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Post by glennz01 on Nov 6, 2016 22:37:10 GMT -5
If your reading this please vote, everyone can vote on his or her favorite cab  Cab 1 KK's Opal  Cab 2 Glenn's Flame / Plume Jasper  Cab 3 Rivarat's Australian Chryoprase  Cab 4 Gemfeller's Ocean Jasper  Cab 5 Rockoon's Polka Dot Agate 
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monna0000
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 7, 2016 13:40:30 GMT -5
Actually happy i didn't make the deadline because these are all great! Nice done everyone, hope that I some Day in the future will be able to give you some competition😀
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 7, 2016 13:55:35 GMT -5
Actually happy i didn't make the deadline because these are all great! Nice done everyone, hope that I some Day in the future will be able to give you some competition😀 If you don't enter you won't win... but furthermore you won't push yourself to do your best and become better by doing so. If you compared my cab from this month to my first one I made last year you would notice the difference. Mostly due to competitions and pushing myself to try new things on my own. |
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Post by monna0000 on Nov 7, 2016 13:58:30 GMT -5
Actually happy i didn't make the deadline because these are all great! Nice done everyone, hope that I some Day in the future will be able to give you some competition😀 If you don't enter you won't win... but furthermore you won't push yourself to do your best and become better by doing so. If you compared my cab from this month to my first one I made last year you would notice the difference. Mostly due to competitions and pushing myself to try new things on my own. Did the cab but forgot to take picture and post them...my brain must have had a melt down that weekend😱 |
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Post by metalsmith on Nov 7, 2016 17:00:06 GMT -5
Ignore - one of the images was very slow to load
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Post by kk on Nov 7, 2016 18:00:18 GMT -5
While all entries are great, I like the OJ. Its just such an (to me) unusual colour.
And yes, contests are a good way to push oneself to do better, each and every time.
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rivarat
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Post by rivarat on Nov 8, 2016 2:22:14 GMT -5
Actually happy i didn't make the deadline because these are all great! Nice done everyone, hope that I some Day in the future will be able to give you some competition😀 If you don't enter you won't win... but furthermore you won't push yourself to do your best and become better by doing so. If you compared my cab from this month to my first one I made last year you would notice the difference. Mostly due to competitions and pushing myself to try new things on my own. I agree. I started this year, when I got a flat lap in April, not quite true I did 2 back in January, when I shaped them on a grinder and sanded with the dop mounted in the wood lathe chuck, never polished them. |
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 9, 2016 21:10:40 GMT -5
We will need a lot more voters on this one... I haven't seen one this strong since I started entering contests last year.
Again great work everyone.
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 28, 2016 20:22:20 GMT -5
Sorry I haven't been able to post sooner, been busy and sick the past weeks. gemfeller if you have an idea for the theme please let me know, sooner the better. I apologize for not asking earlier, i'll give you to the 10th before it becomes ether garage's make up theme or no theme. |
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 28, 2016 21:05:41 GMT -5
Since this is for December and it's the Holiday Season, why not go with traditional Christmas colors: predominant red or green (or both in the same stone)? I think most everyone will have rough that qualifies. If not and there are objections, I'll suggest something else.
I'd also like to follow the example set by Tommy in earlier contests. I'll contribute a nice slab or slabette of good quality material to the December winner equal to the total number of entries. For instance there were 5 entries in October so that would equal 5 slabs, but the more the merrier. If I enter and should win, the prize will go to the runner-up.
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Post by glennz01 on Nov 28, 2016 23:53:14 GMT -5
Since this is for December and it's the Holiday Season, why not go with traditional Christmas colors: predominant red or green (or both in the same stone)? I think most everyone will have rough that qualifies. If not and there are objections, I'll suggest something else. I'd also like to follow the example set by Tommy in earlier contests. I'll contribute a nice slab or slabette of good quality material to the December winner equal to the total number of entries. For instance there were 5 entries in October so that would equal 5 slabs, but the more the merrier. If I enter and should win, the prize will go to the runner-up. Thanks for the fast reply, your theme kinds goes along with mine, winter spirit I think i have the perfect thing to make out of it... I think its natural but i'm not sure... looks really nice though whatever it is. It will be a tiny cab for me  Thanks for offering up a prize box as well |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 29, 2016 1:24:53 GMT -5
I'd also like to follow the example set by Tommy in earlier contests. I'll contribute a nice slab or slabette of good quality material to the December winner equal to the total number of entries. For instance there were 5 entries in October so that would equal 5 slabs, but the more the merrier. If I enter and should win, the prize will go to the runner-up. Congrats on a beautiful award winning OJ cabochon. Seems like a lifetime ago but I did sponsor this contest I think so PM me your address and I'll get a box-o-slabs out in your direction. |
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Post by gemfeller on Nov 29, 2016 13:16:34 GMT -5
Thanks for the congrats Tommy. Since I don't need more slabs at the moment, I think your prize should go the runner-up Rivarat. Shipping to Oz may be a problem but you two can probably work it out. Hope your injury is improving and that we'll see you back at the wheels soon!
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Post by Tommy on Nov 29, 2016 14:31:31 GMT -5
Thanks for the congrats Tommy. Since I don't need more slabs at the moment, I think your prize should go the runner-up Rivarat. Shipping to Oz may be a problem but you two can probably work it out. Hope your injury is improving and that we'll see you back at the wheels soon! That's mighty generous of you gemfeller. Thanks for the good words - my followup appointment is this afternoon and we'll find out if I can start putting weight on it. Not going to tell the Dr. I've been walking on it a little bit for the last several days haha. I'm officially back at the wheels as of last week and trying to bang through a literal buttload of shaped/dopped cabs I was working on when I went down. rivarat Gemfeller has bequeathed a box of slabs to you. Send me a private message with your address and I'll start figuring out how much it costs to get it to you. Might have to scale back the quantity a bit but I'll make it up on quality. |
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Post by metalsmith on Nov 29, 2016 16:34:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the congrats Tommy. Since I don't need more slabs at the moment, I think your prize should go the runner-up Rivarat. Shipping to Oz may be a problem but you two can probably work it out. Hope your injury is improving and that we'll see you back at the wheels soon! That's mighty generous of you gemfeller. Thanks for the good words - my followup appointment is this afternoon and we'll find out if I can start putting weight on it. Not going to tell the Dr. I've been walking on it a little bit for the last several days haha. I'm officially back at the wheels as of last week and trying to bang through a literal buttload of shaped/dopped cabs I was working on when I went down. a literal buttload?!?!  |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 29, 2016 17:32:56 GMT -5
a literal buttload?!?! Yes! it's very similar to a total s**t-load. |
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Post by rivarat on Nov 30, 2016 2:23:51 GMT -5
Wow I didn't expect that.
Many thanks to Gemfeller for the chance to get some new materials.
Tommy PM sent.
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