May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
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- PinkDiamond
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Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
Beautiful, Rock! And I love that Shewa Nili. I don't have any Shewas, but hopefully someday I'll find one I can't live without for my collection. As for how long it took to cut the first one, I went excruciatingly slowly because I knew it was so thin it could break at only 1.5mm, and I only worked on it for a couple of hours each night so I'd say it took a good 2 weeks before I gave up and called it finished. Also, the polish leaves a lot to be desired, but I decided not to fool with it anymore and left it as I left it for the contest.
Dien ran the last contest we had, and he supplied the rough, and I got a piece of belemnite that was awesome to cut, but so fragile to work, and 1/4 to 1/3 of it broke off, and I finished both, but the larger piece came out better in the photos so I'll show you that one too.
Dien ran the last contest we had, and he supplied the rough, and I got a piece of belemnite that was awesome to cut, but so fragile to work, and 1/4 to 1/3 of it broke off, and I finished both, but the larger piece came out better in the photos so I'll show you that one too.
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Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
I adore Shewa! Unfortunately it's hard to find stable pieces. They exist, just not a lot. I had an utterly GORGEOUS chocolate shewa. Unfortunately it was at the beginning of my opal journey and I didn't know much about them. I ground off the rind and it crumbled to pieces.
As for my fav? Hmm... I don't know if I can pick just one...
As for my fav? Hmm... I don't know if I can pick just one...
~KJ~
Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
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Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KJOFineArt
Website: http://www.kjmontoya.com
- SwordfishMining
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Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
I leave the rind on mine for support. I was told it greatly increases the chance of it holding together. The rest I bought and sell as rough for specimens within their price range.
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Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
Here's the photo you asked for Nili.
Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
8s, that really is a NICE rock!
~KJ~
Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KJOFineArt
Website: http://www.kjmontoya.com
Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KJOFineArt
Website: http://www.kjmontoya.com
Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
Thanks KJ, It's 1 inch x1/2 inch. And if the setting is crooked it's because the opal is.
Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
Gotta follow the stone!
~KJ~
Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KJOFineArt
Website: http://www.kjmontoya.com
Mysterious opals contain the wonders of the skies - sparkling rainbows, fireworks, and lightning, shifting and moving in their depths.
ETSY: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KJOFineArt
Website: http://www.kjmontoya.com
Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
Rockranger1 they are amazingly beautiful !!!!!!!!
Re: May i brag ? will you brag with me ?
crazy8s : Thank you , i thught thats what he / she did , good job love the opal... naturaly
kjsspot : i feel your pain , my 1st shewa was when they were just found no one knew basicly anything , how to handell what to avoid etc. so yes that 1 brock But it got me curious , in Israel we have a very larg comunity of ethiopians and some had at that time lots of shewa ( well 2 i meet ) also at that time peopal could bring with them the opals .. i think i was lucky . some of the shewa i have have cracks some don't ,some , actualy the one in the photo has a carck you can see, what you don't see is that it is fild with colors , i just coulden't capture that ,
for me a closed shewa is an adventure what might i find inside <lol> i gess that's what i love about them.
Pink only 2 week !?! that's such a wounderfull job you did ther .. i hope to try it asap i'm just scerd
kjsspot : i feel your pain , my 1st shewa was when they were just found no one knew basicly anything , how to handell what to avoid etc. so yes that 1 brock But it got me curious , in Israel we have a very larg comunity of ethiopians and some had at that time lots of shewa ( well 2 i meet ) also at that time peopal could bring with them the opals .. i think i was lucky . some of the shewa i have have cracks some don't ,some , actualy the one in the photo has a carck you can see, what you don't see is that it is fild with colors , i just coulden't capture that ,
for me a closed shewa is an adventure what might i find inside <lol> i gess that's what i love about them.
Pink only 2 week !?! that's such a wounderfull job you did ther .. i hope to try it asap i'm just scerd