dillonf
fully equipped rock polisher
Hounding and tumbling
Member since February 2022
Posts: 1,622
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Post by dillonf on Jul 14, 2023 9:11:49 GMT -5
I read a book that described how vikings decided if a young warrior would be a swordsman or an axeman. If a warrior possessed quickness, dexterity and flexibility they favored the sword. If the warrior was durable, stout, and posessed endurance they favored the axe. I think of cabbers as the swordsmen, and tumblers as the axeman. This coming from a tumbler . . . I'm of Danish descent so I might have a good bit of Viking blood line, but I think from your description I would have been a farmer!
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RWA3006
Cave Dweller
Member since March 2009
Posts: 4,523
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Post by RWA3006 on Jul 19, 2023 22:05:03 GMT -5
I like to slab, cab and tumble. That being said I almost weep when I see really good stuff broken up for tumbling when it's rare or expensive and would best be used otherwise. I subscribe to the idea that some really good material that's been broken up is worth more whole than the sum of its parts.
I also feel the same way about cabbing certain pieces because I appreciate them more as polished slabs or specimens instead of being cut up for cabs.
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 19, 2023 23:59:47 GMT -5
I like to slab, cab and tumble. That being said I almost weep when I see really good stuff broken up for tumbling when it's rare or expensive and would best be used otherwise. I subscribe to the idea that some really good material that's been broken up is worth more whole than the sum of its parts. I also feel the same way about cabbing certain pieces because I appreciate them more as polished slabs or specimens instead of being cut up for cabs. Yeah...I just acquired a bunch of slabs I can't stomach chopping up for cabs! LOL
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Post by Mel on Jul 24, 2023 16:44:16 GMT -5
Tumbling something that's rare/old stock/expensive used to really worry me. I suck at identifying rocks, and didn't want to shortchange myself if I could work on something valuable. Most of what I buy is either easily ID'd or big enough to slab so I only end up tumbling the small scraps.
I've found that almost anything valuable that I've bough is usually labeled or in a small ziploc baggie (and a total surprise, I don't buy expensive material as a rule). I'm typically familiar with the names of more rare types/mines so I set them on my "one day, when I'm brave enough to not worry I might wreck this" shelf. If I have any worries about rarity or value, I can always come here and post a few pictures for input.
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Post by stardiamond on Jul 24, 2023 17:33:53 GMT -5
I like to slab, cab and tumble. That being said I almost weep when I see really good stuff broken up for tumbling when it's rare or expensive and would best be used otherwise. I subscribe to the idea that some really good material that's been broken up is worth more whole than the sum of its parts. I also feel the same way about cabbing certain pieces because I appreciate them more as polished slabs or specimens instead of being cut up for cabs. Yeah...I just acquired a bunch of slabs I can't stomach chopping up for cabs! LOL When I am looking at a slab that I am considering buying to cut up, my eyes look for performs. An absolutely beautiful collector slab can be unsuitable for making cabs. Blue Mountain Jasper is a good example because the a pattern is too large to frame. There are two markets for slabs; slab collectors and those who like to chop them up. Two markets increases the cost of the slab as cabbing material. I look for ugly slabs with a lot of cabable patterns. Here is a collector slab that would be a total waste to cab. I wasn't selling at the time so I gave it away.
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