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I feel like I've been blown out of the water, Alan!! Avast that cannon fire with your Akros! Seriously, do you have any Cardinal Reds amongst that last over-powering onslaught? I've got some tiny ones, just over the 1/2" mark that were dug, but don't really know them to be the Cardinals. Take a look!

A trio of 1 3/16" Moonies. Notice the nice fire glow cast on the cloth surface.

Are you using a rounded tip drill bit for these? And do you use a drill press? I've often wondered about doing something like you did, but with only a drill motor I worry that it would make a wobbly hole. That is a great way to use up all those scrap pieces of wood we all seem to have lying around.

Very cool stuff! I do have a question: does the shattering happen under the torch or in the annealing oven? Or both?

Gad, I wish that my bank account was flush........I do believe I would just have to own both these lots.

Uh....um......well.....I'm just a newbie, and my head hurts. I'll jump in later.

Thanks Steph, for starting this thread! And thanks to those who have posted. It seems pretty obvious to me know why they are called Wedding Cakes. I think I have an ugly one with a brown frosting line, plus it has a big chip out of it. But it's the only one I have, so it all makes sense to me now. One question: do these wedding cakes have seam(s) or are they a swirl?

Nice picking! Please, which marble is the Paul Bunyan?

How in God's name have you been able to restrain yourself from opening up that rainbow box? You must have brass marbles!

Remember....brushing is not enough. You have to also floss!

I have a 3/4" Akro oxblood and light brown patch. I've not seen too many others, but I don't think the marble is rare, but it is possibly the rarest marble in my small collection. It is in collectible condition with lots of wear and bites.

It's the weekend back to marbles.Have you ever tried to photograph yellow aventurine?Not easy but I'll get it.Any suggestions about how to get better pics of aventurine.Yea I need a better camera hmmmmm.... Natural sunshine is the only way I can really see adventurine, especially if it is subtle. I've tried taking photos outdoors to try and capture the effect, but my Canon Powershot is limited. I have a handful of cats with green veins drenched in light green adventurine and cannot get a decent photo. But they look good outdoors on the full sunny day!

Beautiful CAC's! I understand the cobra and cyclone (kinda), but that middle marlbe looks like it has Guinea colors patterns. I do see a kind of swirling in it. I'm trying to stay in the boat, but am probably just hanging on by the gunwales! A simple yes it is a cyclone/cobra will do. Avast that hijacking notion, you swab! I'm trying to steer a straight course.

Bill, those Alley p's are very colorful and nice! Did you acquire them in a bunch or were they periodic finds here and there? I've been looking at original mesh bag marbles of various types, and pee wees don't seem to be mixed in. I guess they were sold as is and wouldn't be included in bags or boxes? I'm just wondering because they really do seem to be hard to come by.

If all else fails, you can set the camera back to its original factory settings. I assume that camera came with softward and an imaging/editing program? I have an older Canon Powershot that works pretty good, but once in awhile it goes out of whack and I have to drag out the manual. Good luck!