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In it's RAW form
Measures 4.75" x 3.5"
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2
View of marked side for trimming
1.2" x .8"
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RAW side (will be front / back
and furure resting case...
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Side view
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Back side again
(a little larger for detail).
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Trimmed down to cut line
on 1st wheel #1.
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Side view.
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Front or what will be the top.
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9
1st wheel still
Shapping the dome.
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10
180 of previous but
looks like another stone.
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Dome shapped
(on to wheel #2).
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Held from side to show dome.
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Bottom with initial flattening done.
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After final shaping
on 2nd wheel.
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Rotated...
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Side angel...
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And the base...
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After 3rd wheel (280#)
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Starting to look like something
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Now after wheel #4 (600#)
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Think this stone is shaping up...
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After wheel #5 (1200#)
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Looking very good
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Back (w/too much light)
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After final wheel (3000#)
Got some personality...
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Pictures don't do this stone
any justice at all...
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Even the back is interesting.
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On the stick...
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Ready to polish.
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After polishing...
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So much nicer in person,
pictures just don't do it!
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Back is pretty nice too...
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After FINAL Polish
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