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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: Jeffro on July 22, 2017, 07:38:53 AM
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Made my first cabs 2yrs ago, but honestly they kind of sucked lol...had no time last year, so I consider this my rookie year :glasses9: still plenty of room for improvement but I'm happy with my results so far!
1 & 2: mahogany obsidian
3 & 4: rhodonite
5 & 6: chrysocolla
7 & 8: Kona dolomite
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A few more, had to track em down haha...im not too happy with the puddingstones, left some scratches so gotta redo them.
1: mahogany obsidian
2 & 3: puddingstones aka jasper conglomerates
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Those are your first????
Wish, mine would have been anywhere close to that good.
Great things will await us, when you really get into it......
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Well, I made probably 5-6 experiment pieces with a slab saw and SiC bull wheel a couple yrs ago. A red agate and blue lace agate turned out well but not great. I got a 6" cab king with trim saw this year and really went at it. I think I'm averaging from cab to slab for each piece 2-3 total hours. Getting to the end and finding 100g and or 220g scratches I would have to say is the biggest bane to my existence now lol (can see that in my puddingstone cabs).
Gonna start experimenting freehand stuff now, I have templates but already getting bored with the cookie cutter approach
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Most of what I learned had been from all you on this forum technique - wise so a big thanks to y'all for your knowledge :Worthy:
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Very nice work. Some people just have the knack and take to cutting stones easily. You have a good talent. Keep at it, the more you cut the better you get. Grats, Steve
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Thanks guys, really appreciate the kind words :thumbsup: I think it is a mix between extreme patience haha and a love for it. Nothing like taking a boring rock and turning it into something beautiful!