jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 22, 2017 19:14:57 GMT -5
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Mar 22, 2017 19:29:06 GMT -5
Nice cabs..I am liking the agates...
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 22, 2017 20:40:20 GMT -5
Very nice! I like that one with the druzy center best, but they are all nice. Can't nit pick, at all. Looks like you know exactly what you are doing. I gotta ask.... how weird was it to go from those agates to a stone as soft as pinolith? I bet you were reaching for the speed dial- like a genie has one. LOL! Those things are so soft!
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 22, 2017 20:45:35 GMT -5
Very nice! I like that one with the druzy center best, but they are all nice. Can't nit pick, at all. Looks like you know exactly what you are doing. I gotta ask.... how weird was it to go from those agates to a stone as soft as pinolith? I bet you were reaching for the speed dial- like a genie has one. LOL! Those things are so soft! Yes, definitely a big switch! The pinolith was really soft. I had to be careful with that one. So fun! Thank you.
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Post by orrum on Mar 22, 2017 22:47:20 GMT -5
That's a wide range of cabs, great job!!!
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 22, 2017 23:13:03 GMT -5
That's a wide range of cabs, great job!!! Thank You!
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zarguy
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Post by zarguy on Mar 23, 2017 0:33:44 GMT -5
@jeanninie, Looks like you've got the hang of it. I especially like the 2 crazy lace agate cabs. Is the gray prop thing a Barite spray? It looks like what I was finding near Yellow Cat near Moab. Lynn
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Mar 23, 2017 0:44:12 GMT -5
Very nice! I like that one with the druzy center best, but they are all nice. Can't nit pick, at all. Looks like you know exactly what you are doing. I gotta ask.... how weird was it to go from those agates to a stone as soft as pinolith? I bet you were reaching for the speed dial- like a genie has one. LOL! Those things are so soft! Yes, definitely a big switch! The pinolith was really soft. I had to be careful with that one. So fun! Thank you. Beautiful work - you've gone pro in no time! Similar to changing the speed is stepping up the grade. I've effectively polished away boulder opal on a #1200 rather than ground it away as it would be so easy to grind through some important features even though it can be quite a hard stone. Soft stones are so much easier to get a flat on though so great work here!
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Erich
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Post by Erich on Mar 23, 2017 6:57:11 GMT -5
Very nice cabs and photography as well.
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 23, 2017 8:13:17 GMT -5
Yes, definitely a big switch! The pinolith was really soft. I had to be careful with that one. So fun! Thank you. Beautiful work - you've gone pro in no time! Similar to changing the speed is stepping up the grade. I've effectively polished away boulder opal on a #1200 rather than ground it away as it would be so easy to grind through some important features even though it can be quite a hard stone. Soft stones are so much easier to get a flat on though so great work here! Thank You!
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 23, 2017 8:15:22 GMT -5
Very nice cabs and photography as well. Thank You! Scott @shotgunner and Tommy are to credit on helping me with photography.
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 23, 2017 8:18:02 GMT -5
@jeanninie, Looks like you've got the hang of it. I especially like the 2 crazy lace agate cabs. Is the gray prop thing a Barite spray? It looks like what I was finding near Yellow Cat near Moab. Lynn Thank you. Scott, can you answer this question, since that rock is yours? @shotgunner
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 23, 2017 8:19:37 GMT -5
Nice cabs..I am liking the agates... Thank you!
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 23, 2017 8:40:14 GMT -5
Nice set of cabs. I'm surprised no one's mentioned your circles look flawless. Good job!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 9:26:06 GMT -5
@jeanninie, Looks like you've got the hang of it. I especially like the 2 crazy lace agate cabs. Is the gray prop thing a Barite spray? It looks like what I was finding near Yellow Cat near Moab. Lynn Thank you. Scott, can you answer this question, since that rock is yours? @shotgunner It's an actinolite crystal spray collected outside of victorville at my jade mine. It's actually olive green so we need to work on color balance
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Post by opalpyrexia on Mar 23, 2017 10:09:38 GMT -5
I really like your cabs - they're very pretty and well done. My favorite is the banded one with the pendant bail. It's outstanding with its contrasting sharp versus smooth bands -- your choice of where to cut produced a work of art.
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Mar 23, 2017 10:32:00 GMT -5
Beautiful work Jeannie! I love your composition on the drusy and the two lace agates. Very nicely done capturing the "sweet spot" of the pattern.
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Mar 23, 2017 11:46:07 GMT -5
That's really nice work Jeannie. Looks like you're a natural.
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 23, 2017 17:59:07 GMT -5
Nice set of cabs. I'm surprised no one's mentioned your circles look flawless. Good job! Thank you! When Scott told me that circles were difficult, I made my second cabochon a circle. I like a challenge! I like circles too! I'm a math geek!
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jeannie
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Post by jeannie on Mar 23, 2017 18:00:26 GMT -5
I really like your cabs - they're very pretty and well done. My favorite is the banded one with the pendant bail. It's outstanding with its contrasting sharp versus smooth bands -- your choice of where to cut produced a work of art. Thanks so much! I like that one too!
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