view tonight hopefully.
Bill I'm using two diamond wheels for grinding then two well-worn 600 & 1200 Nova wheels and finish off on a newer 3000 Nova. Never used any pastes or polishes yet. I'm about to buy a 400 and 14,000 Nova wheels and move the two diamond grinders to a new arbor I picked up.
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Post by Tony W on Apr 23, 2013 13:32:17 GMT -5
Nice! I really like the "little bird". What I don't get is how you can find so much unfractured Montana YOu must have a serious knack for it. T
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 23, 2013 15:20:13 GMT -5
I like the "natural" look. I've had a few myself that were cut by someone else. I love the bird- too cute.
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pporky
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Post by pporky on Apr 23, 2013 16:29:24 GMT -5
Great cabs Tommy and small agate nodules are great to use the way you are, often there is a lot of nice pattern and color that would be lost otherwise, keep up the good work. Bill
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Post by Bikerrandy on Apr 23, 2013 19:36:54 GMT -5
Pic #2 really does it for me, awesome cab!! Beautiful job on all
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blarneystone
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Post by blarneystone on Apr 24, 2013 9:41:24 GMT -5
Really nice work. I like the idea you've come up with here.
Does anyone else see a Seahorse in the third stone?
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