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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: Scalebar on April 24, 2019, 09:26:00 AM

Title: Scottish Agate
Post by: Scalebar on April 24, 2019, 09:26:00 AM
My wife got me bag of agate pebbles as a gift. This one gave me some hassle. I wish I'd photographed it before I started - one size was a bubbly orange mass and the other a jagged pile of red. It was a lot harder than the other stones which wasn't a problem it just took time but three times on the final polish the top of the dome flaked off forcing me all the way back to 400  grit.
Ended up doing 120,400,1000,3000 then 2 and 1 micron cerium oxide - probably more than necessary but I enjoy the process. It's about 5cm on the longest axis.
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Post by: womanwithatorch on April 24, 2019, 10:27:33 AM
Very nice!
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Post by: Stonemon on April 24, 2019, 12:10:08 PM
That one was worth the work! Excellent!
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Post by: lithicbeads on April 24, 2019, 05:03:14 PM
Excellent. I like seeing agates from there.
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Post by: hummingbirdstones on April 24, 2019, 05:46:18 PM
That's a beauty!  Thanks for sharing.   :occasion14:
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Post by: Kaljaia on April 24, 2019, 09:01:38 PM
Love the vibrant color!
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Post by: ruby on April 26, 2019, 12:25:26 PM
Gorgeous! Glad you stuck with it.
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Post by: axllaird on April 26, 2019, 11:06:12 PM
Definitely worth the time and effort and no little skill at the finish...a stoater m8.
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Post by: ileney on April 28, 2019, 03:02:06 PM
 :thumbsup: What a beauty!
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Post by: LazyJConcepts on July 09, 2019, 02:26:48 AM



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Post by: victor1941 on July 12, 2019, 08:08:34 AM
The stone that you worked may have been difficult but the finished product is superb in both color and shape. Excellent cab!