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July workings
« on: July 25, 2015, 10:08:04 PM »
Been an off month or so but finally got the itch back full force this week and have been cutting a wide array of materials. 

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Re: July workings
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2015, 10:09:48 PM »
Top row left to right rutilated quartz, unknown agate, botswana bottom row carnelian agate pinolite and tigers eye

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Re: July workings
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2015, 05:31:03 AM »
You are having fun playing with a variety of rough.    What's it like cutting pinolite?
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Re: July workings
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2015, 04:24:18 PM »
Dem is perdy Gergis.  Me likey!!!  :)
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Re: July workings
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2015, 04:48:54 PM »
Nice work all around, really nice!
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Re: July workings
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2015, 04:50:52 PM »
Quote from: Helene Fielder on July 26, 2015, 05:31:03 AM
You are having fun playing with a variety of rough.    What's it like cutting pinolite?
It was so incredibly soft..I ground it down with my super worn out 80grit and when right to the 220 grit with no scratch problems. It has a couple of small voids around the pyrite inclusions that I don't care for also. But it took a decent polish quite easily and was nice to cut something so soft after the hard botswana agate pieces.

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Re: July workings
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2015, 04:51:28 PM »
Thank you Gina and Benitron! :-)

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Re: July workings
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2015, 05:08:10 PM »
Will have to try to get me some Pinolite next month. I'm told they use it for road-fill back home. :) :) :)
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Re: July workings
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2015, 10:04:56 PM »
Thanks Gergis  for  explaining the stones characteristics and your cutting process so well.
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Re: July workings
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2015, 10:20:27 PM »
Nice variety. The Carnelian is a great color.

Could the second one be a Queensland Agate? Reminds me a bit of those... .
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Re: July workings
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2015, 12:28:13 AM »
Quote from: Helene Fielder on July 26, 2015, 10:04:56 PM
Thanks Gergis  for  explaining the stones characteristics and your cutting process so well.
You are very welcome. Btw I cant wait to meet you here in a couple weeks :-)

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Re: July workings
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2015, 12:28:50 AM »
Quote from: vitzitziltecpatl on July 26, 2015, 10:20:27 PM
Nice variety. The Carnelian is a great color.

Could the second one be a Queensland Agate? Reminds me a bit of those... .
Frank would know better I'm sure as it came from outta his yard..

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Re: July workings
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2015, 12:33:07 AM »
Heres some stuff I finished this evening :-) a listwanite bead, variolite cab, feldspar cab(this stuff is awesome frank thank you!!!), and a high dome cab of rootbeer travertine from the north cascades.

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Re: July workings
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2015, 05:22:11 AM »
Yes it is a piece of Queensland agate from Terry Maple. I bought quite a bit from him with the idea that at some point I will make graduated agate pendants from Queensland and Botswana agate which both can have wonderful pastel tones.
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Re: July workings
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2015, 06:41:45 PM »
Heres a freshly polished batch of new pieces I sure have been really enjoying a very wide array of materials and hardnesses this past week or so. Definitely got my inspiration back with a vengence after a small lull. Happy cutting folks!! :-)

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