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Strange looking cabachon |
  Nov 25 2012, 07:26 AM
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 Master Mucker!  Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4  |
Here is a cool Arizona moss agate cabachon I made. Almost looks like a worried Alien trapped in the stone.
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Jan 15 2013, 08:00 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
This is a stone that I received from Anita at the 04' rally. She had a bow full of small cabachons, tumbled stones and little crystals for the kids at her booth. She said it was just stuff she had for giving out and she didn't make them. I was looking through them and found this really cool one. It is one stone but the center is loose and spins. I received this before I was making cabachons but now I am thinking I can make one similiar but out of local material.
 Very cool how the center doesn't fal out but can move freely. I have my ideas on how they did this, but I would love to hear how you all think they made this?
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Jan 15 2013, 08:18 AM
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Very interesting.... is the frame 2 pieces epoxied back together?
That would make it a lot less difficult, still not easy. The ball is the same material, I can even see the green hairline. Hard to believe if she carved it in place... that would be a pretty good trick. puzzled ![confused0082[1].gif](style_emoticons/default/confused0082[1].gif)
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Jan 15 2013, 09:00 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
It looks like one of those mass produced items, but is one stone with no glue. Very interesting in hand to see!
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Jan 17 2013, 02:16 PM
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 Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 4-October 10 From: Sweden Member No.: 7,387 |
Not very familiar with agates, but are you sure that's a moss agate? Doesn't look like any I ever saw.
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Jan 17 2013, 03:49 PM
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russau Group: Members Posts: 2,841 Joined: 4-December 03 From: st.louis missouri Member No.: 43 |
lots of talent here!
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Jan 18 2013, 08:44 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Good eye Voltaire, my mistake!
 The red mossy area throws me off with this piece. It is actually a cool piece of crazy lace. -------------------- Education is the key to the future,
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Jan 21 2013, 07:22 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Crazy lace is really strange stuff to work. Even when it's mostly white, it will drip red like it is bleeding when it is being worked.
 Here is one that I think will work for making one of those loose center cabachons.
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Mar 12 2013, 09:43 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,187 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Here is a cool cabachon Dogfly gave me several years back. Can you see the little girl looking to the right? She has short red hairand is wearing a short yellow dress and is holding out a large apple. After he showed it to me, I said "gads, it also looks like she is about to be gobbled up by a Graboid under her!"
 
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