highplainsdrifter
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Oct 3, 2009 9:59:47 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D [glow=red,2,300]The Winner's[/glow] ;D ;D ;D Well, judging is done and both categories came down to ties and rejudging. I'm glad we'll have two people's choice awards, because this was really close. I'll open People's Choice sometime later today. The voting post will be at the beginning of this thread. Novice/Beginners Winner: Spiderweb Obsidian by Bejewelme (Amber) There were ties between this entry and two others. We felt this one had the better polish and labeling. Advanced Winner: Carnelian Pumpkin by MossyRockhound (Garry) There were several ties with perfect scores in this category, but we felt the difficulty level of Garry's Pumpkin put it into the winner's circle. Congratulations Amber and Garry!!!! Please select which material you'd like your prize cut from out of the list below and post on this thread. Thanks to everyone for participating. This was a great contest. Amazonite (Russian) Arroyo Picture Jasper Badger Pocket Pet Wood Bat Cave Jasper Black Jade Blue Biggs Picture Jasper British Columbia Ocean Picture Rock Bruneau Jasper Cacoxenite in Ametrine Calico Agate Canadian River Carey Plume agate Carresite Chyrsoprase Dendritic Opalite Deschutes Picture Jasper Flame Agate Graveyard Point Plume Hampton Butte Plume (from Limb cast) Intenstinal Jade (BC) Jumpin' Jeep Plume/Moss Kabamba Jasper Keegan Ranch Tube Agate Koi Jasper Lapis Madagascar Pink plume Mary Ellen Jasper Mcdonald Angelwing Plume Nyedigger Plume Agate Ocean Jasper Owyhee Picture Jasper Oregon Sunset Agate Owyhee Sunset Jasper Polka Dot Agate Priday Plume Agate Red Ribbon Obsidian Regency Rose Plume Agate Rhodochrosite Rhodonite Riviera Plume Robinson Ranch PLume Rocky Butte Picture Jasper San Lorenzo Agate Sheep Creek Plume Stinkingwater Plume Agate Stone Canyon Jasper Teepee Canyon Texas Plume Vistaite Willow Creek Youngite Hi All: Please post your entries for the cab competition on this thread. Information including rules, Q&A, categories, prizes and judging can be found in the other thread. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/index.cgi?board=comptime&action=display&thread=33456&page=1I'll provide some judging feedback in Mid-October. |
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Tigger
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Post by Tigger on Oct 3, 2009 22:53:00 GMT -5
Ok Here's my entry. I haven't been able to do a cab in a long while, but I have pictures of the ones I did a little while back. Is that allowed or does it have to be one I do right now?  |
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 5, 2009 8:30:03 GMT -5
OK, here's my entry!  I made a cab which I named... but let me firstly show you the pictures and then you will better understand the name ;D   It's a cab made from an Antelope Jasper slab, from Oregon (I got it from StoneAgeIndustries). As you see, it has a weird shape. The dimensions are: 49 mm width and 31 mm height. I named this cab [glow=red,2,300] DRACULA'S DENTURE[/glow] Don't you think it looks like? Just look at the pic below. It even works! ;D  The shine in the first two pics is not due to the fact I held it into my mouth. I swear I cleaned and dried it after that! I would eat a pound of garlic if I lie! ;D As you see, my cab has a symmetry plan and besides I built my cabbing machine a bit less than two years ago, so I would qualify for the beginners/novice section. But I would be honored if Dan would accept my cab to be in the advanced/master section. Thank you for looking, Adrian |
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Post by Toad on Oct 5, 2009 8:35:57 GMT -5
LOL, leave it to a Romanian.
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jayhkr
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Post by jayhkr on Oct 5, 2009 9:54:14 GMT -5
That's awesome! Good imagination!
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Post by Tonyterner on Oct 5, 2009 14:04:28 GMT -5
lol Adrian that cracked me the bleep up. Poor Ioana, she was so young but alas now she is gone, a victim of Dracula's Dentures. Is Antelope jasper from Transylvania?
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 5, 2009 14:47:54 GMT -5
Adrian:
You are from the land of Transylvania!!!!!! What a wonderful idea you are so creative!!!!!! Poor Iona!!!!!!
And BTW-you are a master cabber!!!!!!!!!!!!! You might be new, but you cab like you have been doing it for 25 years!!!!!!
