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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 4, 2021 19:38:22 GMT -5
Tommy , I'd like to offer up a prize for the winner of this month's contest. il send a MFRB of rough material to the winner. May take me a few days to get it together and get photos but for sure there will be several pounds of Ohio Flint, Texas petrified wood, and various other materials included. I can send you the pics to add to the thread once I take them, if that's ok. Well in that case, this competition just got serious. But if I win (unlikely) you can keep the Ohio flint. I got 100 pounds of it last week.  Thanks for the thoughtful prize bounty! I don't think anyone participates for the prize, but it does make it more fun. My priorities for entering this month's challenge just changed to WANTING to win the prize! LOL oldschoolrocker - Fantastic offering...now I have to try even harder! LOL |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 4, 2021 20:31:29 GMT -5
Tommy what is the 3rd one? I believe that was a coyamito agate nodule from Mexico. I got around five slices from it but that one was the cream of the crop. |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 4, 2021 20:35:58 GMT -5
The last one is wild, and proof that when a rock is special enough, just round off the edges and it will be an amazing cab. Yeah no kidding ... that one was SO bloody variable from super soft near the edges to agate hard near the middle I was surprised that I even finished it. |
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Post by Tommy on Nov 4, 2021 20:39:24 GMT -5
Tommy, I'd like to offer up a prize for the winner of this month's contest. il send a MFRB of rough material to the winner. May take me a few days to get it together and get photos but for sure there will be several pounds of Ohio Flint, Texas petrified wood, and various other materials included. I can send you the pics to add to the thread once I take them, if that's ok. Awesome! This cool contest just got cooler |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 9, 2021 16:22:15 GMT -5
I think this is the earliest I've submitted an entry for any of the challenges! LOL Teepee Canyon Agate with a VERY large druzy pocket...so big, I'm not sure if the druzy is more than 50% of the entire cabochon! LOL Rough Slab:  Preform:  Front View:  Side View:  Backside of Cab:  |
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Post by miket on Nov 9, 2021 16:28:27 GMT -5
Shots fired.  Very nice, my friend!
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 9, 2021 16:32:27 GMT -5
Shots fired. Very nice, my friend!
Thanks Mike! I might see if I can get some different pics outside on another day. I tried today, but it's kinda cloudy...as well as windy and chilly! LOL |
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Post by Son Of Beach on Nov 9, 2021 16:42:35 GMT -5
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 9, 2021 19:02:53 GMT -5
I think this is the earliest I've submitted an entry for any of the challenges! LOL Teepee Canyon Agate with a VERY large druzy pocket...so big, I'm not sure if the druzy is more than 50% of the entire cabochon! LOL Rough Slab: Preform: Front View: Side View: Backside of Cab: Oooh, sparkly and shiny!  |
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Post by MsAli on Nov 9, 2021 20:41:32 GMT -5
Fantastic job!
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Post by shinarump on Nov 10, 2021 14:13:11 GMT -5
jasoninsd WOW. Right out of the gates and setting the bar high.
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Post by Tommy on Nov 10, 2021 14:38:44 GMT -5
That's gorgeous jasoninsd! You have indeed set the bar very high for the rest of us. |
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Post by Rockindad on Nov 10, 2021 18:42:59 GMT -5
I think this is the earliest I've submitted an entry for any of the challenges! LOL Teepee Canyon Agate with a VERY large druzy pocket...so big, I'm not sure if the druzy is more than 50% of the entire cabochon! LOL Front View: Stellar Jason! I was going to join in this month but.....man, that's really great material and craftsmanship. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 10, 2021 18:53:25 GMT -5
Son Of Beach - Did you mean setting the bar...or it looked like I was sitting at the bar? LOl - Thank you a ton. hummingbirdstones - Thank you so much Robin! MsAli - Thank you bunches Ali! shinarump - Thank you so much! Tommy - Thanks Tommy! I was going to leave it until the last day...but was too excited to hold onto it. LOL Rockindad - Thanks Al! I bet you've got some material that can whoop this cab's tail!
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Post by Tommy on Nov 10, 2021 19:43:29 GMT -5
I was so inspired by jasoninsd's beautiful creation that I picked through my preforms and found the perfect piece of Burro Creek to work on ...  I almost had the dome shaped ... and it broke   |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Nov 10, 2021 19:50:40 GMT -5
I was so inspired by jasoninsd 's beautiful creation that I picked through my preforms and found the perfect piece of Burro Creek to work on ... I almost had the dome shaped ... and it broke  Oh man ....  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 10, 2021 20:08:24 GMT -5
I was so inspired by jasoninsd's beautiful creation that I picked through my preforms and found the perfect piece of Burro Creek to work on ... I almost had the dome shaped ... and it broke Gosh darn it! What an absolute heartbreak!  Probably not what you want to read right now, but I can see two killer cabs out of that...both with a "live" edge on that druzy side... |
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Post by perkins17 on Nov 10, 2021 20:16:21 GMT -5
I think this is the earliest I've submitted an entry for any of the challenges! LOL Teepee Canyon Agate with a VERY large druzy pocket...so big, I'm not sure if the druzy is more than 50% of the entire cabochon! LOL Rough Slab: Preform: Front View: Side View: Backside of Cab: Beautiful! That is amazing! How did you/did you dop it? |
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Post by jasoninsd on Nov 10, 2021 20:22:50 GMT -5
I think this is the earliest I've submitted an entry for any of the challenges! LOL Teepee Canyon Agate with a VERY large druzy pocket...so big, I'm not sure if the druzy is more than 50% of the entire cabochon! LOL Beautiful! That is amazing! How did you/did you dop it? Thanks Perk! Working this thing on dop was SO difficult for me! I had to put the dop on the largest area there on the left side. It was completely off-center. I usually rely on the dop to help judge my angles when grinding...but with it being off-center, I couldn't do that. |
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Post by perkins17 on Nov 10, 2021 20:26:01 GMT -5
Beautiful! That is amazing! How did you/did you dop it? Thanks Perk! Working this thing on dop was SO difficult for me! I had to put the dop on the largest area there on the left side. It was completely off-center. I usually rely on the dop to help judge my angles when grinding...but with it being off-center, I couldn't do that. That does sound tough. It looks great to me! If I had a bad drop, I'd be Waaaaayyyy of center. |
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