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Post by rocklicker on Mar 8, 2007 2:46:55 GMT -5
Here's my latest batch. Lots of fun and it went pretty smooth. I looked around for slabs I kept meaning to get to and kept adding to the batch. If this were a jeapordy catagory it would be "potpouri". Enjoy! Steve Big petrified wood. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/petwood-1.jpg) Crazy lace agate. This was a recut from a cabo-gonner. Turns out I like the new shape much more than the old one. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/lace.jpg) Labradorite for Sis. She gave me this slab. Cutting labradorite is tough. It didn't help that it was a polished slab to begin with so the other ones kept flying off the dop stick. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/labradortie.jpg) Purple chalcedony. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/holly-blue.jpg) Morgan Hill Poppy Jasper. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/mhpj.jpg) Blue lace and Guadalupe jasper earring sized pairs ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/earrings.jpg) Brecciated jasper ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/brecciated.jpg) Blue lace agate. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/bluelace1.jpg) Here's my first attempt at cutting Chrysocolla. My first impresssion was that it would be easy becasue it's so soft. Oh man was I wrong. It's like trying to make a cab out of a cube of butter. I had to come to a point of acceptance of lopsided shapes. If I kept going I fear I would grind them completely away trying to make them even. So lumpy they are. Very colorful but lumpy. I found they polished good. I broke out the 100K diamond paste and they polished right up. I decided to leave the green divot in the center of #2 and it turned out cool. ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/chrysocolla2.jpg) ![](http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f240/rocklicker/chrysocolla1.jpg)
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Post by SteveHolmes on Mar 8, 2007 8:07:37 GMT -5
Great looking cabs there Steve...but that Wood is gorgeous, definitely my favorite. Steve
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Post by Tweetiepy on Mar 8, 2007 8:24:03 GMT -5
awesome shine on that chrysocolla! - Awesome job on all of them!
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Post by akansan on Mar 8, 2007 9:10:18 GMT -5
I like the them all, but I have to agree with Steve - that wood is gorgeous! Love the colors in it!
Whoops - developed a stutter in my own post. That was interesting!
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 8, 2007 9:12:21 GMT -5
superb cuts, all of them!!! i think i like the blue lace shapes the best, but that pet wood is striking!
KD
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Post by jjckitti on Mar 8, 2007 16:19:19 GMT -5
very beautiful
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Post by freeform on Mar 8, 2007 16:53:57 GMT -5
you did a fine job on thos Chrysocollas. I think my fav is the Wood at top. killer piece nice shape. Awesome sets btw. nice to see that for a change. ;D
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 8, 2007 18:45:27 GMT -5
It's hard to pick out a favorite, but I've always had a thing for breciated jasper. Those all look awesome!
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Post by Jurrasic Jonje on Mar 8, 2007 20:06:41 GMT -5
i really like that Purple chalcedony. They all look great.
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Post by stoner on Mar 9, 2007 0:03:21 GMT -5
Nice set of cabs Steve. I like the shapes and the variety. You got a great shine on the MHPJ. Chrysocolla is nice stuff, but a little tricky to work with as you found out. Good to see your work again. It's been a while.
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 9, 2007 0:10:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments! That big petrified wood actually has a brother cabo-gonner and it nearly was. You can see a big fracture trying to start near the bottom. So this cab is just a looker.
Randy, I'm big on that brecciated jasper. I have a big chunk that I cab a little of every time. It's like an ongoing project for me.
Steve
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Post by Cher on Mar 9, 2007 2:15:47 GMT -5
Great job on all of them Steve, I really like your blue lace.
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Post by Toad on Mar 9, 2007 5:50:44 GMT -5
Nice work. Really like the brecciated.
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Post by Zoran on Mar 9, 2007 7:27:56 GMT -5
Just beautiful. Very precise cut, great shine, great choice of pattern. I love them all, but my fav is the first one. Superb cab. And, yes, great photos.
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Post by adrian65 on Mar 9, 2007 13:49:48 GMT -5
Beautiful pet wood, and the cab looks lyke a landscape in sunset, with a tall tree in the left side. All the cabs are nice, but the petrified wood and the crazy lace are in my opinion exceptional.
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Post by bitterbrook on Mar 9, 2007 16:37:57 GMT -5
Drool! Love the Brecchia!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2007 0:41:27 GMT -5
Great looking cabs Steve, you are master cabber now!
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Post by rocklicker on Mar 12, 2007 3:02:55 GMT -5
Thanks, but don't say that too loud, Ed will hear you. He's the master cabber (though with that sweet jade cab of yours I don't know). Luckily Ed's probably lugging a bucket of rocks back the the campsite and not paying attention. Steve
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Post by stefan on Mar 12, 2007 10:50:16 GMT -5
Steve!!!! Killer job on all those- I love the chrso- whatchamacallit! It is a Beast to try to get even- I have a HUGE egg shape that I have been trying to even up- I finally gave up and tossed it into a barrel
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 17, 2007 17:45:11 GMT -5
the whole batch is nice! that pet wood is my favorite though.
kim
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