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Post by victor1941 on Aug 22, 2024 17:15:57 GMT -5
This is my freeform entry for the August contest. This cab was made from a Luna agate slice (New Mexico) purchased many years ago. I have also included a polished Luna slice from the last vibe tumble. The second picture is the top.This stone is shaped on a flat lap and polished in a UV-18 vibe.
Last Edit: Aug 29, 2024 9:20:44 GMT -5 by victor1941
Post by realrockhound on Aug 25, 2024 19:50:38 GMT -5
Probably wont enter this. However people wanted to see this "solar flare" jasper cut, so figured i'd share it here just in case I had a change of heart in entering.
Post by lapidary1234 on Aug 27, 2024 1:22:32 GMT -5
I made a free-form cab tonight. It is material I got in a trade. Supposed to be Mojave desert jasper but it doesn't seem quite as hard as a jasper and a bit crumbly like a sedimentary stone. Either way its pretty and a free-form!
Just went back and reread the guidelines for this. This competition. The one I was going to enter is a rhodochrosite teardrop or egg-shape. I didn't use a template but it came out very symmetrical. Now I see that we are supposed to be asymmetrical.
Last Edit: Aug 29, 2024 11:47:35 GMT -5 by rockbrain
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Just went back and reread the guidelines for this. This competition. The one I was going to enter is a rhodochrosite teardrop or egg-shape. I didn't use a template but it came out very symmetrical. Now I see that we are supposed to be asymmetrical.
I had the same question. Guess it's a matter of interpretation/definition. I've always thought a freeform cab was one that was cut freehand without using a template even though it might end up symmetrical. But the rules are the rules. Guess it would be hard in some cases to judge whether a template was used.
Just went back and reread the guidelines for this. This competition. The one I was going to enter is a rhodochrosite teardrop or egg-shape. I didn't use a template but it came out very symmetrical. Now I see that we are supposed to be asymmetrical.
That is funny. I was going to do a teardrop and then changed to something else.
Post by victor1941 on Aug 29, 2024 17:50:30 GMT -5
I would like to believe that the entrants in each months contest have high standards and follow the rules. This should be a fun contest where all can enter and show what can be made for the same theme.
Just went back and reread the guidelines for this. This competition. The one I was going to enter is a rhodochrosite teardrop or egg-shape. I didn't use a template but it came out very symmetrical. Now I see that we are supposed to be asymmetrical.
It is up to miket and tommy to make the call, and my personal opinion is that as long as you don't use a template, it qualifies as a freeform and mathematically it couldn't be strictly "symmetrical" anyway.
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