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Rock Art => Cabochons, Intarsias, Cameos => Topic started by: Donnies58 on December 05, 2014, 03:03:10 PM

Title: Cab Potpourrie
Post by: Donnies58 on December 05, 2014, 03:03:10 PM

Little ones - Starting at the top & going clockwise - Inca agate, Fordite, labradorite, amethyst sage, opal (looks better in person), dino bone (redo), chrysocolla (bleh), fluorite, coprolite.

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2538_zps3569ecbc.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2538_zps3569ecbc.jpg.html)

CJ Strike

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2517_zpsb869759a.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2517_zpsb869759a.jpg.html)

More of that Kaleidoscope "agate"

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2416_zps540b7152.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2416_zps540b7152.jpg.html)

Lapis

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2584_zps19e6e240.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2584_zps19e6e240.jpg.html)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2529_zps16a97052.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2529_zps16a97052.jpg.html)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2521_zps11026da2.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2521_zps11026da2.jpg.html)

Aventurine

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2558_zps20451c00.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2558_zps20451c00.jpg.html)
(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2568_zps8953e32b.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2568_zps8953e32b.jpg.html)

Lepidolite with tourmaline

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2564_zps14158970.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2564_zps14158970.jpg.html)

Amethyst sage

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2560_zps74bfffc2.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2560_zps74bfffc2.jpg.html)

A better look at the opal

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2547_zps0352dff4.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2547_zps0352dff4.jpg.html)

Picture jasper, don't know which one & it was some hard a** material to cab!

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2557_zpsffa10c9e.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2557_zpsffa10c9e.jpg.html)

Dino bone

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2588_zps04a3c433.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2588_zps04a3c433.jpg.html)

Redo on this dino bone because I didn't care for the shape & I needed to grind off a soft spot

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2552_zps8ac4b7a7.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2552_zps8ac4b7a7.jpg.html)

Brazilian? agate

(http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af359/DonniesTreasureShop/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2524_zps7cfa8aaa.jpg) (http://s1023.photobucket.com/user/DonniesTreasureShop/media/DonniesTreasureShop023/IMG_2524_zps7cfa8aaa.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Cab Potpourrie
Post by: MrsWTownsend on December 05, 2014, 07:15:44 PM

Nice cabs Donnie!  Yu have a nice variety of material here, all are really pretty.

Title: Re: Cab Potpourrie
Post by: Enchantra on December 05, 2014, 08:07:01 PM

My favorites are the Kaleidoscope and the CJ Strike.

Title: Re: Cab Potpourrie
Post by: hummingbirdstones on December 06, 2014, 06:14:19 AM

Nice cabs, Donnie!  I especially like the triangle shaped dino bone cab towards the bottom there.  That cab is killer!

Try photographing your opal on a black background.  You have a crystal opal there and the black will make the colors pop.   :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Cab Potpourrie
Post by: Donnies58 on December 06, 2014, 08:59:32 AM

Thanks Robin, I'll try that.

Title: Re: Cab Potpourrie
Post by: Bentiron on December 06, 2014, 05:05:30 PM

Very nice cabs! You must be grinding and polishing all the time :hello2: