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irockhound

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Batch of real fun cabs
« on: August 10, 2017, 11:22:26 PM »
The selection here is a set of 3 of the shape I have fallen in love with in a bloodstone that has great depth in it, a fossil coral and a stone canyon.  The yellow crazy lace was a cab that had a hidden vug so I adapted the cab to make a nice drop stone for a pendant.  Several Marfa plumes where I wanted to capture the single plumes.  An end slice of a marfa plume that I just had to incorporate the bubbly into the cab in a natural top.  A nice Condor Agate oval.  A piece of the high grade Chrysocolla that the guys were selling for 15.00 a pound in Quartzsite last year - nice stuff! And a piece of the Salina Plume I picked up in Quartzsite too.  I really want to see if the guy that has the mine ( i heard he hand digs it all, would let me come up and dig my own some time he is there at the mine).  Enjoy.
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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2017, 05:35:38 AM »
Nice morning treat. Experimenting with shapes is not only fun it quickly develops your cutting skills and confidence.Nice set of stones.
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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2017, 11:47:45 AM »
 :drool: :drool: :drool: :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2017, 11:54:45 AM »
Some very nice material.  You develop a style when you start cutting for the stone rather than the template.  If you do the metal work it also gives you ideas as to designing a piece.  Nice work.
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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2017, 12:27:41 PM »
Very nice!
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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2017, 08:25:16 PM »
very nice
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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2017, 08:41:02 AM »
They're all so beautiful!! Where night one buy those lovely pieces?

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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2017, 09:08:53 AM »
wow!  Amazing!
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Re: Batch of real fun cabs
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2017, 10:18:59 AM »
Vera nice!!!
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