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Post by realrockhound on Sept 10, 2022 17:41:21 GMT -5
Congrats realrockhound you definitely cut a winner. Nice shape and material. Now I really wish we would have made it up there when I was there. Funny story about that....... where the material was found, was the exact area I was going to take you to hound. When you're back up in the area, let me know and i'll take you back in there. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Sept 10, 2022 18:35:59 GMT -5
Three weeks ago I walked in from the backyard and told my wife, "I just finished the winning cab." Posted on here and waited with eager anticipation. Then others started posting entries, incredible entries. Agates and cobbles and jaspers, colorful, shiny and beautiful. Then someone comes along and rips a never before seen material from the bowels of the earth and fashions it into a flawless form. You all have destroyed my dreams of victory! Congrats to everyone who entered and especially to realrockhound . I actually did say that to my wife, it was tongue in cheek but I thought I had a pretty good chance. When entries started coming in I knew it wasn't happening this time! I did vote for myself, but don't feel right about it. The first three places landed exactly how I would have placed them. I'm astonished and thrilled to get as many votes as I did and it made me feel like I'm running with the big dogs! I completely feel your pain. When I finished my cab and looked at the pictures I thought, "Yep...this one's gotta win it!"...then some turd texted me a picture of his cab, and I knew my hopes were dashed! LOL - Not only are you "runnin' with the big dogs"...but you're bound to be lead dog in any given month with your skills my friend!  Three weeks ago I walked in from the backyard and told my wife, "I just finished the winning cab." Posted on here and waited with eager anticipation. Then others started posting entries, incredible entries. Agates and cobbles and jaspers, colorful, shiny and beautiful. Then someone comes along and rips a never before seen material from the bowels of the earth and fashions it into a flawless form. You all have destroyed my dreams of victory! Congrats to everyone who entered and especially to realrockhound . I actually did say that to my wife, it was tongue in cheek but I thought I had a pretty good chance. When entries started coming in I knew it wasn't happening this time! I did vote for myself, but don't feel right about it. The first three places landed exactly how I would have placed them. I'm astonished and thrilled to get as many votes as I did and it made me feel like I'm running with the big dogs! Thank you, and i'm honored to get to compete against you. You honestly made a great cab that has a lot of character and stood out with how you shaped it and used its play of pattern. There for a couple days I saw you and Jason start battling it out and gaining momentum on me. I'd be lying if I said I didn't start getting extremely nervous. At one point I actually told jasoninsd I was positive I wasn't going to win and it was going to come down to you and him. His reply was that I was being a whiner hahaha. Now I want to see how that cab comes out wrapped. Your cab wrapped, or rockbrain's?? I think your cab would take half a spool of wire! LOL All teasing aside, I don't remember ever seeing a contest winner who finds a new material, mines a new material, slabs and cabs all in the same contest month (actually a three-day time period!). Pretty amazing my friend!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2022 22:09:43 GMT -5
Three weeks ago I walked in from the backyard and told my wife, "I just finished the winning cab." Posted on here and waited with eager anticipation. Then others started posting entries, incredible entries. Agates and cobbles and jaspers, colorful, shiny and beautiful. Then someone comes along and rips a never before seen material from the bowels of the earth and fashions it into a flawless form. You all have destroyed my dreams of victory! Congrats to everyone who entered and especially to realrockhound. I actually did say that to my wife, it was tongue in cheek but I thought I had a pretty good chance. When entries started coming in I knew it wasn't happening this time! I did vote for myself, but don't feel right about it. The first three places landed exactly how I would have placed them. I'm astonished and thrilled to get as many votes as I did and it made me feel like I'm running with the big dogs! You cab was awesome, as were the rest! Your work with cabs and wraps are great! I like your honesty about voting for yourself. I’m sure some do as well. If you like yours best then I think it’s a fair vote. I didn’t vote for my own and was surprised to get a vote. It was a fun contest. I will give it a go next month, I don’t have any “scenic” material for this month. |
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Post by rockbrain on Sept 11, 2022 22:19:19 GMT -5
Thanks, @ashley. I'm struggling with the landscape material too.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2022 22:21:12 GMT -5
rockbrainTommy and rockoonz offered some up if you need it. I haven’t asked though.
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Post by liveoak on Sept 12, 2022 6:28:36 GMT -5
I looked through every slab & rough I have & surprisingly the last small slab I looked at fit !
But I only get one chance - I cut it on the band saw this past weekend.
I'm thinking the one chance just adds to the challenge.  Most times I at least have one extra in the background, just in case.
Patty
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