lopacki Posted September 23, 2013 Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 Ann mentioned awhile ago that she was thinking of perhaps having a marble that she owned conserved/reconditioned but was not sure if she should. I told Ann that I was getting ready to work on a few marbles and told her that when they were done I would put up before and after images. If I have a marble that I think will be improved with a bit of work I do the work and I think that the results are usually far better than the piece I started with. Please tell me what you think. The marbles were sent to me for work, the first images are of an onionskin that was in terrible shape and all out of round. The finished size is 1.58 inch 40.16 mm All my best .... Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopacki Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 This second marble finished is 38.75 mm 1.52 inch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopacki Posted September 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2013 The third marble leaves a bit to be desired, I have contacted the owner and offered to grind it down a bit more but have warned them in doing so I will most likely pop into the ends. size 1.72 inch 43.66 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Striking difference. I totally see why people would want this done. Everyone else just needs to be educated and not spend a lot of money before they know what's what. Do these appear significantly different under a blacklight after you get done working on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idigjars Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Nice work Danny and thank you for sharing the before and after pics with us. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopacki Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Striking difference. I totally see why people would want this done. Everyone else just needs to be educated and not spend a lot of money before they know what's what. Do these appear significantly different under a blacklight after you get done working on them? Steph, I never thought of looking at the marbles under black light before and after, next time I work on some I will test it out and let you know the results. All my best ...... Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 OK, I'm convinced. I'll send it to you and see what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopacki Posted September 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 OK, I'm convinced. I'll send it to you and see what you think! Ann, I look forward to seeing it, hopefully it will need very little reconditioning. All my best .......... Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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