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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 2, 2009 21:53:10 GMT -5
I really have no idea what this stone is - it came from a huge slab that had several geometric black patches on a leather-brown background. I have to guess its hardness at around 7, due to how difficult it was to put a bevel on it, much less try to dome it. I'm hoping someone (Mel?) will see this and give me a name for the stone. Another of my "2-wire" wrap exercises - I guess I "almost" got the corners to lay down like I intended : Front Back Thanks for looking, and thanks for any info on the stone! Tom
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wyobrian
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Post by wyobrian on Oct 2, 2009 21:55:51 GMT -5
great job Tom nice and clean Brian
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Post by montanamuskrat on Oct 2, 2009 22:21:10 GMT -5
Looks Good to me. tom
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Post by superioragates on Oct 2, 2009 22:52:00 GMT -5
I think I'm likin' your 2 wire wraps....they are pretty cool! Looks nice and clean! Marie
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Larry
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Post by Larry on Oct 2, 2009 23:17:35 GMT -5
Looks great Tom. It's good that you feel comfortable with the 2 wires now.
I love doing 2 wire wraps if the stone is thin enough. Having a 3rd wire around the outside and trying to get it centered all around on a thin cab can be more of a chore and look worse than just letting it flow with 2 wires.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 2, 2009 23:26:27 GMT -5
Thanks! I still have hope that somebody can tell me what this stone is - I made around a half-dozen big, heavy cabs from it! This particular wrap is 2-1/2" tall overall, and 2" wide at the bottom. These were the shaped preforms, before polish, photographed dry: Tom
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Post by frane on Oct 3, 2009 7:39:53 GMT -5
I don't know the ID Tom but I would guess it is an off color Norena Jasper. Maybe Mel will notice this one. Fran
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 3, 2009 7:42:06 GMT -5
Nice clean looking wrap Tom. Not crazy about the one's with all the loopdy loops and such myself. I'd say the stone is Utah Wonderstone, a type of rhyolite......Mel
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 3, 2009 10:31:30 GMT -5
Thanks, Mel - wonderstone it will be, henceforth! I do have another wonderstone slab that I've polished, and although it's different in pattern and coloration, it does seem to have the same characteristics as far as working it, and the kind of shine it takes (or - doesn't take, really). Thanks, Tom
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Post by Toad on Oct 3, 2009 13:08:17 GMT -5
Neat stone and cool wraps.
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Post by tkrueger3 on Oct 3, 2009 13:36:00 GMT -5
AHA! I think maybe I found it! This is a picture of "Dog Valley Ranch Wonderstone" that I found on the net, and it looks very very close to the slab I cut up, except my slab did not have the white outlines around the black parts: Apparently, Dog Valley Ranch is located in Sevier County, Utah. Tom
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 3, 2009 14:15:22 GMT -5
Nice wrap and cool looking cab!!! Amber
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damammy
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Post by damammy on Oct 3, 2009 17:28:31 GMT -5
Nice smooth wrap I like it. Donna
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