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Rockin' Jewelry => Show and Tell!!!! => Topic started by: Gergis on June 17, 2017, 09:52:14 PM

Title: Local rhodonite and variolite pendants
Post by: Gergis on June 17, 2017, 09:52:14 PM

Been cutting like crazy but keep running into cracks and undercutting among other issues so it's been hard to finish much. This afternoon after diddling with a few of them going back and forth for a while I got to an acceptable finish on these two "locals" the first being pink rhodonite and secondly a variolite from the beach. Two stones I appreciate very much. Happy cutting! (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170618/efbebdf8daff1e964a36ef13ba4fe80a.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170618/7e2b886bae24a4458263f4e886695c8e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170618/2143fe83a8d6bc6b647cdf5f39bb06a9.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170618/23506ad2ac6747a34f558773be867e73.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170618/10420121d7117adab7461d428ed94411.jpg) (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170618/e87cdac97adf774fcbead51b16b11916.jpg)

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Title: Re: Local rhodonite and variolite pendants
Post by: rocks2dust on June 18, 2017, 09:20:03 AM

I usually am not fond of rhodonite, but your combination of pattern/color selection plus a crisp cut and interesting sail shape really caught my eye.

Title: Re: Local rhodonite and variolite pendants
Post by: edgarscale on June 18, 2017, 12:02:41 PM

i really like the way you've curved the stones.  shows them off quite nicely.   the one looks a little like ocean jasper???