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Post by glennz01 on Mar 1, 2016 21:55:21 GMT -5
March 2016 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 whatever the outcome. Theme: Life, the universe, and everything living! (syfi realistic or real) There are a few options and the options can be mixed like last month (brownie points if you somehow do all of them) Option 1: scenic views - a material that looks like a scene in nature made into a cab (trees, ocean, stars etc.) Option 2: shapes of life - if you can cab a tree, star, animal (or head) or something that is realistic / syfy real. Option 3: green cabs in promotion of life Here is a few examples of materials I made in the past to spur creativity... star: Eyeball: Ultra real:    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 with or without a jump ring, 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 : |
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Post by kk on Mar 3, 2016 10:46:50 GMT -5
So, If I would like to do a flower, I can not outline individual pedals?
Only the overall shape, if I understand the rules right.
Is that right?
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 3, 2016 11:23:31 GMT -5
So, If I would like to do a flower, I can not outline individual pedals? Only the overall shape, if I understand the rules right. Is that right? Correct, made from 1 solid piece like the heart. has to be something that can be made on a cabbing machine / flat lap. I am going to try and make a fish out of some specular hematite I have for instance. A side view of a tulip would be easy to make and I would think that there are a few other realistic / syfy flowers that can be easily made on some wheels. I just found this flower outline on google that would be easy to make. What I would do is dome each individual pedal a little bit to pull out a little more image from the stone.. I have a heart I did that on if you would like to kind of see from the photo.  These are some more outlines I found... the inner angles would have to be lessened but still something I could produce with minor modifications. I could go curther with the inner angles if I use my saw to cut them out but I would only be able to polish to a certain point.    |
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Post by captbob on Mar 3, 2016 19:18:26 GMT -5
What happened to the green St. Patrick's theme?
I was looking forward to some malachite cabs, hardly ever see any here.
Coulda saved flowers (whatever) for next month.
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Post by cobbledstones on Mar 4, 2016 0:59:34 GMT -5
i was expecting egg shapes for easter
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 4, 2016 1:30:44 GMT -5
What happened to the green St. Patrick's theme? I was looking forward to some malachite cabs, hardly ever see any here. Coulda saved flowers (whatever) for next month. I can add green to the theme as it incorporates life. I hadn't thought about egg shapes and forgot easter is coming  but now there can be green eggs or scenic eggs. (would be really interesting to have an egg that looks hard boiled in the shape of an egg |
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Post by Tommy on Mar 4, 2016 8:05:56 GMT -5
but now there can be green eggs or scenic eggs. (would be really interesting to have an egg that looks hard boiled in the shape of an egg And ham? Can we have green eggs and ham? |
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Post by Hazeleyes on Mar 8, 2016 8:40:23 GMT -5
So as long as it has a flat back it is a cab is that correct or do I have to make the back flat?
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 8, 2016 9:39:30 GMT -5
So as long as it has a flat back it is a cab is that correct or do I have to make the back flat? some people dome both sides but technically speaking a cab has a flat back and a flat edge. We don't specifically hold people to the true definition of a cab, but we don't consider rocks that look like they are hand polished tumbles ether. |
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 19, 2016 11:19:56 GMT -5
Here is my submission, it is a moss agate slab:  Here is the preform with slab in the background:  and here is the finished cab which i am naming "Wakame", the japanese word for "Seaweed".  Thanks for looking! KD |
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 21, 2016 20:02:32 GMT -5
Who else is going to make something green or something that has a lifely picture?
I'm debating on 2 different green pieces.. one that looks like an arial forest map and another that I'm thinking of making into a fish.
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 29, 2016 9:18:25 GMT -5
Ive decided I will post my preform before my final photo... Elephant in a forest.  |
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 29, 2016 20:49:25 GMT -5
Well my elephant or bird in the forest turned out nice, Not sure how high I should make the polish yet.  |
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Post by glennz01 on Mar 30, 2016 22:08:35 GMT -5
1 more day, anyone else going to enter? I'm thinking next month is self found stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 21:10:59 GMT -5
I'm thinking as a beginner, your themes are too complicated.
"Green" for March spring and St Patty's day is more likely get entries.
April - self hounded sounds good, but many live in places that isn't possible orvare otherwise unable to collect stones.
May I suggest and "Easter" or "earth day" theme?
