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Post by glennz01 on Nov 28, 2015 13:04:56 GMT -5
If ya win Tommy , you could save yourself some postage! Nice showing this month. Haha If I won I think my wife would kill me. This box has worn out its welcome in the garage a long time ago. It definitely needs a new home. If I entered I would ask Glenn to exclude my entry from voting. The winner has the right to decide if they want the prize to go to someone else or go for another month.. although few choose that option but you could be a first. |
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Post by MrP on Nov 28, 2015 13:29:48 GMT -5
Coming in with another hand-polished cab! Many sheets of sandpaper sacrificed their lives for the cause. Slab  Pre-form done to 80 grit thanks to Pat  Sanded to 1000 grit  Backlit  Final polish   Fractures sealed with Opticon (thanks to bobby1 's great tutorial!)  Bonus video of the polish because by golly I earned it.
That is a winner. You sure have determination. GREAT JOB...............................MrP
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 28, 2015 14:28:15 GMT -5
Coming in with another hand-polished cab! Many sheets of sandpaper sacrificed their lives for the cause. Slab
That is a winner. You sure have determination. GREAT JOB...............................MrP
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Roger
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Post by Roger on Nov 28, 2015 15:02:13 GMT -5
My entry for the KCC is Lapis Lace from Turkey. I slabbed this several months ago and set it aside. I had planned to try a large cab from it "sometime". In keeping with glennz01 's theme, today was a good time to give it a shot. Rough Slab - The slab had some soft spots that I thought would probably fracture, but I wanted to catch as much of the blue as I could.  Saw-cut - I trimmed it a little closer than I wanted to.  Preform 1 - mostly trying to cleanup the edges  Rough grind / shaping - This is coming off the textured 180# wheel  Finished cab - approx. 4 3/8" L  Side view  Top side 1  Top, opposite side  I am happy with it, overall, but I think I probably curved the top a bit too much. I may revisit it and straighten it out a little bit. Thanks glennz01 and Tommy for keeping the KCC alive  It is fun to see everyones entries and creative process! Roger |
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 29, 2015 1:43:31 GMT -5
That turned out nice. A perfect example of this theme! It seems like we are all doing this hence the incentive to finish I'm glad to keep it going as I like to challenge myself  I think the hardest theme that Tommy and I discussed will come in January. |
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Post by kk on Nov 29, 2015 6:27:34 GMT -5
I think the hardest theme that Tommy and I discussed will come in January. Such as? |
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 29, 2015 14:36:17 GMT -5
I think the hardest theme that Tommy and I discussed will come in January. Such as? colorblind rocks - black, grey, and white materials. |
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Post by bsky4463 on Nov 29, 2015 19:34:21 GMT -5
From a thunderegg slab this has been kicking around my preform box for over a year, I needed an excuse to spend some time with it...While not a true freeform the slab dictated the shape. It has an intricate maze of fortification lines, eyes and even a spot of moss. I small healed fracture humbles the pattern, but I am pleased with the cab. Cheers   the preform  |
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Post by cobbledstones on Nov 29, 2015 21:49:55 GMT -5
here is my entry, a holly blue agate with golden moss strands. I found this rough at n estate sale almost two years ago and have been hesitant to cut. I cut it parallel to the layers to get the 'eye'. was fun. the rough, sorry I didn't get a pic of the freeform  the cab  another view  |
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Post by NDK on Nov 30, 2015 8:01:16 GMT -5
All right, I'll throw my hat in too. I cut a piece I found in a bucket of stuff I got at an auction several years ago. I dug deep for this lol. Was interesting because I wasn't positive on what it was. Figured I'd grind away & see what shows up. Turns out it's a small piece of banded iron. The plan is to groove wrap, so it's got a wide girdle. Chunk I started with...  Preform...  Finished cab...  Good luck everyone! |
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Post by roy on Nov 30, 2015 22:31:00 GMT -5
My entry for the KCC is Lapis Lace from Turkey. I slabbed this several months ago and set it aside. I had planned to try a large cab from it "sometime". In keeping with glennz01 's theme, today was a good time to give it a shot. Rough Slab - The slab had some soft spots that I thought would probably fracture, but I wanted to catch as much of the blue as I could. Saw-cut - I trimmed it a little closer than I wanted to. Preform 1 - mostly trying to cleanup the edges Rough grind / shaping - This is coming off the textured 180# wheel Finished cab - approx. 4 3/8" L Side view Top side 1 Top, opposite side I am happy with it, overall, but I think I probably curved the top a bit too much. I may revisit it and straighten it out a little bit. Thanks glennz01 and Tommy for keeping the KCC alive It is fun to see everyones entries and creative process! Roger nice one roger! wonder were you got that ? i have bought most thats left there in turkey |
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Post by roy on Nov 30, 2015 22:35:44 GMT -5
From a thunderegg slab this has been kicking around my preform box for over a year, I needed an excuse to spend some time with it...While not a true freeform the slab dictated the shape. It has an intricate maze of fortification lines, eyes and even a spot of moss. I small healed fracture humbles the pattern, but I am pleased with the cab. Cheers the preform AWESOMNESS  |
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Post by Roger on Nov 30, 2015 23:21:43 GMT -5
nice one roger! wonder were you got that ? i have bought most thats left there in turkey ~ Thanks Roy. I purchased a few slabs from Turkey and enjoyed working with it. When some rough became available, I picked up two 10ish pound chunks. It is mostly cream with a light blue, but some of it does have the nice, dark blue. It is neat material |
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Post by NM Stone Supply on Nov 30, 2015 23:40:51 GMT -5
I hope I am not too late, it's still November in New Mexico and the pictures are loading up.  |
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Post by NM Stone Supply on Nov 30, 2015 23:59:44 GMT -5
Here is my November entry, I just finished it about 30 min ago. This is some Laguna lace agate. The little slab was part of a collection I drove down and picked up in El Paso 3 days ago. It was a 8 hour round trip and I was dying to cut this little slab all the way home. The fact that I had to rent a U Haul trailer to get everything home was surely to my advantage. The colors and shadow banding are pretty awesome in my opinion. The back is polished like glass to match the front. Thanks for bringing the contest back and thanks to everyone who entered, there are some awesome entries here. The slab.  The preform.  The Cab over black background.  The Cab over white background.  The Back.  |
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micellular
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Post by micellular on Dec 1, 2015 0:18:01 GMT -5
The Cab over white background.  Ding-ding-ding-ding! We have a winner here! |
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TByrd
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Post by TByrd on Dec 1, 2015 0:17:58 GMT -5
That is beautimous. I love it.
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Post by Intheswamp on Dec 1, 2015 7:53:35 GMT -5
Looks like a stoned, free spirited rabbit running towards the viewer as it jumps a log.  Very nice cab! |
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Post by captbob on Dec 1, 2015 10:35:03 GMT -5
Great turnout this month! Bunch of beautiful creations, gonna be hard to pick a favorite.
Thanks to all of you cabbers for the show and good luck to all on winning Tommy's treasure box!
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Post by roy on Dec 1, 2015 12:11:43 GMT -5
Looks like a stoned, free spirited rabbit running towards the viewer as it jumps a log. Very nice cab! dude what ever your taking you need to share (cheers)lol |
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It is fun to see everyones entries and creative process!
Ding-ding-ding-ding! We have a winner here!
