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Jamo

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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2015, 07:28:46 PM »
Here's my entry. Tiger Eye



Rough



Cab
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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2015, 09:11:32 PM »
Beautiful piece Jamo, all of the entries are great so far.


Following is my entry of North west Queensland malachite, chrysocolla and azurite.

Rough


Finished cabochon


Compilation from start to finish 
« Last Edit: June 19, 2015, 09:13:51 PM by Fullerton »
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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #17 on: June 20, 2015, 04:30:40 AM »
Beautiful pieces everyone - you guys are blowing me away here :P

Jamo

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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #18 on: June 20, 2015, 11:13:31 AM »
Picked this rough up from a rock auction as part of a group. Initially thought it was only fit to fill potholes in the drive until I saw a faint flash of colour. Then I reallised what it was. SUNSTONE



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Polished freeform cab (double sided)   Very difficult to get a good pic of the colour play in the stone

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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #19 on: June 20, 2015, 10:34:41 PM »
Hello All,
I have never posted anything other than a normal letter so let me know if I mess this up.  Thought I should submit an entry to support the comp.  Not sure if it meets the rules but here it is (I hope). Thunderegg cab from Mt. Hope.  Nice colours even though it has a couple of small defects.
I couldn't work out how to put a thumbnail here... more research needed obviously. No, just worked it out.

« Last Edit: June 20, 2015, 10:46:14 PM by Crocket »

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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #20 on: June 21, 2015, 07:48:54 AM »
No, just worked it out.

Well done - a great first post. Good luck in the comp.

cheers
Leah
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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #21 on: June 21, 2015, 03:13:55 PM »
Here are a couple I knocked up at the club yesterday.  :D I hope there suitable; I sure need to do a course in gemstone photography .   ::) ;) The first is a turquoise I picked up at the Horsham Gemboree and the second is Nephrite Jade I picked up from a garage sale recently.








Malachi  beers


Edited by admin to add the Medium images from Gallery (attachments deleted to avoid duplication).

« Last Edit: June 21, 2015, 04:00:07 PM by Aussie Sapphire »

Crocket

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Re: ALF Cutting Competition #1
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2015, 07:51:22 PM »
Many beautiful stones.  I am glad I am not judging!!!  Good luck to all.

 

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