rockbrain
Cave Dweller 
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 10, 2024 18:45:02 GMT -5
Dendritic Agate  Flor de Durazno Agate  Indian Black Skin Agate  Rose Quartz  Burro Creek Pastelite  Indian Green Moss Agate  Dino Bone  San Carlos Agate  Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper  Hopefully a few of them will find new homes tomorrow! |
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Post by chris1956 on Aug 10, 2024 18:52:18 GMT -5
Those are spectacular! Favorite one is the next to last one.
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Post by pebblesky on Aug 10, 2024 19:22:12 GMT -5
These are so amazing! Agree with Chris. That one is extraordinary.
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Post by miket on Aug 10, 2024 19:59:25 GMT -5
Gary, your wraps are fantastic! I've never heard of San Carlos Agate but that is one beautiful stone. Great work, sir!  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Aug 10, 2024 20:23:49 GMT -5
Elegant...it's the one word that came to mind looking at each one of these! Your hammered "frame" style just keeps getting better and better. I loved the use of the spiraled wire in the Rose Quartz piece. Every one of the cabs is superb...but the San Carlos is stealing the show on the cabs themselves. I see a lot of Tree of Life pendants which look "globbed" together...yours has just the right amount of wire!! I hope they all found new homes today Bro!  |
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Post by 1dave on Aug 11, 2024 8:32:38 GMT -5
Truly Spectacular!
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 14, 2024 9:09:00 GMT -5
I swear I left a comment... I think I forgot to hit create post.
I like them all, but the next to the last one really takes it- I love how the top wires relate back to the mossy interior. I also see the Tree of Life has improved quite a bit. |
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Post by susand24224 on Aug 14, 2024 16:39:25 GMT -5
Gary, you are making this very difficult. I think I've reached a point where all I can say about your wraps is "superlative." There are individual "things" that catch my eye, but most of all, the overall design with the cab is perfect in each and every one. I do have a favorite though--the dino bone. I think it's because you took a difficult shape and turned it into something elegant and flowing. Two thumbs up across the board!
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Aug 14, 2024 18:04:50 GMT -5
Those are spectacular! Favorite one is the next to last one. Thanks Chris. That's the San Carlos Agate. I'm starting to like that more than Crazy Lace. At least I think the currently mined stuff is better. There's just a huge variety in it. Gold moss, and red moss, opaque and transparent and all kinds of mixes of those. These are so amazing! Agree with Chris. That one is extraordinary. Thank you! That was a contender cab for the back lit competition. Gary, your wraps are fantastic! I've never heard of San Carlos Agate but that is one beautiful stone. Great work, sir!  Thanks Mike. You should check out San Carlos Agate. There is some really nice stuff and a huge variety. Jeremy Able who sells on Face Book has a lot of it at decent prices. He sells it by the random pound for $5 then has lot's of different selected chunks priced by the piece. Elegant...it's the one word that came to mind looking at each one of these! Your hammered "frame" style just keeps getting better and better. I loved the use of the spiraled wire in the Rose Quartz piece. Every one of the cabs is superb...but the San Carlos is stealing the show on the cabs themselves. I see a lot of Tree of Life pendants which look "globbed" together...yours has just the right amount of wire!! I hope they all found new homes today Bro! Thanks so much Jason. Very little traffic at the sale. Very few sales. I did get to hear some good bands. I can't believe how good some of the 13-16 year old musicians are. Plus, they're playing music I like. Lot's of Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. Thank you Dave! I swear I left a comment... I think I forgot to hit create post.
I like them all, but the next to the last one really takes it- I love how the top wires relate back to the mossy interior. I also see the Tree of Life has improved quite a bit. Thanks Tela! I'm not going to say you're getting old, but I often write a comment and forget to hit post because I'm getting old!  The Tree of Live, which I need to start calling Yggdrasil, the old Norse name. (I'm of Danish ancestry) is getting a lot better. This one is real close. Gary, you are making this very difficult. I think I've reached a point where all I can say about your wraps is "superlative." There are individual "things" that catch my eye, but most of all, the overall design with the cab is perfect in each and every one. I do have a favorite though--the dino bone. I think it's because you took a difficult shape and turned it into something elegant and flowing. Two thumbs up across the board! Thank you Susan. I like the dino bone too. Something about the big fang shape. Now I just have to get adjusted to this new lightbox. |
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Post by drocknut on Aug 15, 2024 10:06:36 GMT -5
I'm late to the party but glad I saw this thread. Those are all awesome. I love the hammered style and the elegance of the more traditional wraps is outstanding.
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mirkee
starting to spend too much on rocks
Started tumbling a couple of months ago but now have four tumblers. Very interested in the hobby.
Member since March 2024
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Post by mirkee on Aug 15, 2024 20:00:38 GMT -5
Beautiful work my friend! Do you cut a groove in those stones?
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lapidary1234
spending too much on rocks
"If you like rocks you can't be all bad!!" ~ old timer quote
Member since October 2021
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Post by lapidary1234 on Aug 16, 2024 22:21:21 GMT -5
Excellent work! The flor de duranzo steals the show in my opinion. The Morgan Hill is a close second. Keep it up!
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The Tree of Live, which I need to start calling Yggdrasil, the old Norse name. (I'm of Danish ancestry) is getting a lot better. This one is real close.
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