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Post by MsAli on Jan 17, 2021 9:42:49 GMT -5
Got a cab done prior to headed out to fish. I was definitely feeling winter with this one. Hands were frozen by the time I was done This is K2 from a slab I cut off a small piece of rough I have I think I'll try cutting it a different way to see if I can get more "spots" It reminded me of ice under the snow    |
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Post by NDK on Jan 17, 2021 12:04:55 GMT -5
Here is my winter cab for this month. I did a @hookedonrocks tribute to his swoop tutorial. I think this is a piece of magnasite, and I picked it up doing some urban hounding with beefjello last feburary. I just used an endcut for the cab. It's a tad crumbly in places, I'm hoping farther in the rock is more stable. It's soft but cuts a cool cab and takes a nice polish.  Here is the rock  The quick end cut I shaved off  Here's a shot when I started cabbing it. Was thinking about how greig was asking about funky shapes to use as preforms in another thread.  Side shot  With a quarter for scale  Good luck everyone! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 19, 2021 16:38:01 GMT -5
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Post by Tommy on Jan 19, 2021 17:00:10 GMT -5
Here's the "coldest" cab I think I've got for this month's contest. I said I was going to cab all four preforms (which I will as they're on dop sticks - and it's five actually), but this one was already my favorite out of all the material and it just screams winter to me a little bit more than the others...so I'm going with this one for my entry!  Again, thanks to Tommy for supplying this spectacular piece of Stinking Water Plume Agate. Wait just a minute ... did I really send out my best piece of Stinking Water!?  Just kidding - very nice job with that piece Jason! Beautiful cabochon. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 19, 2021 17:42:40 GMT -5
Here's the "coldest" cab I think I've got for this month's contest. I said I was going to cab all four preforms (which I will as they're on dop sticks - and it's five actually), but this one was already my favorite out of all the material and it just screams winter to me a little bit more than the others...so I'm going with this one for my entry! Again, thanks to Tommy for supplying this spectacular piece of Stinking Water Plume Agate. Wait just a minute ... did I really send out my best piece of Stinking Water!?  Just kidding - very nice job with that piece Jason! Beautiful cabochon. One part of me thinks this WAS your best piece as it's hard to imagine anything better than this one...  On the other hand... A bigger part of me wants to believe this WASN'T your best piece as I don't want to feel any more guilt than I already do for snagging this gorgeous material!   |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2021 18:23:34 GMT -5
Here is my winter cab for this month. I did a @hookedonrocks tribute to his swoop tutorial. I think this is a piece of magnasite, and I picked it up doing some urban hounding with beefjello last feburary. I just used an endcut for the cab. It's a tad crumbly in places, I'm hoping farther in the rock is more stable. It's soft but cuts a cool cab and takes a nice polish. Here is the rock The quick end cut I shaved off Here's a shot when I started cabbing it. Was thinking about how greig was asking about funky shapes to use as preforms in another thread. Side shot With a quarter for scale Good luck everyone! Thats a killer swoopy! |
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Post by hummingbirdstones2 on Jan 19, 2021 22:15:35 GMT -5
Okay, here we go. My first contest entry. No fancy photo backgrounds. Nuthin' but a rock I cut after Robin invited me to join the fun.
I think it's suitable for jewelry. We're in Arizona, so a belt buckle with a rock in it counts, right?
This one is Burro Creek Pastelite, and it's 76.8 x 50.8 x 7 mm.
I hope y'all like it. It's the first slab I thought of when the "winter colors" theme came up.
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Post by rocket on Jan 20, 2021 9:09:33 GMT -5
Do I have any of these right? 1. ocean picture jasper 2. pinolith 3. sheep creek plume agate 4. ? 5. burro creek tube agate 6. silver lace onyx  |
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Post by Tommy on Jan 20, 2021 19:26:29 GMT -5
#5 is right 1. silver lace onyx 2. pinolith 3. ocean picture rock 4. misc. agate 5. burro creek tube agate 6. sheep creek plume agate rocket |
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Post by rocket on Jan 20, 2021 22:21:50 GMT -5
#5 is right 1. silver lace onyx 2. pinolith 3. ocean picture rock 4. misc. agate 5. burro creek tube agate 6. sheep creek plume agate rocket Thanks Tommy, I started working them today...got at least three showing promise |
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Post by stephan on Jan 21, 2021 10:31:46 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jan 21, 2021 11:02:22 GMT -5
Ummm...it looks to me like your pick is already "set in stone". I really like it...definitely not one to stick your tongue out at! |
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Post by stephan on Jan 21, 2021 11:18:10 GMT -5
Ummm...it looks to me like your pick is already "set in stone". I really like it...definitely not one to stick your tongue out at! Thanks, Jason. BTW, the pun police is on its way to issue a citation. |
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Post by victor1941 on Jan 23, 2021 12:40:03 GMT -5
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Post by stephan on Jan 23, 2021 13:37:26 GMT -5
I like the crystal cave. Nicely done.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 23, 2021 16:17:28 GMT -5
Here is my entry. Hubbard Basin Petrified Wood in a dark and white pattern. Considering we actually may get some snow this weekend, the white part will be appropriate. I also used this cab to try my hand at doing a @hookedonrocks inside swoop.
Preform:
Finished Cab:
Girdle and Dome:
And a couple of translucency pics with Vince's fingers in there for scale:
ETA: The shine:
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Post by opalpyrexia on Jan 23, 2021 18:13:55 GMT -5
This agate reminds me of looking up into the sky during a snowstorm and watching snowflakes slowly floating down and hitting my face. I was so anxious to cut this that I forgot to shoot the rough. I had sawed off a point of a small slab I that I received from RocksInNJ . The original slab can be seen in the photo of the slabs that he sent me: Cab That Slab XIV |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 23, 2021 19:23:59 GMT -5
Another great group of entries!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2021 21:57:05 GMT -5
Here is my entry. Hubbard Basin Petrified Wood in a dark and white pattern. Considering we actually may get some snow this weekend, the white part will be appropriate. I also used this cab to try my hand at doing a @hookedonrocks inside swoop.
Preform:
Finished Cab:
Girdle and Dome:
And a couple of translucency pics with Vince's fingers in there for scale:
That’s killer Birdie! You got the swoop down pat. Is that a template ? Or free-hand candle flame? |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jan 24, 2021 9:42:16 GMT -5
Thank you, Sir Paul! From you, that is high praise, indeed.
It's from the Flame template. Now that I've done one, I'll start improvising a bit.
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Just kidding - very nice job with that piece Jason! Beautiful cabochon.
Just kidding - very nice job with that piece Jason! Beautiful cabochon.
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