realrockhound
Cave Dweller 
Chucking leaverite at tweekers
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 15, 2024 19:56:15 GMT -5
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RockNerds
noticing nice landscape pebbles
oooooooooo a rock lol
Member since August 2024
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Post by RockNerds on Oct 15, 2024 20:21:50 GMT -5
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Post by whalecottagedesigns on Oct 15, 2024 22:11:46 GMT -5
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realrockhound
Cave Dweller
Chucking leaverite at tweekers
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 15, 2024 22:21:07 GMT -5
RockNerdsThank you. whalecottagedesignsAppreciated. Can’t even express how much of a time consuming piece this was to cut and polish. That top half is essentially hanging on by a thread 😂
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
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Post by rocknrob on Oct 16, 2024 19:22:32 GMT -5
Dang! Everyone's got some really good stuff this time. I finally found a couple pieces with fractures on the slab. I did the patented "drop test" although I probably shouldn't have done it from 4 feet and well. There were some un-healed fractures and as the saying goes after one drops a bag of chips... now I have more chips. But one is a coming!
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RockNerds
noticing nice landscape pebbles
oooooooooo a rock lol
Member since August 2024
Posts: 80
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Post by RockNerds on Oct 16, 2024 21:11:27 GMT -5
Dang! Everyone's got some really good stuff this time. I finally found a couple pieces with fractures on the slab. I did the patented "drop test" although I probably shouldn't have done it from 4 feet and well. There were some un-healed fractures and as the saying goes after one drops a bag of chips... now I have more chips. But one is a coming! I do the drop test too sometimes lol but not on purpose  |
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Post by tribeunited on Oct 17, 2024 17:55:31 GMT -5
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Post by victor1941 on Oct 17, 2024 18:40:25 GMT -5
My wife says it photographed blue.
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olimarmaster
off to a rocking start
Member since September 2024
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Post by olimarmaster on Oct 18, 2024 22:55:32 GMT -5
Recently joined this forum, so this is my first time attempting to compete in this monthly thread  I know this might end up just flying to pieces, but I'm curious to see if i can keep a shape together while cabbing this piece. The cracks don't go all the way through the slab, so it might hold together?  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 19, 2024 5:22:48 GMT -5
Recently joined this forum, so this is my first time attempting to compete in this monthly thread I know this might end up just flying to pieces, but I'm curious to see if i can keep a shape together while cabbing this piece. The cracks don't go all the way through the slab, so it might hold together? Welcome and good for you for jumping right in! Good luck with your cab. |
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Post by victor1941 on Oct 19, 2024 8:22:23 GMT -5
Olimarmaster, good luck on that material!
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olimarmaster
off to a rocking start
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Post by olimarmaster on Oct 19, 2024 14:54:42 GMT -5
Alas, tragedy struck. Knew it'd be a long shot - one of the cracks did end up kind of wrapping around and the rock gently fell apart during 280 grit  |
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olimarmaster
off to a rocking start
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Post by olimarmaster on Oct 19, 2024 15:08:37 GMT -5
First attempt failed, but i gave it another try and landed on something I'm proud of. Still new to this, so I know the symmetry and doming isn't top tier. I didn't know this rock would amount to anything, but it had a little hole in it so i figured there might be more deeper in. I just took it to my 60 grit wheel and ground away until i came across a combination of hole + color i liked. Due to this, my pic of the rock before working on it is VERY rough. Just glad i snapped one at all! Because i was just freehand grinding, i didn't end up drawing an outline, preforming, or dopping.
This was made from a piece of chalcedony i found in landscaping rock in a parking lot at work in Wisconsin. And yes, the hole does go all the way through! Here are my glam shots:   And here are my shots required by the competition - rough, side, and top    |
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 19, 2024 15:12:05 GMT -5
The first picture is super cute! I love how it looks. olimarmaster |
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Post by pebblesky on Oct 19, 2024 15:16:14 GMT -5
Owyhee Plume Agate  🙇 |
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
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Post by rocknrob on Oct 19, 2024 17:14:43 GMT -5
RockNerds Thank you. whalecottagedesigns Appreciated. Can’t even express how much of a time consuming piece this was to cut and polish. That top half is essentially hanging on by a thread 😂 I think the term "feather touch" may apply here. It looks like if you glance at it wrong it will break. Beautiful cab there! |
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
Posts: 611
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Post by rocknrob on Oct 19, 2024 17:16:39 GMT -5
First attempt failed, but i gave it another try and landed on something I'm proud of. Still new to this, so I know the symmetry and doming isn't top tier. I didn't know this rock would amount to anything, but it had a little hole in it so i figured there might be more deeper in. I just took it to my 60 grit wheel and ground away until i came across a combination of hole + color i liked. Due to this, my pic of the rock before working on it is VERY rough. Just glad i snapped one at all! Because i was just freehand grinding, i didn't end up drawing an outline, preforming, or dopping.
This was made from a piece of chalcedony i found in landscaping rock in a parking lot at work in Wisconsin. And yes, the hole does go all the way through! Here are my glam shots: And here are my shots required by the competition - rough, side, and top Nice recovery! I know I have a couple of backups because of things like this. |
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realrockhound
Cave Dweller
Chucking leaverite at tweekers
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 19, 2024 17:24:36 GMT -5
RockNerds Thank you. whalecottagedesigns Appreciated. Can’t even express how much of a time consuming piece this was to cut and polish. That top half is essentially hanging on by a thread 😂 I think the term "feather touch" may apply here. It looks like if you glance at it wrong it will break. Beautiful cab there! it’s more sturdy than you think. But yeah, still delicate all things considered. Even with doming and polishing I had to be cognizant in the directions I was doing it. |
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
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Post by rocknrob on Oct 21, 2024 9:11:02 GMT -5
I removed my submission since I saw a couple things that need refining. Not the least of which is some shallow depth of field making it a bit wonky to look at. Sorry, I'll have better photos later today. Apparently taking pics at 9pm in the dark without added light makes for some blurry photos.  |
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rocknrob
has rocks in the head
If Costco only sold slabs in bulk...
Member since May 2024
Posts: 611
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Post by rocknrob on Oct 21, 2024 17:42:37 GMT -5
I humbly re-submit my entry for this month's contest. To be honest I don't know what it is, I think it may have come from a slabette sale from here. It sure took a nice shine with my new cerium disc. Turkish stick agate perhaps? I'm really happy with how this turned out! it's 32mm x 22mm I'm not sure what's going on with the camera lately but it's got a real shallow depth of field on it even with a high amount of light. Cloudinary doesn't help much either. I'll try a different setting and self host a larger pic for super detail-o-vision. Top down  3/4 Angle  And flat.  Gotta love a cabochon baby picture.   The cab with it's siblings. I'll be making something out of those as well as this stuff looks pretty cool!  |
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