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Home Made Slant Cabber
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<blockquote data-quote="xcvator" data-source="post: 563254" data-attributes="member: 8322"><p>I need a lot more help on how to mark out cabs, not just the shape but the girdles and forming the domes.Any tricks to learn ?</p><p></p><p>What are the best stones to learn on, I've got some bits of Rhodonite (good to work with) Sodalite ( like the colour) Labradorite ( love the colour, fractures along lines easily) Rose Quartz (looks good untill it's polished, then it looks insipid (to me, a nothing washed out stone)</p><p></p><p>Noticed that the "superglue" can penetrate and remove some material where it's been holding the dop (lepodolite, must be a bit porous ) </p><p></p><p>Does the wax/shellac combination ever damage the surface of cabs?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xcvator, post: 563254, member: 8322"] I need a lot more help on how to mark out cabs, not just the shape but the girdles and forming the domes.Any tricks to learn ? What are the best stones to learn on, I've got some bits of Rhodonite (good to work with) Sodalite ( like the colour) Labradorite ( love the colour, fractures along lines easily) Rose Quartz (looks good untill it's polished, then it looks insipid (to me, a nothing washed out stone) Noticed that the "superglue" can penetrate and remove some material where it's been holding the dop (lepodolite, must be a bit porous ) Does the wax/shellac combination ever damage the surface of cabs? [/QUOTE]
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