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Post by larrywyland3 on Nov 27, 2007 10:10:19 GMT -5
I have been buying my RSJ from Dale. This nodule was in a bunch of mixed cutters. As it was a mixed bunch this one did not jump out at me as a must have. Two others did; and they alone were worth the cost of the bunch; IMHO. Since I was thinking of this one as more of bonus nodule I decided to cut it differently then the others I had previously. It was more flat than round. I cut a slab off the end and the pattern was kinda desert like. I thought of cutting it perpendicular to this cut; splitting it like a biscuit (learned that from Dale), but I was curious about cutting it at a 45 instead of a ninety (it probably wasn't a perfect 45). I knew this meant I would have edges the went like this /___/; which meant some extra grinding and I would loose the rind on one half of the cab no matter what, but that would just have to be part of the effect. Anyway; I'll stop blabbing and show the pics. The windowed end up close The first 45 cut pieced back together three pieces (couldn't find one piece; may have been real thin on one side and is saw pile) This one came out with a stretched silly puddy effect This is the edges showing the /___/ sides
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Post by ladyt on Nov 27, 2007 11:40:43 GMT -5
Hey now, that is cool!! That will be great when you polish it!! Thanks for the pics.
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Post by rhodescabbin on Nov 27, 2007 13:45:14 GMT -5
Wow that is an impressive cut!!! I am trying to figure out why I listed that piece, it had to be an extra in the lot, I call them (Skin grinders) as Ed aka Stoner discovered one can ever so carefully grind the skin into that multi-colored layer and it looks beautiful but its so much like grinding Fire Agate if you go to far you grind thru the pattern...But ya, very good cut and I like that stretched look to it, I'm anxious to see how it looks in cab form. Thanks for sharing!!!-Dale Rhode
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Post by stoner on Nov 27, 2007 13:45:17 GMT -5
It never hurts to experiment with this material. I bought a 3 nodule set from Dale last week too, can't wait to see them.
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Post by rhodescabbin on Nov 27, 2007 13:48:31 GMT -5
LOL hey Stoner, wow deja vue or something I was just fixin to write and say that yours left yesterday...
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Post by larrywyland3 on Nov 27, 2007 14:40:00 GMT -5
One of the things I like about slabbing/cutting on the workforce is the nearly infinite ways you can approach making a slab or preform. I am still learning how to look at what you can see from the outside and guess what it will look like when you cut it this way or that. It is almost as much fun as doing the cabbing. I can see where giving the rough to an experienced slabber would make a big difference. All the RSJ I bought from Dale have been fun to cut. Some of the must haves I had to buy are dominating my personal cab collection. I think they out number any other type of material in my collection. Dale has got some great prices on this expensive material and seeing how Oasis will control the price from here on out; it seems to be a limited time offering. Stoner... I saw the listing for the three you bought. They look great. Can't wait to see the pics of the finished cabs.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Nov 27, 2007 18:23:56 GMT -5
Those are really cool! You're right about the approach, turn the rock 90 degrees and you get a completely different rock. I usually slab half of a rock, and save the other half to cut from a different direction. Alot of times though I was better off cutting from the direction that I started, but you never know until you've made the cut. Oh well, it is what it is ;D
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