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Post by glennz01 on Apr 1, 2017 16:49:51 GMT -5
April 2017 Fun Cab 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 (just because the cab may not be the best please post anyway and if you like ask for feedback to improve). Theme chosen by prior month winner Glenn: 3d or 2d egg shapes.Rules: All hand made cabbing techniques may be used. Cabs entered must be hand shaped (can be finished in a tumbler) and be completed by the last minute of the month in your timezone. They can be started before the month but only finished during the month. You must have 1 photo of ether a preform or slab of the rock. You can enter up to 3 individual finished piece (not combined) photos and 1 of the 3 photos will be used for voting to see what cab folks like the most (please note the photo you want used). You can change your photos or improve your cab and place new photos in your original post replacing old photos by the deadline. Finished jewelry cabs may not be entered (unless otherwise specified by the theme). It is OK if there is a hole drilled in the cab without a jump ring, as long as there is no extras on the rock (wire, chord, etc.) All entries submitted to this contest must 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 the story behind your workings or material. 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. If there are any questions feel free to ask. Beginners to old timers are welcome. Prize : winner is allowed to chose theme for the month following voting, no physical prize yet. Read more: forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/thread/77476/february-2017-fcc#ixzz4d2LIBz2g |
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Post by rivarat on Apr 10, 2017 22:26:29 GMT -5
Not particular about egg shapes, but I enjoyed doing this one. Australian Thunderegg   |
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Post by glennz01 on Apr 10, 2017 23:55:02 GMT -5
Not particular about egg shapes, but I enjoyed doing this one. Australian Thunderegg Looks nice, Ive had some help with this theme cause I couldn't think of anything else  i'm still debating on doing a cab or an actual egg. If i win again I could use some help for creative themes  |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 11, 2017 11:07:29 GMT -5
Looks nice, Ive had some help with this theme cause I couldn't think of anything else i'm still debating on doing a cab or an actual egg. If i win again I could use some help for creative themes I'm pretty sure that the person who helped you also suggested Easter colors I'm still not sure how a "3-D" egg (sphere?) fits into a cabochon contest  I am working on my oval shaped cabochon entry ... must remember to take photos  Edited: after re-reading my post it sounded snarky |
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Post by Tommy on Apr 11, 2017 16:18:06 GMT -5
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Post by glennz01 on Apr 11, 2017 22:09:20 GMT -5
Looks nice, Ive had some help with this theme cause I couldn't think of anything else i'm still debating on doing a cab or an actual egg. If i win again I could use some help for creative themes I'm pretty sure that the person who helped you also suggested Easter colors I'm still not sure how a "3-D" egg (sphere?) fits into a cabochon contest I am working on my oval shaped cabochon entry ... must remember to take photos Edited: after re-reading my post it sounded snarky Well if ya think about dyed eggs they come in all colors so just about any color works for the eggs As for the 3d, well i'm slowly morphing into anything that can be made on a cabbing machine to bring out even more folks and make it more fun. I personally haven't tried one. Just started working 5 days / week again so i'll see if i can find something to do a 3d one also, but if not i have a cab thats in easter colors as well and looks like dyed eggs as its kinda pastel colored. |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 12, 2017 10:17:23 GMT -5
I had an egg all ready to cut, but then I decided I hated it. Now I have to go back to the drawing board.
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Post by Tommy on Apr 12, 2017 10:59:57 GMT -5
I had an egg all ready to cut, but then I decided I hated it. Now I have to go back to the drawing board. LOL I hated mine ... and proceeded with it ... and still hate it Seriously ugly cabochon - I doubt I'll try to sell it - probably throw it in the free gifts bin. I bought a small boulder of that Kona Dolomite out of sheer curiosity and now wishing I hadn't. I like with working with the strawberry onyx we collected better - and it's more attractive than this rock I bought. |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 12, 2017 12:08:55 GMT -5
Lol yours is nice natural colors. I agree though, the strawberry is prettier.
