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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 26, 2024 18:40:48 GMT -5
Beautiful cabs. I must say that the Butterfly Wing Jasper rough (in the first photo) looked mighty happy about what was about to happen.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 24, 2024 20:56:48 GMT -5
Excellent cabs and a cool ring — nice work!
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Hello
Feb 24, 2024 10:50:17 GMT -5
Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 24, 2024 10:50:17 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 22, 2024 21:03:12 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 21, 2024 10:46:41 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 21, 2024 10:45:56 GMT -5
Beautiful piece. I love the interesting shape and the setting. Thank you, Diane!
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 20, 2024 18:41:12 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 20, 2024 12:00:50 GMT -5
How about a Jim Gaffigan look?
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 20, 2024 10:00:54 GMT -5
Nice work! It doesn't look like a first cab to me. It looks like you've been cabbing for some time.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 20, 2024 9:48:48 GMT -5
Wow! So nice! I love the shape and the metal work!
Thank you for your kind words.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 19, 2024 14:46:58 GMT -5
Smart call on that. Feel like the druzy would be lost if not backed like how you did. Nice piece overall Thank you. Yeah, the druzy was at risk of disappearing. I had considered making it more prominent with radiating graver cuts or perhaps sawing a backplate cutout, but finally decided to leave it as is. I think that makes it more of a surprise.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 19, 2024 14:40:06 GMT -5
Turned out really nice.👍 I like the combination of matte/scratched surfaces and high polish ones. Definitely a unique piece. I have the sister cab. If I ever start finding time again it’ll be a fun one to make a setting for. Thank you, Khara! Have you posted your sister cab? I would really like to see it. Very nicely done ! And you kept the cab as the star. Thanks for sharing, Patty Thank you, Patty! I agree that there should be only one hero. I really like this piece, Gary. The matte texture of the backplate really helps accentuate the cab and bring it in focus. I love that you used a hidden bail on the back to avoid eye competition with the stone. I can only imagine what would have been coming out of my mouth trying to burnish down those inside curves! Thank you, Robin! My vocabulary got some exercise at those points. Polishing was ever worse. I like that alot. I can see a different chain on it and it becomes a men's piece. I can also see this as a really cool bolo Thank you, Ali! Very nice work Gary opalpyrexia ! It looks like quite a challenging, but rewarding, cab to set. The partial bezel really helps accentuate the nice druzy. The bail on the back looks flawless and a very neat design, is that just a flat sheet you cut and shaped for the bail? Thank you! Yes, the bail is from 20 gauge sheet.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 18, 2024 20:49:04 GMT -5
(I moved it) What a visually interesting piece. I love all the little details. That's a nice cab, too! Thank you for snagging and moving it, Tela, and for your kind words! Very cool piece of jewelry! Beautiful. Thank you, dillonf !
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 18, 2024 19:36:42 GMT -5
Last summer I cut two cabs for the RTH Benefit Cab Contest. This plasma agate is the one that I didn't enter. It was cut in an unusual shape to feature its prominent druzy, and it just sat because I couldn't decide what to do with it until Saturday. To deal with its odd shape, I chose to extend the pendant's backplate to create a basic shield shape. That provided a traditional and familiar frame for the cab, while also providing a high contrast illusion. The druzy also forced the cab to have an open bezel. That worked well, but I really, really don't want to set and polish any more inside/concave bezel curves! The shield shape is finished with a 600 grit scratch texture. That helps to catch and reflect indirect light (while obviously eliminating bright reflections) and it's an easy way to make smithing scratches disappear. That also reduces the silver's ability to compete with the cab. The back is also scratch textured, which I routinely do to my pieces.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 17, 2024 17:49:29 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 17, 2024 17:40:44 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 17, 2024 17:39:07 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 15, 2024 18:25:59 GMT -5
He doesn't mention the fact that the island is home to hundreds of cougars. You probably won't see one, but it would be good to remain alert.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 15, 2024 18:05:04 GMT -5
Welcome from Washington.
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Post by opalpyrexia on Feb 15, 2024 13:57:59 GMT -5
Very pretty pieces, Roy! My favorite is the seraphinite pendant.
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