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Jhon P

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Nevada moss agate
« on: May 07, 2018, 09:13:49 AM »
Went out yesterday with the Reno club to a new to me area. I got couple buckets of cabbing rock and one big piece that I think I can get a couple of spheres out
More pictures to follow
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2018, 09:24:47 AM »
I put a piece in the saw last night  and cut a couple of slabs . It wasn’t one of the best pieces but I did a cab anyway
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2018, 11:49:03 AM »
 A sphere will really show this rough. Should be interesting
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2018, 07:22:56 PM »
A few more pictures of chipped and wet agates
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2018, 06:57:53 AM »
Really nice agate. Congrats on finding that. It's great when there's enough clear agate to cut those "3-D" cabs.
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2018, 07:00:05 AM »
Looks like you found some interesting material to cab/sphere.  Looking forward to the finished results.
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2018, 05:43:43 AM »
Nice rock!  That last one really needs to meet a saw!
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2018, 12:27:28 PM »
I have the big piece in the 24” saw. I think I can get two 5” cubes out of it
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2018, 01:07:03 PM »
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2018, 07:11:04 PM »
Jhon, please keep this thread going!  I'm really looking forward to seeing what comes of these.   :drool:
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2018, 09:10:50 PM »
Ok. Cutting sphere preforms now. I have a couple of cab preforms to do. I think I will go back the weekend after this one. There is some big good looking solid pieces I can cut spheres out of. I needed some bigger tools. There is quit a variety of colors. What is bugging me is I cut a piece  that looked very red and ended up looking brown.
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2019, 09:49:42 AM »
Quote from: Jhon P on May 07, 2018, 09:13:49 AM
Went out yesterday with the Reno club to a new to me area. I got couple buckets of cabbing rock and one big piece that I think I can get a couple of spheres out
More pictures to follow


Where did you go to find these specimens?
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...the answer my friend, is hidden under a rock!
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #12 on: February 16, 2019, 02:10:08 PM »
I did not even know Reno had a club. Or that they were not buried under snow right now. I am up there a couple times a year.
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2019, 01:31:25 PM »
Jhon,
Did you ever post a sphere of this material.  I don't find a picture in the sphere area.  I would like like to know how it turned out and of course like to see it.  PLEASE.
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Re: Nevada moss agate
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2019, 06:09:41 PM »
I have it ground round. It is pretty pitted. It’s setting by the two head machine  waiting for me to stabilize it and fill all the pits.
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