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Post by glennz01 on Apr 1, 2016 0:56:54 GMT -5
I'm thinking as a beginner, your themes are too complicated. "Green" for March spring and St Patty's day is more likely get entries. April - self hounded sounds good, but many live in places that isn't possible orvare otherwise unable to collect stones. May I suggest and "Easter" or "earth day" theme? I am a beginner and I want to improve thus is what the themes are geared toward. Almost all the cabs I made thus far were for these contests. As far as self hounded, it is not limited to the state one lives in, props for those that have. If one found it on a trip to another state or country that is fine, I know that we all travel at some point and always seem to bring back rocks . I know that not all the states have the best rock hounding but there is still cool stuff to be found. I know in NY which is not particularly a rockhounding state, there are agates, jaspers and other cool stuff to be found... If it wasn't burred I would try my iron ore from NY or my NJ fluorescent material which could be considered old stock seeing what is left. Regardless of the theme, I make it so that it is something everyone can do at any level. I am actually not too surprised at the lack of entries this month but this is the start of hounding season so I imagine a lot of people are searching for stuff. Easter/ earth day theme was built into this month even though I called it life. Might call it that next time around. I'm not really sure what else I could add into the self collected theme. If you have an idea that relates let me know. I guess I can add local mined for those that have disabilities and can't find stuff but can buy locally found stuff. |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 1, 2016 13:23:14 GMT -5
I'm thinking as a beginner, your themes are too complicated. "Green" for March spring and St Patty's day is more likely get entries. April - self hounded sounds good, but many live in places that isn't possible or are otherwise unable to collect stones. May I suggest and "Easter" or "earth day" theme? Regardless of the theme, I make it so that it is something everyone can do at any level. I am actually not too surprised at the lack of entries this month but this is the start of hounding season so I imagine a lot of people are searching for stuff. Please listen to Scott without getting butthurt and feeling like you have to rationalize it all - he is exactly right on the money. We appreciate you reviving the contests but you are way over-thinking it and the themes become convoluted and confusing. I have given you similar advice several times including doing a simple "shape-o-the-month" contest (ovals, squares, hearts, freeform, etc. etc.) For instance - February was originally listed in your Themes thread as "valentines colors" which would have been very inclusive but when you posted the contest you changed the focus to heart shapes and every entry was a heart shape. As I told you I don't do hearts - you think I want to be the only person posting to the original valentines colors theme when everyone is doing hearts? March could have been SO simple - either "green" as Scott said or "oval" (Easter egg) but you started posting flower patterns and I was thinking here we go with February all over again. Thank you for the rah-rah desire to push and motivate us try new things - some here appreciate it and value it but it's wasted on me and ultimately its causing participation to wane. My advice would be to give us a one-word theme and leave it alone. For April I'm fine with self-collected but as Scott said a good percentage of our cabbers were immediately disqualified. |
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Post by krazydiamond on Apr 1, 2016 13:43:22 GMT -5
yup, nothing but granite, limestone and shale where i am at.....well, except Herkimer Diamonds, but you can't cab those. well, i suppose you could, but it would be a waste.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2016 16:25:56 GMT -5
glennz01Not everybody here travels. Many don't even hound rocks.some are handicapped. Some really good cab makers on this website have never self hounded material. Period. I offered advice. I don't make cabs, but see the value of your efforts and wanted to offer my thoughts. On the other hand, if you are sole participant, you win!
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Post by glennz01 on Apr 1, 2016 21:58:07 GMT -5
Regardless of the theme, I make it so that it is something everyone can do at any level. I am actually not too surprised at the lack of entries this month but this is the start of hounding season so I imagine a lot of people are searching for stuff. Please listen to Scott without getting butthurt and feeling like you have to rationalize it all - he is exactly right on the money. We appreciate you reviving the contests but you are way over-thinking it and the themes become convoluted and confusing. I have given you similar advice several times including doing a simple "shape-o-the-month" contest (ovals, squares, hearts, freeform, etc. etc.) For instance - February was originally listed in your Themes thread as "valentines colors" which would have been very inclusive but when you posted the contest you changed the focus to heart shapes and every entry was a heart shape. As I told you I don't do hearts - you think I want to be the only person posting to the original valentines colors theme when everyone is doing hearts? March could have been SO simple - either "green" as Scott said or "oval" (Easter egg) but you started posting flower patterns and I was thinking here we go with February all over again. Thank you for the rah-rah desire to push and motivate us try new things - some here appreciate it and value it but it's wasted on me and ultimately its causing participation to wane. My advice would be to give us a one-word theme and leave it alone. For April I'm fine with self-collected but as Scott said a good percentage of our cabbers were immediately disqualified. I gave options that were simple and easy and a hard one for both months, February had both hearts and valentines colors as themes, someone could have made a pink oval if they wanted. This month someone could have made a green circle if they wanted. I find that having options is more inclusive for everyone than having one set option. This month I will add in an option for those that don't rockbound. |
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but now there can be green eggs or scenic eggs. (would be really interesting to have an egg that looks hard boiled in the shape of an egg
