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Post by glennz01 on Oct 2, 2015 13:50:53 GMT -5
September 2015 Friendly Cab Contest /Challenge This is a challenge to yourself... What is the best cab that you can create... posting the results of your creation. Theme: Fall - Halloween colors or spooky cabs... from yellows to pinks to reds, blacks, possibly whites and much more in the color range to choose from.. also spooky things like if you see bones or faces in a stone.. or ribs like cobbledstones made last month. See bottom for an example of a rock with a skeleton bird face in fall colors. Theme reserved for deletion possibility Rules: - Cabs entered must be completed by the deadline (they can be started before the month). All entries will require a photo of the slab or rock, preform and finished cab. So no cabs pulled from the drawer. You can enter as many photos of the finished cab as you like (within reason) on the same post. If you decide to add another photo later on, please edit your original post. Things like intarsias, carvings, jewelry, and composite type cabs may not be entered (unless otherwise specified) in an effort to keep the contest somewhat fair by just entering free form style cabs. It is OK if there is a hole drilled in the item as long as there is no extras on the rock (wire, chord, etc.) We ask that all entries submitted to this contest be unique to this competition (not submitted in several different competitions). any duplicates will not be included in the voting list. Feel free to share with us what ever you like about the material, the process or what ever else you would like to share. Also, don't forget to include the name of the material. If a tie occurs in the voting the breaker will be whoever submitted the finished item first. Prize will be awarded by unclesoska |
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unclesoska
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Post by unclesoska on Oct 2, 2015 19:48:17 GMT -5
I'll put up a sfrb of assorted slabs, as i mentioned in an earlier post.
'll post pics soon...
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 2, 2015 20:22:05 GMT -5
I'll put up a sfrb of assorted slabs, as i mentioned in an earlier post. 'll post pics soon... Sounds great, We thank you (myself and all the contestants / others that is  ) |
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unclesoska
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Post by unclesoska on Oct 3, 2015 0:06:19 GMT -5
the box of slabs i'm offering as a prize to the winner of the october cab contest. 'tis a pretty random selection- agate, jaspars rhodanite, etc.- what you see is what you get, and i don't know what some are, just luv to slice rocks. hope to see some spooktacular cabs this month. no, that's not a required theme. also, sorry, my shift isn't working, so no caps.  |
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Post by Fossilman on Oct 4, 2015 13:46:28 GMT -5
Nice prize-Thumbs up!
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unclesoska
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Post by unclesoska on Oct 15, 2015 11:31:23 GMT -5
Just a reminder- Some pretty nice slabs up for winner's prize- Why no entries? If only 1 person enters, I reserve the right to hold over the box of slabs until next month. C'mon y'all, let's leave our personality conflicts @ the door and just have some rockin' fun- Whaddayasay everybody?
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 15, 2015 13:23:40 GMT -5
Just a reminder- Some pretty nice slabs up for winner's prize- Why no entries? If only 1 person enters, I reserve the right to hold over the box of slabs until next month. C'mon y'all, let's leave our personality conflicts @ the door and just have some rockin' fun- Whaddayasay everybody? Mine is almost done, but thats just me... I make at least one every month  |
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 15, 2015 13:26:42 GMT -5
I have mine preformed, hope to do the cabbing this weekend. A lot of folks wait to the last minute, myself included.
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 15, 2015 13:31:41 GMT -5
I have mine preformed, hope to do the cabbing this weekend. A lot of folks wait to the last minute, myself included. I have a feeling your going to make a spooky cab looking at your last entry  |
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 15, 2015 14:31:28 GMT -5
last entry is more spooky, I an going for bloody this time
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 15, 2015 15:19:56 GMT -5
last entry is more spooky, I an going for bloody this time That that is going to be interesting! |
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Post by NDK on Oct 25, 2015 11:10:51 GMT -5
Looks like I'll start this off. I cut my cab from a piece of Boysenberry Jasper sold by Michael John on here several years ago. Here's the slabette, which also is the preform:  And here's the finished cab, just kinda dark and dreary:  Now everyone get busy & post up, there's a week remaining. |
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Post by Tommy on Oct 27, 2015 22:38:46 GMT -5
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Post by orrum on Oct 28, 2015 5:39:35 GMT -5
It's a good un Tommy! Red maples on a faraway hillside!
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Post by kk on Oct 28, 2015 8:10:24 GMT -5
Love those colours Tommy.
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 29, 2015 14:37:25 GMT -5
That is interesting material Tommy. I should be finishing mine ether today or tomorrow... for some reason there was one scratch that just didn't want to come out Just finished mine today 10-30, I will post photos when I have better lighting. |
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Post by unclesoska on Oct 31, 2015 11:49:04 GMT -5
I wonder if folks realize that when they edit a post, it does not go to the top of the heap. It stays where it was last posted, often completely unnoticed. Sometimes, invisibility is a good thing. But not so much when a contest is being promoted. In the past, i've really enjoyed and been inspired by these competitions, not as much lately. It's almost like some of our past participants are boycotting the latest competitions for some strange reason.
Anybody else feel this way?
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 31, 2015 14:13:22 GMT -5
I wonder if folks realize that when they edit a post, it does not go to the top of the heap. It stays where it was last posted, often completely unnoticed. Sometimes, invisibility is a good thing. But not so much when a contest is being promoted. In the past, i've really enjoyed and been inspired by these competitions, not as much lately. It's almost like some of our past participants are boycotting the latest competitions for some strange reason. Anybody else feel this way? I'm thinking its because there has been a large gap on no contests that people dropped out. I know that my theme has nothing to do with it as the results are the same as no theme. Also its not quite winter yet for most people so some people might not have the time. I know that I am just a few shots away from posting my finished piece... as soon as i get a good picture that is.. I try not to get the shine in it which is the hardest thing some times |
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 31, 2015 14:55:01 GMT -5
Well this is what ive been working on. I need to clean my polish disk as it became contaminated with something and re-scratched my piece. Here are pics of what it looks like.. I'll probably put up new pictures after I do some cleaning and re polishing. Heres my Halloween colors or a scary eye Condor agate Preforum    |
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Post by cobbledstones on Oct 31, 2015 19:07:09 GMT -5
here is my entry, sorry didn't get a pic of the slab, but did capture the preform. It is a piece of red jasper with healed fractures out of the Willamette River preform, decided to cab the other side because it was spookier  Cab  |
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