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Deer creek, Fire agate
« on: January 03, 2016, 03:02:48 PM »
Dug a nodule out of a larger rock this morning.
Nice rounded top, figured i would stuff its face in the wheels and take a look-see.

I think i am getting familiarized with this stone now, that brown layer is ALOT thicker than i could ever imagine, the colors are deep, this took me 5 hours on my machines and i still have to polish it.
This (the end photos) semi polish is just extremely almost falling apart 600 sic belt shine.

I plan on cutting the cab off the rock, touching up the sides and mounting it in a ring i create soon.
Will be my very first completed Fire agate.

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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2016, 03:04:24 PM »
more.

i still think, if i was talented enough to carve skulls, the fire agate part as a motorcycle helmet and a skull under it.
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2016, 03:21:34 PM »
Very cool. Heck, just carve the face of the skull - then that FA would look like a brain.
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2016, 03:53:58 PM »
LOL!!!  :LOLOL:

I think i am going to go coarse 600 again and take it a little deeper, i am seeing green in fire, i like green.

Thoughts from the pros?
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2016, 03:55:53 PM »
i think i will just polish it with CO, cut the cab off and touch the sides up and call it good lol
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2016, 05:45:12 PM »
That looks like a close shave already, while going through polish, you will still loose some more material, so you might just about get your wish about green.
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2016, 06:08:38 PM »
With serum oxide, it's only going to be on my felt for a minute.
Green would be awesome though

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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2016, 06:35:12 PM »
???? No Diamond-paste? Straight to Oxide?

Did you see the link to the burrs used?
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #8 on: January 04, 2016, 09:24:39 PM »
this one was done completely on my wheels of a lortone combination cabbing machine/saw.  :coffee1:

Im using some nearly wasted 600 grit sic belts which i think is simulating 500,000 grit lol!
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Re: Deer creek, Fire agate
« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2016, 06:36:00 PM »
been showing this little fire agate around alot, everyone is amaxed at how the fire inside looks like brains lol!
I should locate someone to cast a silver bust of a head, not a skull (not into that sort of art lol!)
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