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Title: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Phishisgroovin on January 30, 2016, 09:24:31 PM

So, today i get to a point of shaping a fire agate on my old lortone LUX6, i stop and go over to my little cuttoff saw, and cut this big double hump cab off the bottom.

What i saw UNDER that big second rate rock (that i ended up ruining anyway) was this!!

I found ORION!!
I just have to figure out how to hide that ugly sandstone wedge.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Asianfire on January 31, 2016, 02:45:29 AM

A drop?
If it wouldn't be so small, the last picture looks like there in an animal looking over its shoulders. :)

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Phishisgroovin on January 31, 2016, 08:15:27 AM

i have to get rid of the ugly part somehow.
Maybe insert something in there, maybe just make it smaller cutting away the points, dont know.

There is matrix (host rock) going inward to the center of the back so its going to be risky if i remove all of it. there will be a big ugly void in the back.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: vitzitziltecpatl on January 31, 2016, 08:38:48 AM

Might think about leaving some of it in the back. Flat back with some matrix that won't be seen when set in a piece of jewelry isn't bad. Even a little bit in the girdle of a bezel set stone won't detract from the finished appearance.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Phishisgroovin on February 04, 2016, 07:55:14 PM

i trimmed it down a little the other day, there is bluish agate i cannot remove on my lapidary unit, getting too close to removing color so i am leaving it as is, hoping it comes off with more precise grinding with the polishing bits, well atleast thin out a little more.

Should finish the stone this weekend possibly.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: GoodEarth on February 05, 2016, 08:12:42 AM

planning to cover it with silver in the setting would be my vote. You could get fancy with a free-form setting and no one will ever know that blemish exists.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Phishisgroovin on February 21, 2016, 08:23:38 PM

done to 1200 so far, have to go to bed.
all photos in this reply are of a dry rock.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: style on June 01, 2016, 08:38:58 PM

Fire agate has so many different colors and variations that are all usually amazing to look at. Speaking of which Phish, what is your profile pic? That has a crazy pattern. Awesome. I may have to keep my eye out for some like it.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: hummingbirdstones on June 01, 2016, 08:52:24 PM

Looking good!  A psychedelic galaxy in that cab.   :icon_sunny:

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Phishisgroovin on June 01, 2016, 09:50:57 PM

this stone turned into a Orion (the cat) nebula pendant.
Orion is the cat at jerrys rocks & Gems in Kent here.
I gave the pendant to Joan, the half owner of the store.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: hummingbirdstones on June 02, 2016, 06:57:48 AM

Cool.  Kind of like Men in Black, huh?   :LOLOL:

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: style on June 02, 2016, 03:40:38 PM

 :laughing4:

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: albertto on June 07, 2016, 03:30:40 AM

Very nice result!
Another stone that I like to work.
I imagine it will have the same hardness quartz.
When the sizes run the risk of grinding too much and lose the bright area?

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: irockhound on June 11, 2016, 12:01:54 AM

Wow, great piece!  I love sagenite in Fire Agate!!!!  That is a lovely stone.  Congrats.

Title: Re: rough windowed fire agate
Post by: Sandsave on June 12, 2016, 04:27:02 AM

Nice! I need to get my hands on some!