My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05

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My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 25, 2008 21:04:34 GMT -5

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Post by Tweetiepy on May 25, 2008 21:04:34 GMT -5

Well I have to say this was a very dissapointing batch of cabs.

In here were many redos - even after being redone, they didn't turn out any better -

I apologize in advance, I got a pretty bad throat infection and was sick all of our long weekend (ours was last weekend) - I was on antibiotics for the infection and nothing tastes, smells or looks right since then - so maybe I'm just in a pissy mood - Some cabs are okay some are pretty bad, and others leave a bad taste in my mouth - Maybe it's just me... (damn PMS)

This one I'm rather happy with - and a prime example of tearing through a slab to get to a nice piece... Turritella

an okay piece of green moss agate - with druzy - it shine up nice but the druzy doesn't seem quite right...

green & red agate from British Columbia - it looks scratched & fractured but it isn,t - not too proud of this piece

blue lace - hmmm the shape is a little bigger than I wanted - it kinda overwhelms the stone -

This one is fabulous, it shines like mad - I think it's wood - got it from KD as a small preshaped piece - it's rub-on-your-face worthy!

montana agate - very thin piece that had an uneven crappy surface to begin with - so the white spot you see is a piece fallling out waiting to happen - it shine up nice though...

Ah, what can I say about this one, another montana - it looked fine and it seems my photo skills are improving and this one is scratched up to high heaven! - at first I thought it was the silver residue from the diamond belt (and some of it is) but then I see scratches - this one's good for the re-do, re-do pile

unknown piece - turned out okay I guess - I,m not thrilled with it

a redo of a green striped piece of something (agate probably) - shined up much better on the diamond belts - I like this one

tiger eye - this stuff is hard sometimes and soft sometimes on the same parts - if I'm grinding on the 80 grit it,s hard and it grinds to bits on the 1200 belt - go figure - I like the shine - this one flew off the dop

Finally this last one I do like - another example of getting a good piece from a slab - BC flowerstone - I picked this piece special...

Thanks for looking (sorry if the ugliness of these cabs hurt your eyes)

Last Edit: May 25, 2008 21:06:57 GMT -5 by Tweetiepy

stonesthatrock In Memoriam RIP Ralph, you are missed Member since December 2006 Posts: 7,115	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 25, 2008 22:31:06 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stonesthatrock on May 25, 2008 22:31:06 GMT -5 i didn't think they were ugly at all. I really like the blue lace and the last one. If you want ugly, i have some i could show you.
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stardiamond gets rocks for Christmas Member since July 2007 Posts: 6,086	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 25, 2008 22:52:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stardiamond on May 25, 2008 22:52:29 GMT -5 When I saw the subject, I thought you cabbed coprolite.
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colliel82 has rocks in the head Member since November 2007 Posts: 664	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 25, 2008 23:43:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by colliel82 on May 25, 2008 23:43:31 GMT -5 Wished my crappy cabs were half as good as yours

krazydiamond Global Moderator Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far. Member since June 2004 Posts: 9,636	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 26, 2008 8:58:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by krazydiamond on May 26, 2008 8:58:09 GMT -5 i think you are too hard on yourself, Tweet! those are very nice cabs, especially that last one! hope you are feeling better! KD
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My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 26, 2008 11:37:49 GMT -5

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Post by stoner on May 26, 2008 11:37:49 GMT -5

Yep, I agree! With KD, that is. We all have bad batches, but these don't look as bad as you're saying they are. When I'm having one of those days I just stop and walk away for a while or a day because I know nothing I do is going to be right. I like the unknown the best, and the blue lace is a nice material to make a chunky cab out of. So rest, feel better, then look at them again.

Bikerrandy can identify rocks - even green ones Say what?? Member since September 2005 Posts: 15,688	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 26, 2008 11:48:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Bikerrandy on May 26, 2008 11:48:57 GMT -5 I like'm!
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chinook203 freely admits to licking rocks Member since February 2006 Posts: 849	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 26, 2008 22:32:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by chinook203 on May 26, 2008 22:32:16 GMT -5 You are being too critical of yourself and you don't feel good, they look great! Sandy

fishenman driving up their electric bill ___________ Member since November 2007 Posts: 2,211	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 26, 2008 23:26:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by fishenman on May 26, 2008 23:26:14 GMT -5 My ? They are nice. Better than a . Gotta give you props for posting stuff you don't like. I won't. Hope you are feeling better.
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Dean Cain off to a rocking start Member since May 2008 Posts: 1	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 27, 2008 1:11:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dean Cain on May 27, 2008 1:11:14 GMT -5 Tweety, Your cabs are beautiful in every way, I am very proud of you!!! Maybe we can have some coffee some time???
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My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 27, 2008 7:11:20 GMT -5

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Post by Tweetiepy on May 27, 2008 7:11:20 GMT -5

May 27, 2008 1:11:14 GMT -5 Dean Cain said:

Tweety,

Your cabs are beautiful in every way, I am very proud of you!!!

Maybe we can have some coffee some time???

Okay is this some idea of a cruel joke! - Dean Cain here, posting about my cabs...you have got to be someone from my work - I'd say you were my husband, but he knows I don't drink coffee! Okay it's not cruel but it is kinda funny given my obsession with Dean Cain!!! - I sure hope you post lots so I'll be able to see your avatar often.

If you really are Dean Cain, please read my post about my personal cabbing fantasy and then we can talk/meet/get naked!

Sorry!

BTW thanks everyone for you kind comments, but I still think that most of you with positive comments have not clicked the thumbnail to see a larger picture where all the scratches show!

Last Edit: May 27, 2008 14:14:12 GMT -5 by Tweetiepy

holdemplyer spending too much on rocks Member since January 2008 Posts: 418	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 27, 2008 9:37:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by holdemplyer on May 27, 2008 9:37:48 GMT -5 Tweety, I think you should send them my way, and i'll dispose of them properly! lol, just kidding, I think they all look very nice! Way too hard on yourself.
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Titania driving up their electric bill Nichole Member since October 2007 Posts: 2,046	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 27, 2008 10:05:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Titania on May 27, 2008 10:05:14 GMT -5 Not bad, Tweetie! I see LOTS of shine! I think my favorite is the green striped one.

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My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 27, 2008 10:37:22 GMT -5

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Post by adrian65 on May 27, 2008 10:37:22 GMT -5

Did you make them as a single batch, all of them? I found that my cabs look better if I cab fewer into a batch. I know that cabbing more cabs at once is more ergonomic, but probably it depends on the patiency of the cabber and on its mood. Even if I do them one by one or in a batch, a cab takes me about an hour from cutting the shape to final polish. So I usually limit my batches to 3, or at most 4 cabs. Often I do only one.
I don't think your cabs are ugly, only some of them must be redone from 500 or such.

The BC flower, the BC agate and the blue lace are my favorites.

Adrian

Last Edit: May 27, 2008 10:43:49 GMT -5 by adrian65

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Tonyterner gets rocks for Christmas Cuttin', cabbin' and havin' fun Member since June 2007 Posts: 6,962	My batch of crappy cabs!!! 25/05 May 27, 2008 15:12:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tonyterner on May 27, 2008 15:12:18 GMT -5 Boy I thought I was hard on myself, you're way worse than I am. lol I did click on all of the thumbnails and only saw scratches on the ones you pointed out. Not a bad batch at all.