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Post by stardiamond on Sept 29, 2020 17:24:54 GMT -5
I ordered some slabs from blairrock. Small slabs, good selection and low prices. Biggs, Tahoma and 4 Butterfly Wing. The others were freebies.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 29, 2020 18:42:26 GMT -5
Rocks come in templates come out. I couldn't see as much as I wanted to with the pictures I bought from and didn't have all the information. I saw a nice area on the Biggs and it will produce some nice medium cabs. The first Butterfly slab is thinner on the top, so a pair of earrings. The cab from the other slab is an attempt to match, but the left edge is shaky, so I will trim and move as necessary.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 30, 2020 14:22:11 GMT -5
Luck can only last so long. I was able to fit the BFW pendant where I wanted to. First earring fractured on the saw. The Tahoma slab had a healed fracture in the middle, so I ended up with another pair of earring preforms.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 30, 2020 18:24:36 GMT -5
I went back to blairrock and ordered some more slabs and small rough. I'm hoping to make some BFW earrings to match the cab from this slab.
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 30, 2020 19:54:44 GMT -5
I hope I'm learning my stuff...I like that picture jasper slab on the top left.
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Post by stardiamond on Sept 30, 2020 19:59:41 GMT -5
First picture top left is Biggs from Oregon.
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 30, 2020 20:06:12 GMT -5
First picture top left is Biggs from Oregon. Dangit! I was so sure I had that one! LOL Okay, I'll try this again...I really like that Biggs! LOL
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Post by stephan on Sept 30, 2020 23:15:38 GMT -5
First picture top left is Biggs from Oregon. Dangit! I was so sure I had that one! LOL Okay, I'll try this again...I really like that Biggs! LOL You weren’t wrong. It is a picture/scenic/landscape jasper. Biggs is specifying the location.
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 30, 2020 23:49:15 GMT -5
Dangit! I was so sure I had that one! LOL Okay, I'll try this again...I really like that Biggs! LOL You weren’t wrong. It is a picture/scenic/landscape jasper. Biggs is specifying the location. Oh thank Gawd! I was about to bang my head against the wall thinking I hadn't nailed the ID on that one! Now I just have to learn all the different nomenclatures for each one! LOL
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Post by stephan on Oct 1, 2020 1:31:28 GMT -5
You weren’t wrong. It is a picture/scenic/landscape jasper. Biggs is specifying the location. Oh thank Gawd! I was about to bang my head against the wall thinking I hadn't nailed the ID on that one! Now I just have to learn all the different nomenclatures for each one! LOL Good luck with the Oregon picture jaspers. There’s a ton of them. Mostly drool-worthy
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