Hi all
When it's not too hot to work in the garage (mornings mostly), I've been cutting and shaping about 100 cabs from materials I've collected up, either ine the field or at shows. I decided it was time to finish some up.
The first one is from a thin seam of chrysocolla plume agate I picked up at Steve Ivie's location in the South Cady Mountains. He took us out for a day and I felt very lucky to find a single piece. I ground this down until the picture showed up and had to leave in big and thick at the risk of loosing the picture. My wife says it looks like a family of polar bears walking down a snow covered forest slope.
IMG_1560 (2).jpg (153.21 kB . 594x793 - viewed 353 times)This next one is from the South Cadys as well. Again it is ground down from a thin piece of seam agate. The white tubes are only on the surface and the chrysocolla/malachite is very shallow also.
IMG_1578 (2).jpg (126.34 kB . 508x678 - viewed 337 times)This is Marfa plume I collected last year on the Singleton Ranch on a rock hunt with Teri Smith.
IMG_1575 (2).jpg (123.55 kB . 522x696 - viewed 358 times)Variegated Tiger Eye from a small slab purchased at the Stoddard Wells show. Very translucent and chatoyant. I liked the way it was broken up and healed.
IMG_1539.jpg (134.06 kB . 493x657 - viewed 351 times)Flower garden from the Walker Ranch collected on the same trip with Teri as above. Colors are richer than it shows.
IMG_1535.jpg (121.07 kB . 475x634 - viewed 325 times)That's all for now. I'll post more as I get them done.
Craig