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Post by glennz01 on Apr 12, 2017 21:45:52 GMT -5
I had an egg all ready to cut, but then I decided I hated it. Now I have to go back to the drawing board. LOL I hated mine ... and proceeded with it ... and still hate it Seriously ugly cabochon - I doubt I'll try to sell it - probably throw it in the free gifts bin. I bought a small boulder of that Kona Dolomite out of sheer curiosity and now wishing I hadn't. I like with working with the strawberry onyx we collected better - and it's more attractive than this rock I bought. ya never know how something will turn out until ya try, ive had a few of those myself  |
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 13, 2017 14:20:22 GMT -5
When I think of Easter eggs Russia and Ukraine come to mind: Russia for the wonderful Faberge eggs and Ukraine for its creative and imaginative egg decorations. I also think of malachite which was a favorite gem material of the Czars and their lapidary artists. So I checked my malachite stash and found a slab that was basically preformed for an egg shape. Here's the progression from slab to cab. The finished stone weighs 93.4 ct., measures 47 x 37 x 5 mm. and has a mirror polish front and back. It has a uniform girdle and a gently sloping low dome. Malachite Slab  Malachite Preform  Finished Cab  |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 13, 2017 17:11:10 GMT -5
Perfect capture!
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Post by gemfeller on Apr 14, 2017 10:38:08 GMT -5
Thanks rockjunquie. Nature and serendipity helped a lot too. |
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Post by Bluesky78987 on Apr 14, 2017 20:14:23 GMT -5
Yup. The layers worked out perfectly with that shape.
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 16, 2017 15:03:49 GMT -5
Pink Opal I'm really pleased with the way this one has worked out. Made entirely on Easter Sunday 16/04/17 or 04/16/17 I believe some would have it. I spotted a piece of rough, a little intriguing with some dendrites and a blush of pink. Would I be able to preserve the mound of pink opal? I'd like to bring some dendrites through. I would like those on the right (point up) to be background. The blatent one near the edge will be ground away or nearly - enough to conceal under a bezel. Rarely for me, I polish both sides: top to #30,000, underside to #10,000. This helps with the light transmission which is important to see the features highlighted in the translucent pale opal. Even more rarely, this cab was completed alongside the making and decorating of an Easter cake! Rough  Preform with a hint of dendrites  Pink Opal cabochon - cut / ground to #1200 - prepolish  Diamond polished Pink Opal cabochon #30,000  Pink Opal cabochon  Pink Opal cabochon  Pink Opal cabochon  Pink Opal cabochon - final  ETA Pink Opal cabochon - reverse  ETA drocknut - the material (above) you sent - thank you! Home-made Easter Cake  |
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Post by Pat on Apr 16, 2017 15:08:05 GMT -5
I rushed through your pink opal, so I could hopefully see a cake!! Looks delicious and wonderful!
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 16, 2017 16:10:36 GMT -5
I rushed through your pink opal, so I could hopefully see a cake!! Looks delicious and wonderful! A chocolate theme - Happy Easter  Vanilla sponge marbled with Chocolate sponge; home-made dark-chocolate & double-cream ganache; a nest made from 'flake' chocolate filled with chocolate eggs; three hollow-milk-chocolate rabbits and fluffy bits stuck down with ganache... obviously my inner girl again  |
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Post by Pat on Apr 16, 2017 16:15:22 GMT -5
Yep, delicious! Love ganache. Never heard of double cream ganache.
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 17, 2017 5:11:29 GMT -5
Yep, delicious! Love ganache. Never heard of double cream ganache. I don't know if it may be called Heavy Cream in the US. I guess it might be possible to make with single cream. It's just how I learned to do it and forgot all the detail so now I just 'knock it up'. I'm pleased to be reminded that is should be roughly equal quantities of chocolate and (double / heavy) cream. I just kept going until the consistency was right, which is a bit tricky to judge since it is temperature dependent... Putting rum in though~! Now there's an idea. Maybe skip the cake and just make rum truffles! ganache recipe linkETA -  sorry, starting to drift off topic... back to the egg-shaped-cabochons! |
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Post by metalsmith on Apr 28, 2017 14:14:39 GMT -5
Come on guys'n'gals! Competition needed! Home-made Easter Cake Easter theme / egg-shaped / easter coloured cabochons wanted. Where are you? A couple of days remaining...  |
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i'm still debating on doing a cab or an actual egg. If i win again I could use some help for creative themes 
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sorry, starting to drift off topic... back to the egg-shaped-cabochons! 
