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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,689
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Inlayed Aussie Opal with imitation "opal" centers. Would have used black grips but the owner wanted varigated.
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| · Date: Wed April 13, 2005 · Views: 3,570 · Tags: 1 · Filesize: 46.1kb, 1024.5kb · Dimensions: 2272 x 1704 ·
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Keywords: Aussie Opal
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Myles Boon
Registered: March 2005
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 136
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Wed April 13, 2005 7:34am
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Jim Rippe
Registered: March 2005
Location: Hammond, Indiana
Posts: 615
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Wed April 13, 2005 8:40am
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Looks great Mark! What color thread did you use?
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,689
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Wed April 13, 2005 6:32pm
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Thanks Myles and Jim. I used random passes of holographic prism tape to get the "opal" look then surrounded it with Reg A black and metalic gold. It really sparkles in the sunlight.
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Gerry Rhoades
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 101
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Fri April 15, 2005 1:44pm
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Very cool. The opal must be really thin. Are you in the area of the Opal Mines?
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Mark Fisher
Registered: March 2005
Location: Broken Hill, N.S.W, Australia
Posts: 1,689
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Fri April 15, 2005 7:41pm
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Thanks Gerry. The opal does stand "up" a bit from the wrap but has been coated with 3 thick layers of epoxy. It stands out beautifully. I live about 2 hours away from a little place called White Cliffs where they dig some of the nicest opal in the world. I have good access to thin cuts called triplets shown in this rod.
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James Martin
Registered: December 2005
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
Posts: 24
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Thu December 8, 2005 9:49pm
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That's way, way cool. Nice work.
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