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Post by christopherl1234 on Jul 14, 2011 13:46:42 GMT -5
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blr2449
has rocks in the head
Can I retire now?
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Post by blr2449 on Jul 14, 2011 14:23:33 GMT -5
I love it! I'm going to have to have to look into Charoite. The color is just beautiful and the silver wrap really sets it off.
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Post by stonesthatrock on Jul 14, 2011 14:31:46 GMT -5
beautiful.........
mary ann
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Post by Toad on Jul 14, 2011 15:20:27 GMT -5
Beautiful stone and wrap. Except for the tight spiral over the bail  |
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Jul 14, 2011 16:03:07 GMT -5
Looks good Christopher. That's a gorgeous piece of charoite too.
Nate
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Post by tanyafrench on Jul 14, 2011 16:48:13 GMT -5
Wow, I love that cab. I think it looks great.
Tanya
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Post by tntmom on Jul 14, 2011 16:49:57 GMT -5
That's pretty wrap and I absolutely love that stone!!!
~Krystee
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jul 14, 2011 17:50:19 GMT -5
Thank you everyone for your comments. I really like this material too. I have one small slab left of this material. I got it in some estate items. Who knows how old it is. I broke the cab I started with. I will re-cut it later.
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nuevomundo
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by nuevomundo on Jul 14, 2011 20:45:12 GMT -5
Not often you see charoite of that quality these days. It does break easily so take care when cutting. I had an old piece from my great-grandfather. I should have waited until I had more experience before I tried to cab it...
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mystickoi
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by mystickoi on Jul 14, 2011 21:42:21 GMT -5
Hi Christoper,
Extra nice... I really like what you've done with this one! Charoite is so cool, but a real pain to work. And really good stuff like you have there isn't cheap!
Bill
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Post by roy on Jul 14, 2011 21:59:45 GMT -5
ooooooh that awesome christopher
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Post by Rockhobbit on Jul 14, 2011 22:13:11 GMT -5
Very nice Christopher! Wonderful wire work!!
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Post by sitnwrap on Jul 15, 2011 7:41:41 GMT -5
That cab is gorgeous. This is my honest opinion so I hope you don't mind. It stinks when you foul up on a particular design that you want (been there) and I have admired your herringbone which is lovely. Wrapping styles are basically a matter of taste so aside from that if you are happy with it, that is really all that matters but if you are still iffy, with a cab of that quality, seems it is worth the best of your wrapping skills. I do like the coil at the top. It is not easy getting them so perfectly round and tight.
This is just my 2 cents which is worth about - 2 these days. lol
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jul 15, 2011 21:07:11 GMT -5
Sitnwrap, I always welcome on honest straight forward opinion. Thank you for your thoughts.
Thank you for your comment Rock Hobbit
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Post by Bikerrandy on Jul 17, 2011 21:14:23 GMT -5
Very cool job on the wire, and beautiful cab!!  |
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jul 18, 2011 7:16:46 GMT -5
Christopher, that is a beautiful cab & a beautiful wrapping style for it. I do like the coil at the top but each time I look at it I keep wanting to straighten out the wires across the top. I am missing that really cool crisscross I saw on your other cabs.
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Post by christopherl1234 on Jul 18, 2011 20:55:24 GMT -5
I know what you mean Donnie. I don't know what went wrong with this one. I think I positioned the top wraps to high. The last time I did it I put them too low on that Stefoinite cab, so I think I over compensated. I am going to have to start doing more wraps to get back into practice. I have a little project in my back yard that has been taking a lot of my time lately. Maybe when I get done with building my shed I will have enough room in my garage to build my benches so I can start smithing.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jul 18, 2011 22:19:09 GMT -5
Now that sounds like a good plan!!!!!
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