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[irockhound]

I have been lazy, I'll admit it.  I am not spending enough time cutting and I do it seems it doesn't move very fast.  Anyway, I have been working on these for a while doing a little work and walking away for a couple days.  Finally finished them today and thought I would post.  The Horse Canyons and the Stinking Water were self collected and the others from various rough and slabs I have.  The cab labeled plume although I have collected similar material it was out of a bunch of slabs I got a while back so won't guess it's locale.

[Eddie P]

Stunning examples, beautifully finished.

[hummingbirdstones]

Beautiful cabs, Steve!

The Coyamito is really special.   

[kent]

All great examples of a practiced art.  !!

[vitzitziltecpatl]

Great rough and top-shelf framing of the features in the cabs. Well worth the extra time.

You say you've been lazy - but I only have ONE done anytime recently. I'll post it here just 'cuz you've shamed me into showing I do cut something now and then. :-)

[socalagatehound]

Beautiful work as always, Steve! That Stinkingwater came out cool! Who says white is boring?

[Felicia]

Wonderful cabs. Great use of the edge on that stinking water.  🌟

[irockhound]

Love the Opal where is it from?  I see the name was ring Opal so assume it is headed to the jewelry bench?

Beautiful cabs, Steve!

The Coyamito is really special.   

Thanks, I saw the tube and it sort of made the decision for me, strong feature like that and the design sort of makes itself I think.

[vitzitziltecpatl]

That opal is from a field called Piping Lane in the Coober Pedy area. From a parcel we bought about three years ago.

Turned out to be verticals, but it's nice transparent crystal. Not water-clear but you can read the newspaper through it.

[irockhound]

Nice!

[vitzitziltecpatl]

Thanks.

Your Stinking Water has changed my opinion of that material. Never did like the overall look of slabs, but now I'll have to look at it in a different way. That tightly framed pattern with the natural edge is great.

[Craigab]

Does anyone know if you can cut Laguna agate like that super thin and not lose the color or does it star to become semi-transparent?  I'm talking about 1mm thick or about 0.04 inches.  I'm considering using it for an intarsia piece but I would need it very thin

[Craigab]

I have been lazy, I'll admit it.  I am not spending enough time cutting and I do it seems it doesn't move very fast.  Anyway, I have been working on these for a while doing a little work and walking away for a couple days.  Finally finished them today and thought I would post.  The Horse Canyons and the Stinking Water were self collected and the others from various rough and slabs I have.  The cab labeled plume although I have collected similar material it was out of a bunch of slabs I got a while back so won't guess it's locale.

These are really nice, I really like the plume one.  Never worked that material before.  Are the colors really as intense as it shows in the photo?

[irockhound]

It is true to color in natural light.  Obviously indoor lighting would change it but I photograph with Daylight bulbs.  I can understand your question though since some plumes I see on Ebay make me want to vomit.  They oversaturate the colors and then the agate turns blue and I would find them laughable if they weren't using the pic to try and sell something.  I will post some pics of some colorful plumes tomorrow as I am pulling some new cuts out of the tide bath bucket.  I will post 2 pics one of a slab and a close up to show nice colorful plumes from a closed ranch in Texas.

[Felicia]

Between the colorful plumes and the live edge on the top that is one great (!!!) slab.