How to Make a Biggs Jasper Cabochon

In this video I show you all the steps I take to make a cabochon, enjoy!

[@seattlemichele664]

Just catching up on your older videos and really enjoyed this one (paired with the slabbing video) since I just went to the Biggs Junction mine and got some material. Beautiful transformation- hope I can do mine justice too!

[@spwinaustin]

That sounds like a great place to find rocks! Good luck with that and thanks so much for watching!

[@EEEKROAR]

Enjoyed the Vid - Would love to see more cab making / instructionals in the future

[@spwinaustin]

Thanks for watching! I will definitely be putting up more videos like that so stay tuned.

[@upnorthadventureswithccc]

Beautiful material ! Oh no it broke 🤔 No not again 🙄 So nice to see it didn't break again ! Amazing looking 👍 Thanks for sharing and for the teaching 😊

[@spwinaustin]

You are most welcome and thank you for watching! Those darn fractures……😩

[@colleenthompson8707]

Looks great! Nice job 👍

[@spwinaustin]

Thank you for watching Colleen!

[@ronaldhoppus9015]

That's a beauty and love the shape. Thanks for sharing

[@spwinaustin]

You’re most welcome Ronald. Thank you for your continued support!

[@ruthpotter3163]

Beautiful stone I love it keep doing what you do it’s worth it

[@spwinaustin]

Thanks Ruth, and thanks for watching!

[@jonathanyoung7785]

If you form the dome by grinding a series of partially-overlapping angles until they meet in the middle -- then round off the ridges -- you will get a dome without a flat spot in the middle. This is not criticism, just a thought from someone who has made a lot of cabs with your method and the method I describe. I enjoyed the video and will be watching more.

[@spwinaustin]

Hey Jonathan, thanks for the advice. I usually do get the tops rounded and scratch free. That day I was going fast and using some worn out wheels, just trying to get the video finished. In the future my videos should look better in the end. Thanks so much for watching!

[@danielkarczewski2467]

VERY NICE. So can you buy Biggs Jasper somewhere ?

[@spwinaustin]

Thanks! Absolutely, I buy mine from my local rock shop in Austin, Nature’s Treasures. There are other sources as well and if you happen to live in Oregon you can find some on your own 😁.

[@jimellis936]

Hello Scott, I've just discovered your video and watched a few. I noticed you and I live in the same area of Texas. I get rocks at Natures Treasures in Austin. I'm new to rock hounding. I looking to buy a cabbing machine in the near future and noticed you used a Highland Park cabbing machine. I was hoping you could tell me how you like your Highland Park cabbing machine. Are your wheels also highland park or do you use different wheels?

[@spwinaustin]

Hi Jim, thanks for watching. I do like the HP CB8 very much. My first machine was a Covington combo unit with 6” wheels but I didn’t care much for that one. The 8” wheels with lots of space to work around them is the way to go in my opinion. I did not go with the HP wheels but I’m sure they are good ones based on my experience with HP products. I went with Covington and Kingsley North for my hard, sintered wheels and Diamond Pacific’s Nova wheels for the rest. Good luck!

[@darrengillesdarrengilles8336]

Man this guy just doesn't learn,,,,,,,I posted this comment in his Biggs jasper slabbing video and Ill say it again here,,,,,This is a good lesson for all you wannabe cabbers out there. When purchasing your rough material, fracture lines matter and if you ignore them they will cost you money,,,,,,,,,,Every second you spend on a diamond blade or wheel on something that fractures is money down the drain , a waste of money time and material.

[@spwinaustin]

Thanks for the feedback 😁, and thank you for watching!