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Cabbing tiger eye
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 82158" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p>Cheers Col. I think what I've learned from this is that the very, very important step one begins <strong>before</strong> you start shaping and doming - make sure the piece of material you've selected is suitable for cabbing in the first place. If tiger eye has fine cracks in it, it probably isn't worth starting on. Just polish the face of the piece and put it in the rock display instead.</p><p></p><p>I have a piece of boulder opal as well, very little colour play but a beautiful vivid blue. I think I'll put it aside though - got a Mt Hay thunderegg half with the face already polished, the agate inside shows very little banding but has the look of smokey quartz. We'll see how that one goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 82158, member: 2976"] Cheers Col. I think what I've learned from this is that the very, very important step one begins [b]before[/b] you start shaping and doming - make sure the piece of material you've selected is suitable for cabbing in the first place. If tiger eye has fine cracks in it, it probably isn't worth starting on. Just polish the face of the piece and put it in the rock display instead. I have a piece of boulder opal as well, very little colour play but a beautiful vivid blue. I think I'll put it aside though - got a Mt Hay thunderegg half with the face already polished, the agate inside shows very little banding but has the look of smokey quartz. We'll see how that one goes. [/QUOTE]
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