carleton
spending too much on rocks
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Post by carleton on Oct 8, 2014 15:28:03 GMT -5
Rules: Nothing has changed, Entries are not required to be started in the time frame of the contest, only finished by the deadline. All entries however will still require a photo of the slab, preform and finished cab. So no cabs pulled from the drawer. Things like intarsias, carvings, jewelry, and composite type cabs can not be entered in an effort to keep the contest somewhat fair by just entering free form style cabs. Again, please remember to include a pic or two of the original slab, then a pic of the preform, and finally, the finished cab. We ask that all entries submitted to this contest be unique to the RTH version of the Killer Cab Contest. I will do my best to monitor the other forums for duplicate entries, and any duplicates will be disqualified. You can enter any shape cab and your choice of mineral. Feel free to share with us what ever you like about the material, the process or what ever else you would like to share. Cabs posted here are only for the contest. I have a small request, because I am not always 100% confident in identifying all materials, if everyone could do their best to remember to ID the material (even if it may seem obvious) it would help me at times, I get concerned I will make a mistake if I guess when I am creating the poll. If you have no idea on the material, that's perfectly OK too  I have entered my fair share of mystery materials, there is no shame in saying "not sure what this is", usually we get some ID help through out the contest too which is a bonus. Good Luck everyone! Carleton |
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rxscram
has rocks in the head
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Post by rxscram on Oct 8, 2014 17:24:04 GMT -5
Hopefully we get more action this month!
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Post by roy on Oct 8, 2014 22:18:10 GMT -5
i will put one in if you do
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Tommy
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Post by Tommy on Oct 9, 2014 16:22:16 GMT -5
Come on roy lets do this! haha. Finally feeling human again after our trip to Germany - between the jet lag and getting sick I was out of it for a good 7 days after we got home. This is the first cab I've made from material we brought back.This is German achat (agate) from the Bierbachtal (beer creek valley) region. We bought 3-lb each polished half-cobbles of this and another similar material in a little back-alley junk shop in a picturesque little town called Landau where we stopped for lunch on our way to Idar Oberstein. We saw much more of the material later in the rock museums - the typical color is opaque beige to pink with various internal patterns - this one resembling the growth lines on a tree. Germans call it agate but I think we would be more likely to call it jasper/agate here due to the opacity with the exception of the very center which features transparent agate material ringed with a red line.    I'll post more pics later - I'm still holding out hope of finding time to do a formal trip report. |
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rxscram
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Post by rxscram on Oct 9, 2014 16:28:50 GMT -5
i will put one in if you do ... You're on! |
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Post by roy on Oct 10, 2014 8:37:59 GMT -5
ok guess i have to make a cab this weekend !!!
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Post by orrum on Oct 10, 2014 21:31:41 GMT -5
Nice Tommy!
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gemfeller
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Post by gemfeller on Oct 12, 2014 0:09:00 GMT -5
Interesting material Tommy. Hope you recover soon from all the travel problems. It's outstanding to have a material like than represented in this competition. I'm curious to hear of your adventures in I/O.
I've had a long lay-off from cab cutting for various reasons: remodeling, surgery, various illnesses, general crap. I'm now seeing a little daylight and will enter a stone this month if at all possible. I'm itching to get back to the wheels but Real Life has been overpowering me for a long while now.
Good luck to all!
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Post by roy on Oct 12, 2014 11:31:29 GMT -5
Tommy is that from Mcdermit? nice cab
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Post by NM Stone Supply on Oct 12, 2014 16:53:06 GMT -5
Here is my contest entry. I picked up a couple small chunks of Agua Nueva Agate while at the Rockhound Roundup show in Deming this past spring. Some pieces have a quartz band running through them. These pieces are great for cutting cabs. The slab:  The preform:  The back all polished up:  The finished cab:   Jason  |
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Post by roy on Oct 12, 2014 22:31:26 GMT -5
so i managed to get some done one is worth putting up here lol! cut three pieces out of this slab the preform  the cab  not the best photo's but not enough time in the day! |
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Post by orrum on Oct 13, 2014 9:29:07 GMT -5
Allright it's gonna be a horse race now fer sure!!!! Rxscram it's on and your turn!!!
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Post by broseph82 on Oct 13, 2014 22:27:38 GMT -5
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Post by orrum on Oct 14, 2014 12:44:43 GMT -5
I like the play of colors.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 14, 2014 14:00:29 GMT -5
Lookin' good people!
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rxscram
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Post by rxscram on Oct 18, 2014 22:17:17 GMT -5
Okay, did mine today! Had a small piece of orange / red Namibian Pietersite, and wanted to use as much of it as possible, so here we go: Slab  Preform  Finished product     Thanks for looking! Jeff |
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 18, 2014 22:56:19 GMT -5
Now that i have my cabber unit setup i can see about entering in for this month (if not this month next month is a definite. Although i want to do something with Alaskan rock.
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Post by roy on Oct 19, 2014 7:25:19 GMT -5
nice cab jeff!
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39don
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by 39don on Oct 21, 2014 14:01:10 GMT -5
My grandson wanted me to make him a male necklace, he's 14. So I told him to find himself a slab and a shape and I would do the rest. I finished it this morning and almost having to take a photo of a bead instead of a cab due to my forgetfulness and haste. It is a cab of Brazilian Agate I had laying around for some time. The grandson beat me to it. lol!!!!!! The slab........  The preform.....please forgive me for the dust mites.........  The finished cab, almost a bead........hole is not drilled completely through.......  The backside...........  The finished front side.......   Thanks for looking, 39don |
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rxscram
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Post by rxscram on Oct 21, 2014 14:20:42 GMT -5
Looks great!
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I have entered my fair share of mystery materials, there is no shame in saying "not sure what this is", usually we get some ID help through out the contest too which is a bonus.
