barclay
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Post by barclay on Apr 29, 2017 23:01:09 GMT -5
I would say get rid of 3 and 6 due to the white.
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Post by MrMike on Apr 29, 2017 23:13:39 GMT -5
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 29, 2017 23:23:31 GMT -5
Hi folks.
I know I'm getting in a little late on the discussion, but I say 3 and 7 are voted off the island. Three for the white and seven for the pattern. Susan, great project!!! Love what you're doing with the Lavic! Great colors and patterns!!! The bracelet will be killer!
Craig
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Post by toiv0 on Apr 30, 2017 5:19:40 GMT -5
1 and 9 is this the way you would orient them horizontal, or maybe get rid of 1 and orient them vertical?
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 30, 2017 8:18:54 GMT -5
They'll all be oriented vertically right next to each otehr, if that affects your recommendations.  Voting will stay open for a good while, I'm going on a trip and can't work on it next weekend. Interesting the different thoughts here! Thanks! |
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Post by toiv0 on Apr 30, 2017 8:49:19 GMT -5
I turned my laptop on its side, 1 and 7
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Post by MrP on Apr 30, 2017 9:20:22 GMT -5
I think it should be 1-8-5-2-6-9-7 kind of matching ether side of the red center one. My wife thinks 2-4-5-9-3-7-8 kind of a running order. By the way she did give me permission to post my idea even though she thinks knows I am wrong. Good luck, it will be beautiful no matter the order or cabs used...........................................MrP
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 30, 2017 10:50:05 GMT -5
The fashionista in me would say to leave out 2 and 3 . My thoughts are they would be distracting to the others . The totally realistic unfashionista in me says to leave the choices to the more fashion minded . They are all very nice stones .
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Post by socalagatehound on Apr 30, 2017 17:18:48 GMT -5
BTW...
I really like #3 as a stand alone stone. As a matter of fact, it's my favorite overall, but I just think it is an odd-stone-out in the group.
Craig
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 1, 2017 5:33:40 GMT -5
Impressed with the conversion of rocks to rectangles. Respecting the amount of work to extract the prime.
Many do not realize the amount of work that goes into a select cab.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on May 1, 2017 9:14:29 GMT -5
Haha, yeah jamesp, especially with brecciated jaspers, where the pattern changes a lot from the preform to the cab. You get those white spots in random places that were more artistically placed on the preform itself. But that's the game! |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on May 1, 2017 9:27:12 GMT -5
Shoot, I like'em all no matter how you orient them. I especially like the mossy ones and you look like you really nailed some solid Lavics too.
But then, my wife always asks me what shade of red something is and I say, "Shade? Red is red right?" She replies " No, is this flower more scarlet, Magenta, Ruby, Crimson etc?" I reply to that, "Do I freaking look like I have a vagina? I'm a dude! It's freaking red!".....Mel
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Post by rockjunquie on May 1, 2017 9:39:07 GMT -5
Shoot, I like'em all no matter how you orient them. I especially like the mossy ones and you look like you really nailed some solid Lavics too. But then, my wife always asks me what shade of red something is and I say, "Shade? Red is red right?" She replies " No, is this flower more scarlet, Magenta, Ruby, Crimson etc?" I reply to that, "Do I freaking look like I have a vagina? I'm a dude! It's freaking red!".....Mel  |
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Post by melhill1659 on May 1, 2017 11:10:17 GMT -5
I love them all as well!! Susan where do you take your classes?
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micellular
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Post by micellular on May 1, 2017 12:02:25 GMT -5
I say vote off 4 and 7. I like the white of #3; adds more contrast and interest and picks up on the white of the others.
4 because it has the least interesting pattern.
7 because it's similar to 6/8/9 and has an unattractive blob in the middle.
6/8/9 are the most similar to each other, so I would equally space them out, so something like 3-6-1-8-2-9-5.
Alternatively, if you don't like the white of #3, I would vote off 3 and 4 and equally space 6/7/8/9 like: 6-1-7-2-8-5-9.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on May 2, 2017 9:45:27 GMT -5
Too funny Sabre52! melhill1659, I take my classes at a local class given by a retired engineer who knows jewelry making. It's held in an adult school that has mainly citizenship classes in the evenings. They're only silversmithing classes though, no lapidary. I take a couple sessions a year - making it to a 6pm-9pm Monday/Wednesday class after work for 4 weeks in a row is tough. I've been wanting to learn hinges for a long time though. We learned a WAY easier method than most of the online videos show - will describe that when I get further into the project. The benefit of the teacher being an engineer! |
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Post by melhill1659 on May 2, 2017 17:20:56 GMT -5
Too funny Sabre52! melhill1659, I take my classes at a local class given by a retired engineer who knows jewelry making. It's held in an adult school that has mainly citizenship classes in the evenings. They're only silversmithing classes though, no lapidary. I take a couple sessions a year - making it to a 6pm-9pm Monday/Wednesday class after work for 4 weeks in a row is tough. I've been wanting to learn hinges for a long time though. We learned a WAY easier method than most of the online videos show - will describe that when I get further into the project. The benefit of the teacher being an engineer! That's awesome!! We don't have anything like that close to me. You are an excellent student!!!! Learn a lot then SHARE 😂 |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on May 2, 2017 19:08:50 GMT -5
Too funny Sabre52! melhill1659, I take my classes at a local class given by a retired engineer who knows jewelry making. It's held in an adult school that has mainly citizenship classes in the evenings. They're only silversmithing classes though, no lapidary. I take a couple sessions a year - making it to a 6pm-9pm Monday/Wednesday class after work for 4 weeks in a row is tough. I've been wanting to learn hinges for a long time though. We learned a WAY easier method than most of the online videos show - will describe that when I get further into the project. The benefit of the teacher being an engineer! That's awesome!! We don't have anything like that close to me. You are an excellent student!!!! Learn a lot then SHARE 😂 Yup, you have to share (it helps you learn better too!) |
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Post by jamesp on May 4, 2017 4:52:30 GMT -5
This needs framing "The benefit of the teacher being an engineer!"
We'll take anything we can get.
After the degree is had being a student is often out of the question.
A hands on engineer another story. Looks like a great learning experience.
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Post by Bluesky78987 on May 16, 2017 9:28:59 GMT -5
Ok, I'm back from Utah, will compile the results and decide which stones to polish (or might just polish them all) and get cracking on this. Thanks for being so patient!
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Voting will stay open for a good while, I'm going on a trip and can't work on it next weekend. Interesting the different thoughts here! Thanks!