Amber
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highplainsdrifter
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Oct 5, 2009 16:26:59 GMT -5
Ok Here's my entry. I haven't been able to do a cab in a long while, but I have pictures of the ones I did a little while back. Is that allowed or does it have to be one I do right now? It can be a cab you cut anytime, no rules on when it was cut. |
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Post by Bikerrandy on Oct 10, 2009 16:50:19 GMT -5
Advanced/Masters- I'm gonna call this one "lost soul". It's from a 15 pound chunk of Fancy Jasper from Brazil that I received from Ebay seller Astro Gallery a while back. When I saw the ghostly image in the slab, I knew that I had to cab it! Jo "naturenut" saw it in person yesterday and said that I should definitely enter it, so here it is! ......   |
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wyobrian
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Post by wyobrian on Oct 10, 2009 17:39:55 GMT -5
THE GLASS BAT Advanced/Masters    Thanks for the contest....Brian |
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Post by Toad on Oct 10, 2009 22:28:32 GMT -5
the first picture looks more like the hands of a clock. Very nice bat.
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SteveHolmes
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Post by SteveHolmes on Oct 11, 2009 14:58:36 GMT -5
Here's my Entry for the contest. THANKS DAN for hosting this. Utah Dino Bone with Fortifications/ Novice Class  A side view....  Casper is sweating for the both of us. Our 1st Cabochon Competition.... ;D  THANKS!!! Steve |
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Post by Toad on Oct 11, 2009 15:24:09 GMT -5
Nice orange, very Halloweeny
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Post by moondragon on Oct 11, 2009 16:18:47 GMT -5
Wow these are all so great:) Gonna be hard to pick just one. And I enjoy the imagination and props yall use on each one just as much:) LOL
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 12, 2009 7:21:57 GMT -5
WOW guys very nice!!!! That bat is super!!!! Tough competition here, I finished mine, now I don't know if it is good enough, LOL!!!!!! Nice bone Steve, you are the king of bone!!!! Randy very spooky!!!!
Amber
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highplainsdrifter
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Oct 15, 2009 15:17:12 GMT -5
Thanks everyone who've posted entries so far, these are really nice cabs. The only feedback I have is to remember a label and try to show off the workmanship. If you haven't already, please post which category you're in.
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Post by Bejewelme on Oct 18, 2009 15:30:51 GMT -5
Halloween Cab Competition Bejewelme/Amber--Beginner Category Material: Spider Web Obsidian, Mexico Here is a cabochon of spider web obsidian, which was recently discovered in Chihuahua, Mexico. A small amount of material was mined before it played out, therefore obtaining more of this unusual material is getting more difficult. It features plenty of sky blue/green spider webbing contrasting against a soft black background. The ornate webbed pattern is quite striking, and really does resemble a spider's web. The cab has a nice dome of 4+mm,and is 1 1/2" high x 1" wide, a rounded egg shape, and is polished to a slick glassy shine.    Happy Creepy Halloween! Thanks Dan for a fun and challenging contest! Amber |
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MikeS
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Post by MikeS on Oct 18, 2009 21:20:20 GMT -5
Here's mine...I'll put it in the advanced class... "Witch On Her Broomstick" It's Wiggins Fork Opalized Wood streaked with some agate. The material was collected north of Dubois, Wyoming. The cab measures 38 x 20 mm, with a 6.5mm peak dome. If you look at the dark spot on the upper right, it looks like a witch riding her broomstick...and it's got a set of "eyes" when it's backlit    |
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Post by Toad on Oct 18, 2009 22:10:07 GMT -5
Great stuff all.
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Post by stoner on Oct 18, 2009 23:01:36 GMT -5
I almost missed this competition!  Nice looking cabs everyone. I have one more pic to add to this, but for now, here are pics of the face and from an angle laying flat. There are a lot of weird and spooky looking things going on in this cab(some of which may just be from having flashbacks again! ) Here's my entry in the master category, a Morrisonite jasper. Thanks for the contest. Please don't pay attention to the smaller pic, I guess when one adds a pic from the desktop it actually shows up, and I don't know how to get rid of it!    |
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Nice looking cabs everyone. I have one more pic to add to this, but for now, here are pics of the face and from an angle laying flat. There are a lot of weird and spooky looking things going on in this cab(some of which may just be from having flashbacks again! 
